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Astronomy and telescope making. Have made at least seven telescopes, both refractors and reflectors, and have spent 30 years looking at the nighttime sky.
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| quest | 11/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks |
| ernie | 10/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Hi Paul, thanks again for your answer ..... |
| joe | 09/15/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks alot , i seen the four moons ..... |
| Tom | 08/08/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Well, I guess that takes care of ..... |
| dennis | 07/30/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you for your help paul just ..... |
Recent Answers from Paul Wagner
2009-11-17 Ellipse:
Hi Bob This is pretty easy to find on the internet. The maximum is about 94.5 million miles, and the minimum is about 91 million miles. Mean is 93 million, which is also called an Astronomical Unit
2009-11-16 Alt/Azimuth mount:
Hi Quest You can't use celestial coordinates with an alt-azimuth mount--it just doesn't work. The turning axes are in different directions. The alt-azimuth mount moves up and down, and side to side
2009-11-15 Telescope problem:
Hi Charlie My guess is that you are looking at things that are too close, during the daytime. The focal plane of a telescope is really quite narrow, and will only work when the objects you observe
2009-11-11 TRUE Age of our Universe?:
Hi Steven This is a great question--and even though I am not an astrophysicist, I do more or less know where to find the answer: http://www.wonderquest.com/ExpandingUniverse.htm ON the other
2009-11-03 Meade 290-C focuser:
HI Tom You might find this article interesting---it's about this type of scope, and what serious amateurs do to make them better. With about 40X, you can certainly see the rings of Saturn! http://www
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