This web site is dedicated to Photography, Astronomy and AstroPhotography I am
new at this game so any tips are welcome. So Are questions. As time goes by I will
build a list of useful links to Help You in Your Quest for the Heavenly Knowledge. If
you are like me your mind is like a sieve I mean a sponge thirsting for coffee no
knowledge. The links will serve as.. Well a link to cool and necessary astro-stuff so
we don't have to remember where we saw that widget I needed.
new at this game so any tips are welcome. So Are questions. As time goes by I will
build a list of useful links to Help You in Your Quest for the Heavenly Knowledge. If
you are like me your mind is like a sieve I mean a sponge thirsting for coffee no
knowledge. The links will serve as.. Well a link to cool and necessary astro-stuff so
we don't have to remember where we saw that widget I needed.
Welcome to The Hillcrest Observatory Web site.
This site is dedicated to Amateur Astronomy, Astro-Photography , Nature and
general Photography. You will notice that I don't have the most expensive
Equipment. Like many of us I'm on a very limited budget and I wheel and deal to
change equipment or move up in quality. My quantity and quality of scopes
fluctuates with the(my) economy. At one time I had thirteen scopes now I'm down to
a 10" Meade ota on a Celestron CG5 ASGT EQ mount. I also have a few home built
refractors.
I do not own a Takahashi, Astro-Physics, TMB, or any of the fine products offered by
APM telescopes. Sorry Markus they are not within my financial reach. Maybe some
day. So I will do the best I can with what I've got and be happy just to be able to gaze
the heavens.
In short, buy the best instruments you can afford and learn to get the most out of
them. If you can't afford a telescope of your own look in someone else's scope find a
club and attend meetings and outreach functions. We amateur astronomers are
always willing to Teach, Learn and Share.
Keep looking up.
Enjoy the site. Remember It is a Work in progress
This site is dedicated to Amateur Astronomy, Astro-Photography , Nature and
general Photography. You will notice that I don't have the most expensive
Equipment. Like many of us I'm on a very limited budget and I wheel and deal to
change equipment or move up in quality. My quantity and quality of scopes
fluctuates with the(my) economy. At one time I had thirteen scopes now I'm down to
a 10" Meade ota on a Celestron CG5 ASGT EQ mount. I also have a few home built
refractors.
I do not own a Takahashi, Astro-Physics, TMB, or any of the fine products offered by
APM telescopes. Sorry Markus they are not within my financial reach. Maybe some
day. So I will do the best I can with what I've got and be happy just to be able to gaze
the heavens.
In short, buy the best instruments you can afford and learn to get the most out of
them. If you can't afford a telescope of your own look in someone else's scope find a
club and attend meetings and outreach functions. We amateur astronomers are
always willing to Teach, Learn and Share.
Keep looking up.
Enjoy the site. Remember It is a Work in progress
HillCREST OBSERVATORY
Hillcrest Observatory Clear Sky Chart
Are you tired of not getting to observe because you are too tired or don't feel like
dragging out your equipment.
Don't want to spend an hour setting up and aligning your scope for one to two
hours of observing just to have to break it down and haul back into the living
room just to have your wife or husband give you that look.
Do you want to Increase your Eye To Eyepiece time and have a permanent home
for your scope.
Would you like to be able to walk out, flip open the dome and be observing in the
time it takes to turn on your scope..
My Pod has done just that for me. I have never enjoyed astronomy as I do now.
My Eyepiece time has increased ten fold. Little or no set up time. Just close the
dome lock it up safe and secure
For more information on SkyShed Pod or to purchase one of your own. Just Click
on any of the images below.. It will take you to an order page. Click on the more
info link for... Well more info about SkyShed Pod options.
dragging out your equipment.
Don't want to spend an hour setting up and aligning your scope for one to two
hours of observing just to have to break it down and haul back into the living
room just to have your wife or husband give you that look.
Do you want to Increase your Eye To Eyepiece time and have a permanent home
for your scope.
Would you like to be able to walk out, flip open the dome and be observing in the
time it takes to turn on your scope..
My Pod has done just that for me. I have never enjoyed astronomy as I do now.
My Eyepiece time has increased ten fold. Little or no set up time. Just close the
dome lock it up safe and secure
For more information on SkyShed Pod or to purchase one of your own. Just Click
on any of the images below.. It will take you to an order page. Click on the more
info link for... Well more info about SkyShed Pod options.
ION Green Ultra Glow POD
Think of the Possibilities. Get your Eye to the eyepiece and grin ;-))
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