[Chaos-l] The New Scope Arrives... (and now the clouds...)

[Mark South]

ditto with Mike.  Get a telrad.  Use the telrad to get the bright star  
and use the finder-scope to starhop.
Mark

On Apr 30, 2009, at 10:28 AM, mdlemon at lemons-bend.com wrote:

>
> Quoting Matt Lochansky <matted27 at gmail.com>:
>
>> I only had a little while of observing time both evenings...  One
>> thing that really impressed me was the amount of "earthshine" I was
>> able to see on the moon Tuesday night (which even 4 days past new  
>> moon
>> was too bright for the 10" scope!).  Using the big scope is going to
>> take some practice...
>>
>> I think my biggest frustration has been aiming the scope.  I always
>> aim too high and even left/right aiming is difficult.  I'm used to a
>> considerably smaller finderscope and a considerably smaller tube.
>> Even hitting bright stars could take me a minute or two to find and
>> require me to lay on the ground looking up the tube to aim it in the
>> right vicinity... Any tips on that?  The difficulty aiming will take
>> some practice as starhopping is completely different than before,
>> especially with the bigger finder.
>
> Get a Telrad. Just do it. I have a 10" dob very similar to yours and  
> you will just have to get used to having to bend over or kneel to  
> aim the sucker.
>
> If you need to observe the moon you will require a moon filter.  
> Otherwise even a quarter moon will destroy your night vision. Heck,  
> I see spots even with a moon filter it is that bright.
>
> MDL
>
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