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RE: [Utah-astronomy] 15x70 Binos for sale
by Dale Hooper 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

In the August Astronomy magazine I noticed that Celestron is now advertising 15x70's for $89. Does anyone know anything about them? The ad says they are water resistant, etc. Please forgive me if this has already been discussed - I haven't been able to follow things this past week. Too much work at work. <g> Clear skies, Dale. > -----Original Message----- > From: A. Gary Thompson [mailto:agaryt@mstar2.net] > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 10:00 AM > To: Astronomy in Utah > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] 15x70 Binos for sale > > > If you have not sold them, I'll purchase them for $99. Then > I can tell my > wife I got them for less than $100. This assumes there are no obvious > dents, scratchs and mis-allignment. I'm leaving on vacation > today until > Sunday July 6. I'm: > A. Gary Thompson > 4245 Cumberland Rd > Holladay, UT 84124 > (801) 272-3070 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Hards" <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com> > To: <utah-astronomy(a)lists.xmission.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 12:34 PM > Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 15x70 Binos for sale > > > > After much forethought (and a hankering for a new > > toy), I've decided to sell the Oberwerks and keep my 2 > > pair of Galileos (and those great 20x80mm's!). > > > > 15x70mm Oberwerk binocular, lovingly used by myself > > only. Rubber armor, multi-coated. Soft case, neck > > strap & dust covers included. I'll toss-in a > > commercial L-bracket (plastic). Wonderful eye-relief, > > wide-field. Optically identical to the Bears & > > Galileos made by the same manufacturer. > > > > Asking $100. (That's about 50% off the Internet price > > I paid from Bigbinoculars.com last year.) > > > > This will be absoulutely the LAST pair of 70mm binos > > that I'll put up for sale. Get 'em while you can, I > > haven't seen the Galileos for sale at Sportsman's > > Guide in ages. > > > > Solar filters are available at additional cost. > > > > Contact me off-list if interested. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy >

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15x70 Binos for sale
by Chuck Hards 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

After much forethought (and a hankering for a new toy), I've decided to sell the Oberwerks and keep my 2 pair of Galileos (and those great 20x80mm's!). 15x70mm Oberwerk binocular, lovingly used by myself only. Rubber armor, multi-coated. Soft case, neck strap & dust covers included. I'll toss-in a commercial L-bracket (plastic). Wonderful eye-relief, wide-field. Optically identical to the Bears & Galileos made by the same manufacturer. Asking $100. (That's about 50% off the Internet price I paid from Bigbinoculars.com last year.) This will be absoulutely the LAST pair of 70mm binos that I'll put up for sale. Get 'em while you can, I haven't seen the Galileos for sale at Sportsman's Guide in ages. Solar filters are available at additional cost. Contact me off-list if interested. Thanks! Chuck __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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Wolf Creek
by Richard Tenney 28 Jun '03

28 Jun '03

Had a WONDERFUL night of observing last night -- I love that place! I actually didn't pack up and head home until 7 am this morning. Mars is superb right now. If any of you missed out there are still some die hards up there for one more night -- take advantage of the great weather and visit one of the best dark sky sites in Utah. Just be sure to dress very warmly -- it's down to about 40 degrees at night, and we had a bit of a breeze that didn't help. Rich

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rainbow Coalition at Elizabeth Mtn.
by Josephine Grahn 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Okay, I probably won't grow up either :). I just intensely dislike mean stereotypes and jokes. Jo "rainbows are okay by me" Grahn At 03:44 PM 6/23/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Chuck and I may eventually grow old, but we'll never grow up. :-) > >Patrick > >Josephine Grahn wrote: >> >> Chuck, >> Grow up... >> Jo >> >> At 02:20 PM 6/23/2003 -0700, you wrote: >> >I have it on good authority that there isn't a package >> >of Zig-Zags for sale at any store within 100 miles. >> >Similarly, bags of chips, cookies, & twinkies are in >> >short supply. >> > >> >Storekeepers report that stocks of soap are untouched, >> >however. >> > >> >C.. > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >

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Wolf Creek
by David L Bennett 25 Jun '03

