https://rochesterskies.org/member/darkskyjim/activity/ Activity feed for darkskyjim. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:21:35 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cf1d1cca180076e69ebe522c90cac8e0 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/2024-observing/page/3/#post-15045 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:47:51 -0500 thats cool Josef! thanks for posting 🙂

]]> e2d2260a3290ca608cf5dcb6d7339053 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/z12-dob-w-custom-base-and-pegasus-mirror/#post-14978 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:17:42 -0500 well, i will let the entire rig go for $1200, not including eyepieces.
would be awesome for Okie-Tex!

]]> 087201d2740ad8b8b8ddc7d6941dcd35 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/z12-dob-w-custom-base-and-pegasus-mirror/#post-14972 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:20:49 -0500 here is a list of other items 4 sale all in good to excellent condition;
1) Baader Hyperion 8mm Modular EP $100
2)Zhumell 2″ Widefield 30mm $35
3) Star Trak 2″ 30mm wide view plossl $80
4)Edscorp 1.25″ 6mm/12.5mm 2in1 Ortho $40
5)Celestron 1.25″ 7mm Ortho japan $50
6) Celestron 1.25″ 15mm plossl Taiwan $40
7) Tele Vue 1.25″ 15mm plossl like new in…[Read more]

]]> 8f79b1f61485decc1a8d909bec6b677c https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/z12-dob-w-custom-base-and-pegasus-mirror/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:17:44 -0500 https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/550740-surface-error-analysis-help-interpreting/
you can check out this thread on CN to see the quality of the mirror. comes with
beautiful base and awesome mirror figured by Ron Behrens of Pegasus. complete rig
for $1,500 for club members or anyone local as i’m also posting ad on CN for mirror
alone for same…[Read more]

]]> 320fca3e029e72b9bd2379a8ce90a5b4 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/total-solar-eclipse-april-8-2004-experience/#post-14702 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:39:09 -0500 cool image Bob and glad ya’ll weren’t clouded out! we were totally socked in w clouds here.
jim

]]> 5f6fede5b2ec59733bb80bb97f844c34 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/172/#post-14543 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:49:41 -0600 Great images Bob!

]]> 0d667f46103c79522c41717d51a11864 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/come-over-to-austin-for-the-eclipse-10-14-23-10-am/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:43:15 -0500 our friends at Sola Fide Obervatory in Austin wanted us to know about their eclipse get together
on 10/14. they will have 400 solar glasses to give away. i will probably be at our Watson field event
but i promised to pass it on. here’s their link; https://www.hormelnaturecenter.org/sola-fide-observatory.html
jim

]]> a55882a6b4b00e56627a6a702f28d3f8 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/10-14-annular-solar-eclipse-need-advice/#post-14492 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:37:07 -0500 yes, they will be able to see a good chunk bit out of the sun with the solar filter or solar glasses.
jim

]]> 158975cb36a57bb8c9c0d628fb4a3041 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/169/#post-14168 Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:19:11 -0600 great image, thanks for posting it! as soon as you were talking about the telescope
at the meeting i wondered how Orion nebula would look with it 😉

]]> cd4f7715f965c088a75c2d6784deb098 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/169/#post-14125 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:06:06 -0600 nice Bob!

]]> 335ddf47760317210ca33f278fb3e27f https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/168/#post-14098 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:38:44 -0600 that’s an awesome image!

]]> 35e16bd284c1ec38f7e3c981a94e4f84 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/168/#post-14081 Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:59:35 -0600 thank you so much Josef! i knew it didn’t look as i remembered…explains it perfectly 😉
jim

]]> 1db95e70ac2708a37a2df7d7213e2794 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/168/#post-14079 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 02:44:19 -0600 i thought the ecliptic was a path further south. does latitude have any effect? thanks josef!

]]> ec002a5a9ee04017cdd1fada8af845c3 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/168/#post-14073 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:09:36 -0600 yes, it was nice. i’ve never noticed Mars (or any planet) so far off the ecliptic and wondered if there was a particular reason why? has it something to do with higher latitudes?

]]> 2ec913c888c185406700d2e0c0b4ce13 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/168/#post-14055 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:22:46 -0500 very nice Bob! thanks for sharing 😉

]]> f4fdbe20092b2d5349ee82daceb90bf1 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/167/#post-14024 Sat, 22 Oct 2022 22:17:49 -0500 yea, my situation has changed anyway so i won’t make it. i hope the wind dies down…

]]> 37c91d56d6d9221e26acc0f8a70a01ee https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/167/#post-13991 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:27:53 -0500 yes, cross our fingers for Saturday Jeff!

