I recently tooled-up dust covers for 8" OD tubes, and 5" OD tubes. Construction is hand-laid, molded fiberglass composite, painted with a black, textured finish, and felt-lined. You can add more felt to accommodate a slightly smaller tube if desired. Pricing is currently $20 each for the 8", or a pair for $30. The 5" are $15 each or a pair for $25. Each one is made-to-order only, I do not carry an inventory at present. I'll have a photo on my SLAS gallery page in a day or three. Fit and finish is professional/commercial grade. Dust covers for 12" OD tubes coming soon, as well as full-aperture Baader solar filters for these same tube OD's. Contact me for pricing on sizes not listed. If there is enough interest for a particular size, I'll tool it up.
Please let me know when you get those pictures up. Both my D&G refractors need good dust covers. Steve
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 20:49:13 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Dust covers
I recently tooled-up dust covers for 8" OD tubes, and 5" OD tubes. Construction is hand-laid, molded fiberglass composite, painted with a black, textured finish, and felt-lined. You can add more felt to accommodate a slightly smaller tube if desired. Pricing is currently $20 each for the 8", or a pair for $30. The 5" are $15 each or a pair for $25. Each one is made-to-order only, I do not carry an inventory at present.
I'll have a photo on my SLAS gallery page in a day or three. Fit and finish is professional/commercial grade.
Dust covers for 12" OD tubes coming soon, as well as full-aperture Baader solar filters for these same tube OD's.
Contact me for pricing on sizes not listed. If there is enough interest for a particular size, I'll tool it up.
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Steve, it's quicker for me to deal with Photobucket, so here are some cell-phone shots. I'll get better ones on the weekend. Here is the 8" OD dustcover: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch003.jpg 8" dust cover installed on 6" f/8 Newtonian: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch001.jpg Here is a close-up, showing the surface texture: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch002.jpg What's the OD of your refractors? On 5/12/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Please let me know when you get those pictures up. Both my D&G refractors need good dust covers.
Chuck: I'm on my way to work in minutes. I love what I saw. I'll have to take some measurements. I am going to want four of them I will want two to fit over each lens cell and I will want two to fit over the dew shields. Not your standard 8" or 10" but I will get up with you and work it out. Steve
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 23:38:18 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dust covers
Steve, it's quicker for me to deal with Photobucket, so here are some cell-phone shots. I'll get better ones on the weekend.
Here is the 8" OD dustcover: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch003.jpg
8" dust cover installed on 6" f/8 Newtonian: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch001.jpg
Here is a close-up, showing the surface texture: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch002.jpg
What's the OD of your refractors?
On 5/12/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Please let me know when you get those pictures up. Both my D&G refractors need good dust covers.
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Saw this today. Can anyone remember this happening before? I can't. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277734/Jupiter-loses-stripes -scientists-idea-why.html Bob
I saw that yesterday. Got the link from Drudge. I sure have never heard of it happening before but the article refers to changes on a regular basis. "Every fifteen years or so". Steve
From: Rob.Taylor@digis.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:33:21 -0600 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
Saw this today. Can anyone remember this happening before? I can't.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277734/Jupiter-loses-stripes -scientists-idea-why.html
Bob
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I'll believe it when I see it. But this certainly does not happen every 15 years or so. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 8:51:51 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe? I saw that yesterday. Got the link from Drudge. I sure have never heard of it happening before but the article refers to changes on a regular basis. "Every fifteen years or so". Steve
From: Rob.Taylor@digis.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:33:21 -0600 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
Saw this today. Can anyone remember this happening before? I can't.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277734/Jupiter-loses-stripes -scientists-idea-why.html
Bob
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Actually it's not unknown. When I was young, Jupiter had two prominent equatorial dark bands. Then for years, only one was visible. The "15 year" cycle may be a generalization, but it's not surprising. On 5/13/10, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'll believe it when I see it. But this certainly does not happen every 15 years or so. -- Joe
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I saw that yesterday. Got the link from Drudge. I sure have never heard of it happening before but the article refers to changes on a regular basis. "Every fifteen years or so".
Steve
From: Rob.Taylor@digis.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:33:21 -0600 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
Saw this today. Can anyone remember this happening before? I can't.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277734/Jupiter-loses-stripes -scientists-idea-why.html
Bob
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Well, at least it is still a planet! Right, it is still a planet isn't it?
