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I have always had telescopes, seemed to go well with rocketry.

Currently have about 10, drives Wifey crazy.
Mostly SCTs and MCTs
along with an Orion ST80 for wide field.

Like with most hobbies I get out when the weather permits. Sometimes on the astronomy forums we talk Rockets, so I was wondering if we have any observers here?

-Jeff
 
Amateur, not professional. 12" SCT, 4" Mak, 80mm Apo. 30 year local club member.
 
Say, SwatKat, are you a member of SVAS? With that equipment it sounds like you would be. Mike B who launches with us at Snow Ranch is on the board of directors there.

Think I originally joined in 1977...possibly 1978. On and off ever since and have attended a few Star-B-Ques where I won a framed press photo of the original Mercury 7.

Met John Dobson back in the early 1970’s and his crew. Their workshop (Brian’s garage) was a few blocks from where I lived in the Inner Richmond district of SF.

Jeff G should be along shortly. He attends the Riverside Telescope Making Conference on a regular basis...among other gatherings.
 
I'm a member of our local club in Charlotte, we have a nice observatory and dark site in SC.

We shoot rockets off in the daytime before starparties :)

-Jeff
 
I have a 11" Celestron SCT, a Meade 60 mm Coronado solar telescope (hydrogen alpha), and a 20x80 binoculars with parallelogram stand. I belong to the Salt Lake Astronomy Society.
 
Yes. AT72ED refractor, Lunt 60mm Ha scope, various binoculars. Unfortunately weather and work/ family schedule severely limits any observing. Memorable moments are the Venus transit back in 2012, and traveled to SE Wyoming to view 2017 eclipse. Member of my local club since 2009.
 
It is tough to get out there, work, weather, CLOUDS, you name it. All that was what got me back into rocketry.
I do have a bunch of white light filters, but unless there is an eclipse, it can be boring.

-jeff
 
o1d_dude said:
Say, SwatKat, are you a member of SVAS? With that equipment it sounds like you would be. Mike B who launches with us at Snow Ranch is on the board of directors there.

Think I originally joined in 1977...possibly 1978. On and off ever since and have attended a few Star-B-Ques where I won a framed press photo of the original Mercury 7.

Met John Dobson back in the early 1970’s and his crew. Their workshop (Brian’s garage) was a few blocks from where I lived in the Inner Richmond district of SF.

Jeff G should be along shortly. He attends the Riverside Telescope Making Conference on a regular basis...among other gatherings.
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Yes... been a member since 1988, crazy! Great club, love Blue Canyon, even with all the light pollution nowadays. :( Wish the scopes saw a bit more time under the stars, but the kids love to take the Mak out and look at planets from the backyard...
Dick Marraso was the President when I first joined up. Walt Heiges seems to have carried the mantle for quite a while now. Lots of new photography folks that put up some impressive images.
 
The next eclipse for North America will be in April 2024. If you have not experienced totality, then do your best to get somewhere in the path. An awesome life experience.IMG_1703.jpg
 
I saw the last eclipse a few years ago in Totality in SC.
It was like night time, I remember the birds trying to get back to their nests, and street lights turning on.
 
Ran around with the Stockton Astronomical Society for several years. Still have several very nice scopes, but don't get to use them any more. :mad:

Can't lift 'em. Wasted lumbar. I can no longer lift the carbon Mongoose in my avatar, let alone a large EQ mount, or my Dob OTA. It sux. :(

But I would like to try to get my 8" SCT and Thousand Oaks filter out for the Mercury transit next month.
 
cherokeej said:
Ran around with the Stockton Astronomical Society for several years. Still have several very nice scopes, but don't get to use them any more. :mad:

Can't lift 'em. Wasted lumbar. I can no longer lift the carbon Mongoose in my avatar, let alone a large EQ mount, or my Dob OTA. It sux. :(

But I would like to try to get my 8" SCT and Thousand Oaks filter out for the Mercury transit next month.
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Yes, sorry to hear this. I have 2 bad discs in lower back. I get around fine, but moving or lifting heavy things is out. A small refractor with a good alt-az mount is all I can handle.

I plan to take the day off for the Mercury transit.
 
My ST80 gets a lot more use then any of my other scopes :)
For Lunar and planetary I like my 127 Mak.

Something to be said for smaller scopes as one ages.
 

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