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Observing the Sun at Robotics and Space Camp in Wesson, Mississippi
» by Jim_Stephens June 22nd, 2009 at 6:05 pm » Comments (1)
Dr. Kevin McKone of Copiah-Lincoln Community College invited me to visit his robotics and space campers to hold a solar observing session last week on June 17th. As in ...more »Pine Belt Girl Scouts observe the Sun
» by Jim_Stephens March 11th, 2009 at 5:13 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_244" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Two views of the Sun"][/caption] As part of Science Day at USM (that's the University of Southern Mississippi) on Nov. 8, 2008 I held a solar observing ...more »Mini Tower meets Atlas!
» by Steve November 27th, 2008 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="attachment_164" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Mini Tower w/Atlas"][/caption] First, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We hope that you are as stuffed as the bird on your table! We at Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC ...more »The MiniTower at the Eldorado Star Party October 7 - November 2, 2008MyQue
» by BanjoJohn November 17th, 2008 at 2:29 pm » Comments (0)
My Questar 3.5" O.T.A. was on my MiniTower set up to show off the mount and how well it locates objects and tracks them. To the amazement of many who ...more »John Bozeman’s AP with the Mini Tower!
» by Steve November 16th, 2008 at 2:01 pm » Comments (0)
John Bozeman has been proving that AP IS indeed possible with the Mini Tower. I would like to quote what he sent and try to show the results that he ...more »AP CAN be done with the Mini Tower!
» by Steve November 15th, 2008 at 5:13 pm » Comments (0)
John Bozeman has proven that the Mini Tower CAN be used for Astrophotography, or, imaging! He has successfully take an image of M42 while in the city! Here are his ...more »What to expect with a Mini Tower
» by Steve November 15th, 2008 at 3:14 pm » Comments (1)
There seems to be a bit of confusion about what is to be expected by those who are interested in the iOptron Mini Tower. I will try to make it ...more »The Mini Tower and Voyager
» by Steve October 27th, 2008 at 12:38 am » Comments (0)
This evening, my son, Stephen and I were out with another one of our Mini Towers. I had just gone through this one and made all of the adjustments and ...more »David Mihalic’s review
» by Paul September 9th, 2008 at 3:07 pm » Comments (0)
This wonderful review is from David M, who originally sent to Steve in a private email. He then cleaned it up and posted it on CloudyNights, a wonderful astro web ...more »Out all night
» by Steve May 29th, 2008 at 8:26 pm » Comments (0)
I was out ALL NIGHT with the ASGT/Burgess and the ATLAS/Jaegers. The ASGT is one noisy piece of equipment! The Atlas was so silent at times I had to check ...more »