samiam

Male

Kerrville, TX

United States

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To avoid Spam and Bots, to join we simply ask you to describe your primary telescope setup.
Celeston 6" newt
How many planets are there in our solar system?
lol
How did you hear about us?
ive been a member for years

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  • Marc Basti

    Hey samiam welcome on. Marc

    Jan 3, 2011

  • Trevor Woodrow

    Welcome Samiam! Any friend of Marc and Hopp!

    Jan 12, 2011

  • Trevor Woodrow

    Hey Samiam....thanks man. We are all still learning. We have a great group of guys here, everyone has different strengths and all are happy to help! Don't be afraid to ask questions and contribute!

    Jan 13, 2011

  • Jeffrey P Nunnari

    Ha, ha! I see you have already anticipated the queries of others by posting the great Doctor's prose right on your page! Took the wind out of my sails. At any rate, I haven't actually used by 8" f/4, which is made by Orion and was the subject of a feature article in the November issue, I believe, of Astronomy Magazine. I can't wait to try it out, but the astronomy gods are angry in these parts. I'll be sure to post some pics when I do!

    Jan 13, 2011

  • Jeffrey P Nunnari

    It came down to a choice between the Orion f/4 and the AstroTech AT8IN f/4 imaging newtonian. The AT has a fully-baffled, extended tube, at the cost of an additionial 5 extra pounds, but the drawback for me was the B-270 glass as opposed to the BK-7 glass on the Orion model. They both cost the same, and it might be worth a look just to compare. AstroTech makes a great product. Happy hunting!

    Jan 14, 2011

  • space_jockey

    Thanks Samiam!

    Jan 18, 2011

  • KDK

    Hi, Samiam

    We just had a star party at the Lady Bird Johnson park last weekend. A bunch of people from the Salsa-Astro yahoo group (out of San Antonio). I'll certainly let you know about the next one. Thanks for all the kind words. I hope I'm doing this reply right, trying to figure out this web site interface.

    Ken

    Apr 12, 2011

  • Barry Brence

    Thanks, Samiam

    May 12, 2011