Monday, May 15, 2017

Adjusting DEC Tension (tightness/looseness) on a Celestron OMNI XLT CG-4 German Equatorial Mount (GEM)

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The mount I received from Celestron was overly tight in both DEC (declination) and RA (right ascension). The problem with a tight mount...
Monday, May 8, 2017

First Light (on the Moon) with the CATE project equipment

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Last Saturday I picked up most of the equipment for the C.A.T.E. project and received great training from our Oregon coordinator. Due to th...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Meade Focal Reducer Tests

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I purchased and just received a Meade f/6.3 focal reducer/field flattener for my Meade LX200GPS 8" telescope. The purpose of this op...
Thursday, April 6, 2017

What celestial objects will be visible during the August 2017 Solar Eclipse?

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Using a freeware star program called Stellarium, I was able to set the time and date to the Great American Solar Eclipse (August 21, 2017) ...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Comparison of the Celestron C5 telephoto and the Bushnell Northstar 90mm telescope

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As I look forward to the solar eclipse in August, 2017 which passes through central Oregon I have been wondering how each scope's view...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak

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With windy and clear skies (a first for many moons) I was able to capture Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak just west of the "Big Dipp...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

"New" scopes waiting for clear skies!

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When the skies aren't clear my eyes go to craigslist to see if anyone has a scope I can't live without. And today I found another!...