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TRAPEZIUM ROCKS!
» by Mike_A December 20th, 2009 at 4:55 am » Comments (2)
WOW! Without the help of Mr. Forbes I would have been in a very tight, uncomfortable and just plain NASTY place with IOPTRON after getting a bum unit that was ...more »AP with the Mini Tower in Florida
» by Steve October 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 pm » Comments (0)
Last night, one of my good clients and good friend, Bob Gaskin, sent me some images that he had just taken while using his Mini Tower. Please, note that ...more »Jupiter without moons!
» by Steve September 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 am » Comments (0)
Tonight was a special night. One of the more rare events for us occurred. The four Galilean Moons went out of sight. Two went behind Jupiter and ...more »Beat THIS!
» by Steve September 1st, 2009 at 11:43 pm » Comments (1)
This evening was actually clear. Last night was too, but, we had plans that kept us from observing. Over the past year, as many of you are aware, ...more »A Ghost in the house!
» by Steve August 31st, 2009 at 11:05 pm » Comments (0)
Mike was not able to get this to post earlier so I'm putting it up for him. He originally entered this into the comments section of "I'm a bad ...more »The Mini Tower watches Antares graze the Moon.
» by Steve August 28th, 2009 at 9:27 pm » Comments (0)
So the Mini Tower is not capable of serious scientific work? I DON’T THINK SO!!! Yesterday, 27-August-2009, another occultation of Antares by the Moon occurred at 2101 UT. Unfortunately, ...more »Top Secret!
» by Steve August 19th, 2009 at 9:27 am » Comments (0)
Recently, we spent some time with a friend who showed us a fantastic new item. We are thrilled to be the first to announce this item! WHOA! ...more »I’m a bad boy!
» by Steve August 19th, 2009 at 9:17 am » Comments (2)
I just went through the list of users that have signed up to our BLOG and found that some were not able to make entries. I'm still learing how ...more »3RF Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus Road Trip
» by jbozeman July 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm » Comments (0)
I towed my pop-up camper north to Crowell, TX, and on to the Three Rivers Foundation's CSAC last Saturday. It is Disneyland for astronomers! My van was loaded with equipment ...more »New paint!
» by Steve July 19th, 2009 at 5:01 pm » Comments (2)
I got this great little proto-type scope last year. It has been an incredible little instrument to say the least. It is a 102mm f/7 achromatic refractor and ...more »