]]> de4cbc1b2417379139d2a839d3ba78b1 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/167/#post-13986 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:48:04 -0500 saturday would be better for me but let me know if you decide to go tonight.
jim

]]> 072976a42fd9783e964ada877a092b96 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/laser-collimating/#post-13933 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:35:38 -0500 no, i just have the tools and not so good at collimating. next public event we have you could bring your telescope and someone could help you, particularly if Randy our prez is there.

]]> d2f6b38e63b2fc564056f38ff27e52b5 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/166/#post-13925 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:45:07 -0500 wow, just got back in town and see we lost Dean Johnson! very sad news indeed. missed the meeting but if
anyone brought up doing a StarBQ in his honor i’m in.
jim

]]> 55a3f941a97f7c5cec3e9b0dd68c44a0 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/laser-collimating/#post-13924 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:41:37 -0500 the Orion Lasermate deluxe works well or the Howie Glatter if you want to spend the big bucks. i have both if you just need to borrow them? jim

]]> 341ccb9458a984625302d2c9f6be092e https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/166/#post-13821 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:11:00 -0500 nice pics Bob! makes me want to buy a c8 like i’ve been thinking of 😉

]]> 44d73b359578c28486479a872de28dbc https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/165/#post-13812 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:37:36 -0500 sorry, thought the saturday you were referring to was this saturday the 20th!

]]> e1020ade85e385697cb4460209d98bb2 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/165/#post-13810 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:38:06 -0500 i could do saturday if weather permits.

]]> 9f8e52ac632b538db62b6c5b33bd0b2c https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/165/#post-13781 Sat, 16 Jul 2022 02:24:07 -0500 good one Bob 🙂

]]> f816b6057464b3c263a418218f7b3b6a https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/165/#post-13778 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:39:17 -0500 anyone have the durn passcode for the meeting?

]]> 5ba7aa7382f42c6820465b7ab6d2a011 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/eyepiece-recommendations/#post-13760 Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:15:47 -0500 panoptics are great eps. andromeda galaxy and m42 would look sweet in that!
clear skies, jim

]]> bfb3f97966ac6a4dd10327234445d40c https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/164/#post-13746 Fri, 27 May 2022 11:03:22 -0500 i hope its good Sat night as Friday i’m always bushed from the work week. clear skies!
james

]]> 84a4b275b60865db86e53f995133b7ca https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/invite-to-sola-fide-observatory-austin-mn-march-2022/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:59:33 -0600 forwarded from Ken Fiscus;
We at Austin’s Sola Fide Observatory want to invite you guys to a special meet-and-greet at our updated facility. We hope that many of you can find a night in March that you could come over to observe with our new-to-us 18″ Starmaster and check out our powered concrete observing pads. This night would be just for you (no…[Read more]

]]> 3d904baea3ec5ab3023dcb9b6f0f28fe https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/armchair-observations/page/6/#post-13644 Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:39:18 -0600 really cool John! thanks for sharing.

]]> 4bcb9f9fefb684cc18c47fe67d46316c https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/163/#post-13579 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:35:48 -0600 definitely cool. thanks for sharing Bob!

]]> 5d9b2ae0240434d56ce314fd5448ad8c https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/163/#post-13570 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:07:11 -0600 Jim is fine. I saw some of the meeting last night and it was inspiring to see what you and everyone have been observing!
I definitely need to get out more but will probably have to wait until next spring 🙁 clear skies!

]]> 2b64cf6859263b5f82dfeee9d4437c2e https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/163/#post-13566 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:10:39 -0600 another good one Bob!

]]> dbe4e527fd30a4625df5bd8eba0c15f6 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/163/#post-13510 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:46:37 -0500 really nice dumbell photo Bob!

]]> 7b901555f2bab7bcdfe88683e20d49c7 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/162/#post-13471 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 12:55:07 -0500 great image Bob!

]]> a45875ceb6971391d8d0c4cc6761a15c https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/162/#post-13470 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 12:39:59 -0500 thanks Bob!

]]> ebed48dd876b487fc9f8219dfe0e6ef7 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/162/#post-13464 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:46:25 -0500 thanks for posting this Bob! really cool pic 😉

]]> 9df703f1c61e164f76248d0a4f9fd313 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/161/#post-13414 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:04:41 -0500 excellent photo Bob! i havent been able to post but been wanting to mention that 😉

]]> bce7bd40bcbe8d7591ba9fd04678f579 https://rochesterskies.org/activity/p/116/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 03:40:29 -0500 0 61ca08727e67f288f64b2a66fc459496 https://rochesterskies.org/forum/topic/observing-tonight/page/161/#post-13413 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:12:00 -0500 very nice Mike!

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