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 09:46:11 -0600 From: chuck.hards@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
Actually it's not unknown. When I was young, Jupiter had two prominent equatorial dark bands. Then for years, only one was visible. The "15 year" cycle may be a generalization, but it's not surprising.
On 5/13/10, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'll believe it when I see it. But this certainly does not happen every 15 years or so. -- Joe
________________________________ From: Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 8:51:51 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
I saw that yesterday. Got the link from Drudge. I sure have never heard of it happening before but the article refers to changes on a regular basis. "Every fifteen years or so".
Steve
From: Rob.Taylor@digis.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 08:33:21 -0600 Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
Saw this today. Can anyone remember this happening before? I can't.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277734/Jupiter-loses-stripes -scientists-idea-why.html
Bob
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Yes, in fact, now only Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are planets. Everything else is minor. Here's the rule: If it's dirt, it's minor. ;o) On 5/13/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Well, at least it is still a planet! Right, it is still a planet isn't it?
So far there have been no obelisk sightings. Clear skies, Dale. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:45 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe? Yes, in fact, now only Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are planets. Everything else is minor. Here's the rule: If it's dirt, it's minor. ;o) On 5/13/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Well, at least it is still a planet! Right, it is still a planet isn't it?
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It was interesting in the article that they mentioned that on previous occurrences the band comes back after a white disk appears on the planet. It must be some kind of storm that picks up the colored stuff and puts it back in the cloud band. It would be pretty neat to watch that process happen. Dave -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 3:47 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe? It's got to lose them all before that happens. On 5/13/10, Dale Hooper <Dale.Hooper@sdl.usu.edu> wrote:
So far there have been no obelisk sightings.
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OK, it took me a while. Never having been in the military, I just don't think in those terms. I got Steve's joke half a day late. Old saying: "He who laughs last, didn't get the joke." On 5/13/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Well, at least it is still a planet! Right, it is still a planet isn't it?
I thought it was a commissioned planet.
OK, it took me a while. Never having been in the military, I just
don't think in those terms. I got Steve's joke half a day late.
Old saying: "He who laughs last, didn't get the joke."
On 5/13/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Well, at least it is still a planet! Right, it is still a planet isn't it?
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Has anyone taken a peek to see if it's really gone? thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: "erikhansen@thebluezone.net" <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 8:58:45 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Jupitar Lost a Stripe?
I thought it was a commissioned planet.
OK, it took me a while. Never having been in the military, I just
don't think in those terms. I got Steve's joke half a day late.
Old saying: "He who laughs last, didn't get the joke."
On 5/13/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Well, at least it is still a planet! Right, it is still a planet isn't it?
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I found this link from a friend. I haven't checked it out on the subject of astronomy, but everything else is very interesting. Be sure to watch the introductory video to see some of the cool information it is capable of showing you. http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html <blocked::http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha .html> Here is the link to the actual site after you view the introduction: http://www.wolframalpha.com/ <blocked::http://www.wolframalpha.com/> . ________________________________ From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:38 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Dust covers Sender ALLOWED [ Remove <https://vq.co.linn.or.us/pk/banner?op=remove_from_allow&From=utah%2Dast ronomy%2Dbounces@mailman.xmission.com&VU=aV47PNhFIWR67juHByvmTQ> ] [ Block <https://vq.co.linn.or.us/pk/banner?op=block_sender&From=utah%2Dastronom y%2Dbounces@mailman.xmission.com&VU=aV47PNhFIWR67juHByvmTQ> ] details <https://vq.co.linn.or.us/userguide/details_allow.html> Vanquish Anti-Spam Control Panel <https://vq.co.linn.or.us/pk/heldemail> Steve, it's quicker for me to deal with Photobucket, so here are some cell-phone shots. I'll get better ones on the weekend. Here is the 8" OD dustcover: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch003.jpg 8" dust cover installed on 6" f/8 Newtonian: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch001.jpg Here is a close-up, showing the surface texture: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/6inch002.jpg What's the OD of your refractors? On 5/12/10, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Please let me know when you get those pictures up. Both my D&G
refractors
need good dust covers.
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