Comments on: may seem brighter than they are http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/ Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11941 drac Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:49:03 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11941 Oh, he doesn't like the planets that much. Well, he's obsessed with photographing "the perfect picture" of the rings of Saturn, but that's about it. He's more a cluster and distant galaxy guy, I think. You don't really need a major telescope for the planets near Sol anyway. He did think his purchase might be a little bit too advanced for his level though. The calibration and alignment steps seem awfully fiddly to me, but the control software is very very nice. The software still uses Win95 style controls and looks horrible though; but it's quite functional. Oh, he doesn’t like the planets that much. Well, he’s obsessed with photographing “the perfect picture” of the rings of Saturn, but that’s about it. He’s more a cluster and distant galaxy guy, I think. You don’t really need a major telescope for the planets near Sol anyway.

He did think his purchase might be a little bit too advanced for his level though. The calibration and alignment steps seem awfully fiddly to me, but the control software is very very nice. The software still uses Win95 style controls and looks horrible though; but it’s quite functional.

]]> By: HNL http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11936 HNL Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:46:47 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11936 whoa, a meade. i guess he's really into it. tell him to forget the planets and go for nebulae and clusters. that's where the real beauty is. i hear the orion nebula is nice this time of year... whoa, a meade. i guess he’s really into it. tell him to forget the planets and go for nebulae and clusters. that’s where the real beauty is. i hear the orion nebula is nice this time of year…

]]> By: drac http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11896 drac Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:49:37 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11896 Actually, it was fairly pricey - I think he paid around £1250 or so. But he did get another gadget that allows photography and a few other bits and bobs thrown in for the price. I'm not entirely sure if this is what he got, but he was looking at <a href="http://www.meade.com/catalog/lxd75/index.html" rel="nofollow">this catalog</a> - I think the 8'' thing is about right. And no, for some reason - I just knew about Venus, Mars and Sirius (the dog star). Weird. Actually, it was fairly pricey - I think he paid around £1250 or so. But he did get another gadget that allows photography and a few other bits and bobs thrown in for the price.

I’m not entirely sure if this is what he got, but he was looking at this catalog - I think the 8” thing is about right.

And no, for some reason - I just knew about Venus, Mars and Sirius (the dog star). Weird.

]]> By: HNL http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11884 HNL Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:21:05 +0000 http://lair.fierydragon.org/2007/06/may-seem-brighter-than-they-are/#comment-11884 wha? you didn't know that? you can even see the four major moons with a simple pair of binoculars... it's actually the 4th brightest: sun, moon, venus, jupiter... by the way, would you happen to know how much it cost your landlord and the mirror diameter? wha? you didn’t know that? you can even see the four major moons with a simple pair of binoculars… it’s actually the 4th brightest: sun, moon, venus, jupiter…

by the way, would you happen to know how much it cost your landlord and the mirror diameter?

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