Weekly discussions about Astronomy as a hobby. Podcast Link http://tiny.cc/3se4sTumblr (3.0; @telescopeman)http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/TelescopeMan is net control for the weekly Astronomy - SKYNET on the W5FC repeater Dallas, TX. ...http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/47410465788http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/47410465788Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:36:00 -0500<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ATMSIGMarch2013" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>The Amateur Telescope Making meeting for March 2013.</strong> Held by members of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas.</p> <p><a href="http://www.texasastro.org" target="_blank">www.texasastro.org</a></p> <p><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/46462770260http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/46462770260Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0500I know you do not want to hear this— but — the ETX 125 is NOT a very goiod choice for...http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/46279239086http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/46279239086Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:20:22 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Cbg_wkX_s-U?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>TelescopeMan performs one of the first receive tests on the old Collins KWM 2 transceiver.</strong> The radio setup for receiving signals is shown in this video.<br/><br/>Clear skies and 73.</p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/44886018567http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/44886018567Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:03:23 -0600<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JsbE2ZvMMr8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>TelescopeMan does a show and tell on his ham radio shack.</strong></p> <p>The new (old) Collins KWM - 2 and 516 power supply are shown in this video. TelescopeMan is a member of the Texas Astronomical Society, and also a member of several local radio clubs. His call sign is W1XWX. You can visit his radio web page on the well known radio web site QRZ.com</p> <p>March 6, 2013<br/><br/>Clear skies and 73, <br/>TelescopeMan</p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/44746468854http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/44746468854Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:52:46 -0600<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bMk-mSK7o3E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Texas Astronomical Society member Kelley Miller leads this month’s class with an update on the Mars Curiosity Mission.</strong> The class is held on the 1st Friday of each month at Richland College in Dallas, Texas. The class is free and open to the general public. No registration is needed. See the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas web site for details.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.texasastro.org" target="_blank">www.texasastro.org</a></strong></p> <p><br/>Clear skies, </p> <p>TelescopeMan</p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/44471663303http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/44471663303Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:38:25 -0600<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/Dr._Alan_Stern_New_Horizon" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p>Our Guest Speaker February 2013 was  Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, space program executive, aerospace consultant, and author. He will be presenting”New Horizons to Planet Pluto: Exploring The Frontier of Our Solar System”<br/><br/> New Horizons is NASA’s mission to explore the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. The spacecraft was launched on 19 January 2006 and will begin its encounter studies of Pluto in early 2015, culminating on 14 July 2015 with a close approach just 12,500 km from Pluto.<br/><br/> February general meeting of the Texas Astronomical Society at <a href="http://www.texasastro.org" target="_blank">www.texasastro.org</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a><br/> <a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a><br/> <a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/43921738862http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/43921738862Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:00:00 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/hubnut/user/telescopeman/uploaded_videos?color=44bbff&background=000000&slideshow=1&video_title=1&video_byline=1" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p>Click a Video to watch.</p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/43660074052http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/43660074052Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:35:18 -0600<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fM6hqaDmH84?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>TelescopeMan does a show and tell for his upgraded ham shack. The new (old) Collins 30L-1 arrived and new coax was run to the long wire and the Comet GP 9 antennas.<br/>The ground system was also improved.<br/><br/>73 and clear skies!</p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/42470332809http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/42470332809Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:37:58 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/58830288" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><div class="description_wrapper"> <div class="description " data-expand-tooltip="Click to expand description"> <p class="first">Bradford Leonard leads a discussion of EXO-PLANETS at this month’s beginner class at Richland College, Dallas, Texas.</p> <p>Bradford is a member of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas, and an avid participant in public outreach.</p> <p><a href="http://www.texasastro.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">texasastro.org</a><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">telescopeman.org</a><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">telescopeman.info</a><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">telescopeman.us</a></p> </div> </div>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/42213845860http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/42213845860Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:34:01 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/hubnut/user/telescopeman/uploaded_videos?color=44bbff&background=000000&slideshow=0&video_title=1&video_byline=1" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p>Click a video.