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[DD]

Which part do you not believe? The Saturn part or the no drinking part?

JK. It sounds very cool(literally!)

 

[audie]

mango - what kind of meade do you guys have - details please. we have one too, would like to get a larger one eventually. it's so bright around here, viewing isn't the greatest.

 

[audie]

hey peeps - don't forget the persied meteor shower coming up too - usually see lots of meteors, and it's funn !

 

[Mango]

mango - what kind of meade do you guys have - details please. we have one too, would like to get a larger one eventually. it's so bright around here, viewing isn't the greatest.

We have a Meade ETX-90C. It's the kind that automaticaly tracks objects across the sky with the Autostar.
It can be difficult to get it aligned properly, but once you do, you have a great night of viewing. We try to align it to the North Star, but with all the trees in our area, we usually can't find it, so we find something else we can recognize. We also use level to make sure it is perfectly flat, cause that can scew up the alighnment.

It's tough to view when surrounded by lights. I hear ya.

It gets real dark here where I am, but the trees can be a problem. Sometimes we go to an open field.
On Meade's web site they have listings for groups in your area that get together with their telescopes. We have not done that yet, but it seems like a good idea when someone buys one initially since they help people learn all the features of your tele. It can get complicated with all the different lenses. Gosh, some even have cameras that can be attached.
We don't get that intricate. We have some lenses. Some of my best viewing though has been just pointing the tele and looking around and see what I can catch like a shooting star or something.

Yep, the Perseids Meteor showers are great. Don't need a telescope for that either. :clap_1:

 

[Beachbummette]

Ooops, my bad. I for one was really getting excited and looking forward to trying to see it. Too bad they put these hoax's out there. I guess every email we ever receive we should research.
:scratch:

 

[Mango]

Ooops, my bad. I for one was really getting excited and looking forward to trying to see it. Too bad they put these hoax's out there. I guess every email we ever receive we should research.
:scratch:

Silly hoaxes. Why people put this stuff out is beyond me.

Although it is partially true. You will see Mars brightly in October vs. August 2003 this year. We can look for it in October. Probably be able to see it really well since there are less lights near the beach.

 

[audie]

We have a Meade ETX-90C. It's the kind that automaticaly tracks objects across the sky with the Autostar.
It can be difficult to get it aligned properly, but once you do, you have a great night of viewing. We try to align it to the North Star, but with all the trees in our area, we usually can't find it, so we find something else we can recognize. We also use level to make sure it is perfectly flat, cause that can scew up the alighnment.

It's tough to view when surrounded by lights. I hear ya.

It gets real dark here where I am, but the trees can be a problem. Sometimes we go to an open field.
On Meade's web site they have listings for groups in your area that get together with their telescopes. We have not done that yet, but it seems like a good idea when someone buys one initially since they help people learn all the features of your tele. It can get complicated with all the different lenses. Gosh, some even have cameras that can be attached.
We don't get that intricate. We have some lenses. Some of my best viewing though has been just pointing the tele and looking around and see what I can catch like a shooting star or something.

Yep, the Perseids Meteor showers are great. Don't need a telescope for that either. :clap_1:

you have the one mr audie wants, he has the model below it. never have had much luck with the autostar thingy, he just looks thru it til he finds something interesting.

 

[aquaticbiology]

"they" put these hoaxes out to try to wag the dog and sell a few books about some approaching armageddon (if mars was as big as the full moon surely it would mean a big war, etc.)

i have some meade in glass bottles in the pantry and a new batch bubbling away in the carboy in the basement! YUMMY! medival beer telescope!

i've been working too much methinks!