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Update: Babylon 8

Subject: Update: Babylon 8
From: "Starlord"
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:10:17 -0700
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur
The optics are fine, I used the old foucer and by dump luck got it set so 
the EP is all the way down in it's holder and the sharp image is about mid 
range, but now it's harder to use my 24mm EP as it seems to give a narror 
image, I might try using it up the holder some. I mostly use it for full 
moon anyway.

I got one spray can of paint at the local hardware store and have been 
painting the OTA with it, and it's looking a lot better, I think I'll need 
one more of the same color paint and a clear can too. Then I'll need to 
repaint the rocker box.

BTW, I know what I want to use as feet on the rockerbox, while dumpter 
diving for soda/beer cans from the saturday night party, I found a broken 
glass jar that had a wooden stopped top, I took the top and have looked at 
the rockerbox and it and yes the idea would be fine, so I'll have to pay the 
mass market goods places to see if I can find a solid wood block, 5 inch 
wide ( round in shape ) and 1 1/2 inch high, 3 of these would make the best 
feet.

So things are going ok, now if only this blasted WINDS would stop! Of the 7 
years here, this has been the worst for winds, most years by this time the 
hot/dry east winds ( very light mostly ) have pushed the westen winds away, 
but this year it's been another story. Right now they are gusting up between 
35 to 45mph.


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