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My 8 year old son will be observing with me.
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Should I just get a manual mount or mount with some tracking capability? What's the preferred (if there is any) mount for visual? I am not going to get a bigger refractor. I have the plan to try some basic AP but that can wait. So, I am also thinking about picking up an used beginner refractor, such as ST80, AT102ED. I kept staring at your noodles while I was eating mine.I just ordered AD8 dobsonian but that will take a while to arrive my front porch. I like the Malaysian restaurant we went to - your noodles (with dark sauce) looked really good. Lick Observatory was the first time I've visited a historical observatory in the United States (Griffith doesn't count, although I was somewhat surprised when you mentioned that you used to go there all the time). And I'm glad I got that red light pen - better than using a pen light with red cellophane taped over the front. I wouldn't mind getting one because of it's higher magnification capabilities than the more common short tube 130mm parabolic scopes. I was surprised at how big the Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ was - despite the spherical mirror and the short F/6.9 focal ratio. It was good to visit the Orion store and finally meet Ken, the guy in all the videos - he's a lot bigger than I thought. Would also like to do more work comparing the views between the different types of scopes - reflector vs. Besides some work with the Orion ST80 and lesser still with the Nexstar 102GT, I need to do more serious observing with refractors - but the mirror image views are somewhat more difficult to star hop with (same goes for the C90 Mak). Re: Visual observing - thank you for your kind words, but nearly all of my "serious" observing have been done with Newtonians (Funscope, SkyScanner, Starblast 4.5, Powerseeker 114). Till the next time.Ī most accurate report, you have a great memory - you should write a book about your life in astronomy and observing! More fun to have a "live" person you can share your telescope and observing passions with, rather than via online in front of a computer screen. Seems like I have become more of a social creature and relish the times I get to observe in the company of a good mate. These days I find myself more partial to using red dot finders to optical finders! And Terry bagged some galaxies in his 50 mm, such a NGC 2903 in Leo. Having a wide field scope and a red dot finder makes the job a whole lot easier. I was not disappointed as I hit galaxy after galaxy in the Leo, Virgo, Coma, CVn and Ursa Major area. I had my heart set on seeking out faint fuzzies in the realm of galaxies. He mounted his 50mm OTA on my Orion Paragon HD-F2 mount as all he had was a flimsy photo tripod. Terry wanted to push the envelope with his small scope so he got to work right away. Having just seen a rather large mountain lion on the side of the road on our descent, we felt we were going to get lucky, with at least a couple of hours of good visual fun. The heavens did smile on us and we were rewarded with a transition red to orange zone parking lot (more orange than red was my guess). We waited around for 15 minutes before deciding to drive back down the ridge to see if we could find another spot that was not afflicted by the fog. The fog was so thick, we could feel the water droplets forming this marine layer. However on getting to our end point, we were greeted with a rather nasty looking thick marine layer. The skies were nice and crystal clear on our way up so we had high hopes. His dedication to seeking out DSO's is legendary.Īfter a hearty dinner at a local Applebys, we made our way up to Saratoga Gap. Terry also happens to be one of the most experienced visual observer I know, having logged 1060 deep sky objects to date with his plethora of small scopes (all of his observations are done with scopes 4.5" and smaller). We shared a lot of observing sessions together at Solstice Canyon, and also Mount Pinos and Lockwood Valley.
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Terry was also my first mate in astronomy after moving from the land down under, and he was also the one who introduced me to the awesome Solstice Canyon site, where I did the bulk of my observing and imaging, whilst working in Los Angeles.
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I remember the first conversation I had with him about his Orion 80ST and how to "improve" on the views of his then new scope. Terry Nakazono has been my astro bro since I bumped into him doing sidewalk astronomy close to the Ronald Reagen UCLA Hospital way back in 2012. He was keen to catch up and talk astronomy, as well as visit some of the astro related places in and around where I live, which is plenty. Had a close astronomy buddy visit me for the first time after my move from Los Angeles to the bay area.
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So last Saturday was a blast, astronomy wise anyway.