Hi All, When we set our date for the meeting we overlooked the fact it was election night. Rob, do you think that we should reconsider? I am still planning on...
Hello All, Does anyone have direct experience using the Stiletto focusing aids - either the series IV or the CVF? I am considering one for use on a Canon XT...
I can attend Jim butquite OK with moving to a different date if we do not have critical mass. I would suggest that with 20 members in the group 3 - 6 attendees...
Excellent Chris. Well said. I am planning to attend as well Jim, and all. Absentee ballot, you see. No silly election will slow down my astronomy passion. ...
Hi Jim, Yes, I am definitely going to be at the meeting. I will send out an email seeing how many people are going to attend. I will also spread the word about...
Tom, Good idea, I will bring some munchies. Others can bring some as well. I will also bring a folding chair. ... From: Tom Harris <gofrtmh@...> To:...
Hi All, 1. Please let me know if you are coming. It's important. Please! 2. Don't bring munchies; I'll take care of them. I'll have soft drinks, water and...
Thanks Jim for hosting the first meeting. I'll be with others at the Waterbird Regional Preserve in Martinez teaching a small Den of Cub Scouts this Tuesday...
Hi All, I posted last night's Full Moon. There was a lot of hight haze, but the Full Moon blasted through. Actually the seeing was quite steady as it often is...
I would like to capture some images of the Mercury transit and have been successful lately of imaging sunspots.(first timer) I have read that Mercury will be...
Hi Ron, We can discuss this further Tuesday night. but here's how you calculate the size of an object on the focal plane. 1. Multiply the size of the object in...
Jim, Since in a previous message you wrote not to bring snacks what kind of wine or beer do you like. If you are gracious enough to allow us in your...
I bought an Orion StarShoot CCD camera (to start out with) and tried to use it last night. All I can say is that it isn't an easy thing to just get right on...
Hi All, Thanks, especially Doug, but please don't bring anything except yourselves. It's no trouble for me; I'm just glad that Rob got this SIG started and...
Hi Jim I will be coming. Rich Girard Jim Scala <jscala2@...> wrote: Hi All, Thanks, especially Doug, but please don't bring anything except yourselves....
I do agree with Jim that focusing, focusing, focusing is key. There is a whole chapter on this subject in Ron Wodaski's book that is well worth reading if...
Hi All, I am having some computer problems and it's a little difficult to get e-mails. But, I'll monitor the group and keep everything up to date. So far we...
Hi Jim and Company, I will not be able to make this meeting as I had planned, I hope we do it again soon, as it would have been great to meet everybody. Cheers...
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Hi All, Our first meeting got off to a good start. Along with our rambling around many topics and a first hand view of one method of focusing we made some...
Jim Thanks for your confidence, but it was Doug Grebe, I believe that offered his classroom. Still I agree with you we had a first good night. Ron Sigourney...
The clouds parted and the gods of imaging smiled on me. I was able to capture the transit with my 60mm and digital Rebel XT. My thanks to Jim for his help...
Hi All, Last night, after everyone went home, I had to set up my scope for the transit which involved putting in an ND 1 filter and that meant refocusing. ...
