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[stargazer]

OK Ya'll,

I have been asking here but no one has replied so I thought I would give it its own thread.

I would like to plan a Star Party here on the farm for all the CA members. I have plenty of space for tents to be set up away from the scopes or right near them. We can plan a weekend of viewing. All I ask is that you follow normal Star Party rules.

So tell me what you think. Post all questions here and dates ya'll would like to come down. I have nice dark skies with plenty of horizon. The nearest lights are about 1/2 mile away and dont effect here.


Joe any word on the PBD info???


My bino's should be back from the repair shop in the next week or so. Cant wait. Now I'll really know whats down here.

BTW did anyone see the moon last night. I took some pics on film and will post if they turn out. But the mountains were standing out like an explosion. Looked really cool.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Becks,

Cool new avatar of your riding style.

Thanks for the invitation for deep sky observing, I bet I would get lost trying to identify familiar constellations.

I don't know if I can make it out anytime soon, but let's keep the invitation open for the rest of the crew. It's difficult to get away for more than an overnight...and even that's iffy.

What happened to the binoculars?

PBD soon.

[stargazer]

The invitation is OPEN all year to everyone.

I took the pic of Lar during my first ride. and created the background later. It was fun to put the two together. I liked it so I thought I would put it here. I rode him last night with his saddle for the first time, I get to start the fun part now of his training. Maybe by late spring things should be really good for both of us and I can ride him outside the pen. Have a few bugs to work out, he dont like us to put our feet in the struups. But this was really the first time he was ridden for any length of time. I think I rode him for about an hour.


As for the Bino's the focuser was defective and the prisims were out of place. Orion is fixing them with all brand new parts. I cant wait to get them back. Im hoping this week or early next week. It will be fun to look at the sky from here with them. I never really saw what they could do before so this will be like having a brand new pair. I should be really lost with them in these cond I have. I'll let ya'll know how they are.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Years ago in the mid 90's, I bought 20x100 monster binos. Really couldn't afford it at the time, (big $$$), but I wanted them. I anticipated their arrival and of course when they came it was cloudy.

But on the first clear night I put them to use, but the results were dissapointing.

The damned things would not focus down to pinpoints, even with glasses on. I sent them back and did not want to bother with a replacement pair.

What I would like now are those insane binocular/scope instruments. The 8" reflectors paired up together. I forget who makes them.

Be hard to carry around tho...

[katodog]

The scopes you're referring to are made by JMI. The same company I got my cases from.

www.jmitelescopes.com/


The scopes are called "Reverse Binocular Telescopes" and are probably awesome to use. Every review I've seen on them, and the customer reviews on JMI's site, say nothing but good things about them.