</p> <p><br/>Clear skies, </p> <p>TelescopeMan</p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/42213723687http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/42213723687Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:32:37 -0600<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/TASSpeakerJan2013" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p><span class="x-archive-meta-description editable_autogrow"><strong>TelescopeMan records the January 2013 speaker at the general meeting of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas.</strong>  <a href="http://www.texasastro.org" target="_blank">www.texasastro.org</a><br/><br/>The topic was “Night Sky Preservation” given by Bill Wren of the McDonald Observatory.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a><br/><a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/channels/tas" target="_blank">www.vimeo.com/channels/tas</a></span></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/41551577167http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/41551577167Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:43:07 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13473587" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Enjoy looking at some of the astro-photos taken by members of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas. Images taken by JOhn Davis, Terry Belia, George Hall, Phil Jones.</p> <p>Join us at the Beginner Astronomy Class at Richland College, 1st Friday evening of every month— at 7:00PM</p> <p><a href="http://www.texasastro.org" target="_blank">www.texasastro.org</a></p> <p>Music is by special written permission of Michael Walthius the original artist. Thanks Michael!</p> <p><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Walthius/+wiki" target="_blank">http://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Walthius/+wiki</a></p> <p>Clear skies,</p> <p>TelescopeMan</p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/41341636683http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/41341636683Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:26:00 -0600<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/telescopeman_hamshack_Jan2013" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Ham Shack - January 2013</strong></p> <p>TelescopeMan shows his upgraded ham radio shack. This is a follow-up to the first ham shack video made back in August of 2012.<br/><br/> The equipment has changed a little along with a new Heil microphone on a suspension boom and shock mount, which greatly improved the station’s audio signal sound quality.<br/><br/> TelescopeMan’s amateur call sign is W1XWX<br/><br/> <a href="http://www.telescopeman.org" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.org</a><br/> <a href="http://www.telescopeman.info" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.info</a><br/> <a href="http://www.telescopeman.us" target="_blank">www.telescopeman.us</a></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/41328071987http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/41328071987Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:34:42 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/hubnut/user/boatman1/uploaded_videos?color=44bbff&background=000000&slideshow=1&video_title=1&video_byline=1" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Click a video to watch………..</strong></p> <p><strong>TelescopeMan</strong></p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40490581253http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40490581253Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:30:04 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6bf147b52de710595595d03fb92b482b/tumblr_mgliomUiZV1qh56f4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hubble Site NGC 6397</p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40489873449http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40489873449Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:21:57 -0600The answer shows up on my page not on your page. Go to www.telescopeman.org and you will see my...http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40488984916http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40488984916Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:11:59 -0600I answered your previous message— I simply get an email notification that someone has asked a...http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40488811566http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40488811566Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:10:02 -0600Yes, I get an email when anyone asks a question. TelescopeManhttp://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40465078011http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/40465078011Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:37:15 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d7c679fa1c21fd0be9747651ab3ad7f/tumblr_mg6gnyzbsh1qh56f4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My upgraded ham radio station with the new microphone boom and Heil ICm microphone. The shock mount should arrive next week.</p> <p>Join us on SKYNET on the radio - every Saturday night at 9PM Central Time. You do not need to be a licensed amateur radio operator to listen to the broadcast.</p> <p>Use one of these two web links to listen-in:</p> <p>Video Stream: <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skynet2" title=" http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skynet2" target="_blank"> <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skynet2" target="_blank">http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skynet2</a></a><br/>Audio Stream: <a href="http://www.n5kd.org/webcast/" title="http://www.n5kd.org/webcast/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.n5kd.org/webcast/" target="_blank">http://www.n5kd.org/webcast/</a></a></p> <p>Clear skies and 73,</p> <p>TelescopeMan</p>http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/39787005125http://telescopeman.tumblr.com/post/39787005125Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:14:22 -0600