Astronomy fella's what ya got in your kit?

[mikeesik]

Curious.
Belong to any clubs?
Any Astro photography?
How long?

[Eric Hahl]

16" Meade light bridge telescope with 80mm finder.

[nota]

8'' in a clock drive but too big and needs power

so we mostly use a 4'' folder

[mikeesik]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

16" Meade light bridge telescope with 80mm finder.

How often do you use it?

[Rusty Heap]

I'd love love love to have a Dobs scope, but meh, I only have a 6" meade reflector. I took a couple of 4 credit college courses in astronomy........it's a big gaseous void out "there" that's for sure.


Heck Eric, you're just down the street from me in Everett.........post some pics of your Monster Whiz Bang peeping glass!!! and what you can view with it, even a point and shoot camera against the eye-sight can get great shots!


SCHWINGGGGGG


Meade LightBridge 16 Inch Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope - Dobsonian Telescopes at Hayneedle

[mikeesik]

Anyone have a PARKS, larger than 12"?

[id10t]

I've got a full planetarium at work, and a real Star Gazer to ask questions of - does that count?

Kika Silva Pla Planetarium | Santa Fe College | Gainesville, FL

[mikeesik]

And..?
No disrespect.
More info please.

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by mikeesik

How often do you use it?

Not as mush as I'd like out here in the great Northwet...Um, Northwest. We do live on 5 acres though out in the country so its easy to set up. I just roll it out of the shop on wheel barrow handles and its ready to go.

Here's a shot of the scope.




I shot this Moon shot with a 5" Williams Optic and a Canon 5D a few years ago.

[mikeesik]

Beautiful look at the moon.
For all that it matters, I can look at the mon all night.

[Eric Hahl]

Shot this a few years ago as well with a Canon 5D with a 17mm lens at f4 (wide as it would go). Shot was taken on top of Paulina Peak in Oregon, approx 8k feet. 30 second exposure.

[mikeesik]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

Shot this a few years ago as well with a Canon 5D with a 17mm lens at f4 (wide as it would go). Shot was taken on top of Paulina Peak in Oregon, approx 8k feet. 30 second exposure.

I cannot believe that with the equipment you have that you obtained that photo.
Wow.

[tevake]

Very cool red light shot of your big scope Eric, is that northern lights flaring up in the lower portion of the sky.

Wish you had the clear air and lack of light that we have here to shoot through.

Cheers Richard

[Eric Hahl]

Nah, that was just the clouds moving in and ending our night early.

[Eric Hahl]

Last one, shot this from Haleakala Crater on Maui in 2004. We where up there shooting sunset, all the folks were looking west when my wife said, wow, look at the Moon. About 50 people turned around to see this scene rising up in the east.

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by mikeesik

Beautiful look at the moon.
For all that it matters, I can look at the mon all night.

Me too. The 16" really resolves some fine detail.

[mikeesik]

Is there an easy way to lift a 14inch SCT- meade with fork arms on top of the tripod with only one person?
I am weary of asking for help.

[Eric Hahl]

Originally Posted by mikeesik

Is there an easy way to lift a 14inch SCT on top of the tripod with only one person?
I am weary of asking for help.

Yes, trade me the 14" SCT for my 16" Dob, lol.

[mikeesik]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

Yes, trade me the 14" SCT for my 16" Dob, lol.

You have some what said sometng there.
Your Dob.is a very respectable piece of equipment.
on a good night you can get images like I do-a lazy ass. Equalled.
I'm sorry for the grammatical erors as my LT is screwed.
I am postning on my Sons tablet.

[Cajundaddy]

One of our LA Cayman drivers regularly takes images with this lil' thing:
Basic Design - Subaru Telescope

As for me, a 1985 C8+ that doesn't get out much these days.