Greg's Astronomy Webpage

Scroll down to see mods I've made to my scopes

With this Starry Night Google Gadget you can click on the location / date header
to open the User Interface which allows you to change the location, date, time and several other options.
For now, it is only possible to view the sky on the current date.

Orion SkyQuest Intelliscope

XT8i
XT12i
8" (203 mm) Dobsonian
12" (305 mm) Dobsonian
Last Year
This Year
Mods
Telrad Install
Telrad Install
Finder Scope Mount
Finder Scope Mount
Eyepiece Rack Extension
Eyepiece Rack Extension
Bluetooth Wireless Connection
Bluetooth Wireless Connection
Astro Dolly
Astro Path
Laptop Support
Flocking
Cooling Fan
Hartman Mask


Celestron G5 on CG3 Mount
5" (127 mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain

Mods
Mount to Tripod Slop
Accessory Tray
Motor Drive Controller & Battery Pack
Motor Drive Clutch
Star Diagonal


Meade TeleStar 60AZ-S
2.36" (60 mm) Refractor

Mods
Solar Filter


Cloud Cover: Overcast 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Clear
Transparency: Poor Below Average Average Above average Transparent
Seeing: Very Unstable Unstable Somewhat Stable Mostly Stable Perfectly Stable
Darkness: -3 -2 -1 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8
Wind: Howling Windy Breezy Slight Breeze Calm
Humidity: < 29 30 - 35 35 - 40 40 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 55 55 - 60 60 - 70 65 - 70 70 - 75 75 - 80 80 - 85 85 - 90 90 - 95 95 - 100
Temperature: -22 - -13 -13 - -4 -4 - 5 5 - 14 14 - 23 23 - 32 32 - 41 41 - 50 50 - 59 59 - 68 68 - 77 77 - 86 86 - 95 95 - 104 > 104