25 Jun '03

Hello all, Although my homepage is under reconstruction at the moment my maps to Wolf Creek are still available at: http://homepage.mac.com/dlbennett/ WC Fields1 shows the site in relation to Salt Lake and WC Fields2 shows the site in relation to the Wolf Creek Summit/Campground. The 2.5 mile dirt road from the Summit is not bad at all. I've driven it often in my Saturn sedan without any worries. Hope they help those who haven't been before! Regards, Dave Bennett P.S. Also written directions below provide by Josephine Grahn: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Take I-80 East (past Park City exit) to Exit 148. (Rt. 40 East). Stay to the right on the exit, as it splits. Head East on Rt. 40 to Exit 4. At the bottom of the exit ramp, go left towards Kamas. (I think this is Rt. 248, but I won't swear to it.) Follow this road as it winds through the hills to Kamas. In Kamas there is a stop sign at the intersection of this road and Rt. 32. Go right (South) on Rt. 32. Take Rt. 32 several miles to the intersection with Rt. 35 in Francis. Go left (East) on 35. You will go through Francis and Woodland and up past the Mill Hollow reservoir turnoff. Towards the top of the pass, you will see a sign for the Wolf Creek campground on your right. Go to and through the campground on a dirt rd, and continue on about two miles heading south, until you reach the edge of the world (ormaybe it just looks that way). The road comes to an abrupt "T". Go left, past the dead end sign, .8 miles. There is a beautiful wide grassy area to the right that Dave Bernson and Dave Bennett found several years ago. The sky is dark enough that the milky way casts a definite shadow.

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rainbow Coalition at Elizabeth Mtn.
by bsi＠xmission.com 24 Jun '03

24 Jun '03

Chuck, I should not have been so quick to jump on you, and I apologize. I guess we all do things like that and I've been guilty of it too. I was already irritated by something else, and jumped before thinking. If it helps, you get lots of kudos for the classy manner in which you replied. Thanks Jo Grahn Quoting Chuck Hards <chuckhards(a)yahoo.com>: > > My remarks were insensitive and I deeply regret > causing anyone any unpleasant feelings. I sincerely > apologize. > > Chuck > >

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Rainbow Coalition at Elizabeth Mtn.
by Josephine Grahn 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

Chuck, Grow up... Jo At 02:20 PM 6/23/2003 -0700, you wrote: >I have it on good authority that there isn't a package >of Zig-Zags for sale at any store within 100 miles. >Similarly, bags of chips, cookies, & twinkies are in >short supply. > >Storekeepers report that stocks of soap are untouched, >however. > >C. > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >Utah-Astronomy mailing list >Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com >http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > >

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Rainbow Coalition at Elizabeth Mtn.
by Chuck Hards 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

I have it on good authority that there isn't a package of Zig-Zags for sale at any store within 100 miles. Similarly, bags of chips, cookies, & twinkies are in short supply. Storekeepers report that stocks of soap are untouched, however. C. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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f/ratio & image scale
by Chuck Hards 23 Jun '03

23 Jun '03

While talking to a fellow interested in imaging yesterday, this question came up: Would the image be identical if taken through 8-inch & 12-inch telescopes if they were both f/10? The answer is no. F/10 in an 8-inch scope equals an 80-inch focal length. In the 12-inch, the same f/ratio yields a 120-inch focal length. Clearly, the image scale (magnification) will be much greater on the larger telescope. If the 12-inch were an f/6.666, then the image scales would be identical. Image size is always determined by focal length; whatever the f/ratio happens to be is irrellevant to magnification. Chuck __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Double stars
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 18 Jun '03

18 Jun '03

Chuck, Where do you get an apodizing mask and how much do they cost? I think my main problem with this SCT is the fork mount. I think I will get rid of it in July and put it on my equatorial mount. Hopefully it will be more stable. I noticed when I tried to focus the 8" SCT, the mount would vibrate so I would wait for the vibrations to dampen before I tried focusing again. Once I got it focused, the stars looked pretty good except near the horizon. One of the problems of splitting Antares is it low declination in the sky. When I get to Flagstaff Saturday, I'll try again to split this star. This time I will try it with the 15". Glad you are back, Debbie

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