Todd's Notes...(A Blog before its time)........Astronomy notes and observations by amateur astronomer/professional meteorologist Todd Gross 2003/10/04 I am a bit discouraged today2003/05/21 Binoviewer 'Wars'2003/03/26 Two amateurs go professional... and WOW! What results2002/08/26 It's so simple yet....2001/11/08 Different scopes and different eyepieces2001/11/02 Teary eyes? Pick an eyepiece with good relief.2001/07/26 How LARGE a scope for your skies?2001/07/24 Celestron Packaging Problem2001/07/16 Yahoogroups... and Nextstar GPS.2001/06/19 Great Martian Tip2001/06/19 Cheap Diagonals - Chuck 'Em2001/05/15 Binocular Revolution2001/05/09 Takahashi Camera Angle Adjuster2001/05/09 Reference to Updated Mars Comments2001/05/07 NEAF 2001 and Televue announcements2001/05/04 Use your finder as a TELRAD!2001/05/03 Refractor vs. Reflector : Planets2001/05/02 Reboot the computer, stupid!2001/04/24 The Mars Apparition- A bust? But.. fight RED with RED!2001/04/09 So What about the C5?2001/01/05 Never trust your glasses2000/11/20 USING the Moon as a gauge (for seeing conditions)2000/10/30 USE HIGH POWER to TEST OPTICS2000/10/30 JUPITER LOOKS LIKE MY FLOOR2000/10/02 COLLIMATION WOES2000/09/19 SELLER BEWARE2000/09/13 JUPITER AT THE EYEPIECE2000/09/13 JUPITER AT THE EYEPIECE2000/08/25 SEEING FROM HORIZON TO ZENITH2000/08/25 SEEING FROM HORIZON TO ZENITH2000/08/16 Just a heads up2000/07/24 SEEING CONDITIONS REVISITED, NOT WHAT YOU THINK....2000/06/23 Comparing 4 inch scopes2000/05/26 Returning High Quality Scopes2000/05/16 One caveat you may not have thought of.. 2000/05/05 Before you buy it..2000/04/27 A few mounts and considerations for smaller refractors 2000/03/30 So you think your scope is "cooled down"? 2000/03/14 Exit pupil too wide? 2000/03/13 Using focal reducers 2000/03/08 Contrast 2000/03/07 'OBSESSED'! 2000/02/25 Using a 'control' scope to judge the others 2000/02/22 More comments on star testing I posted on the newsgroups2000/02/18 Mounting your scope may be a problem - or not 2000/01/24 Super-cold can affect the optics directly 2000/01/06 Small really IS better! 1999/12/04 If you can't reach focus with your 1.25in eyepiece... 1999/12/03 Thoughts on star testing 1999/11/30 Thoughts on small aperture and ccd 1999/11/20 'Put it in the optics' thoughts on observatories, and GOTO vs. non GOTO 1999/11/07 On the importance of collimating scopes including SCTs 1999/10/07 On using large aperture in light polluted skies.. 1999/09/30 CCD vs. Visual on planets.... 1999/09/21 On choosing a scope you will USE! 1999/09/02 Florida 'Seeing' and Plato, and The Traveler! 1999/08/24 The ultimate eyepiece. 1999/08/24 Taking one's own advice 1999/08/06 Optical measuring methods differ so....... 1999/07/23 Best planetary magnification, exit pupil considerations.. 1999/06/30 Don't get too 'cocky'... 1999/06/15 12 volt batteries.. The best are.... 1999/05/28 Well I'll be darned (...or CCDs can do that?) 1999/05/13 A case for building your scope 1999/04/16 Aperture does NOT always win!! 1999/04/10 When you really DON'T want more aperture (wide field) 1999/04/07 My background... 1999/04/02 Astro-'value', you don't have to pay a lot.... 1999/03/24 On the use of digital setting circles 1999/02/22 On when optical quality is essential 1999/02/16 My thoughts on the new Nagler 4 1999/02/16 All around observer, not an 'expert' 1999/02/11 On how CCD photography has helped my visual observing 1999/01/27 Binoviewing in LARGE aperture! 1999/01/25 The new GOTO ETX, overkill? 1999/01/25 Magnitude 6 skies at your SUBURBAN location? 1999/01/13 On the 'visual' benefits of astrophotography.. 1998/12/22 Clarification about refractors vs. reflectors .. 1998/12/10 Time for a 'second opinion'... 1998/12/01 Latest thoughts on super-portable scopes 1998/11/24 Buying and selling on the 'net 1998/11/19 On what "sharp-to-the-edge" means to me! 1998/11/19 Feelings about high quality reflectors and the wavefront ratings 1998/11/18 Buying scopes more comfortably when you "know" the owner (of the company) 1998/11/15 On the virtues of plain ole' binoculars! 1998/11/15 I received a TWO nasty emails....... (updated 12/23/98) 1998/11/12 NO, I don't own all those scopes! (any longer) 1998/11/11 On the value of observing in cold weather 1998/11/10 On the long cool-down time of SCTs and larger scopes 1998/11/04 On the use of an off-axis aperture mask on Newtonians 1998/11/03 On settling on a slightly larger guidescope 1998/11/03 Creative Use of Star Diagonals, and extention tubes 1995/07/25 Todd's Notes...(A Blog before its time)........ select a topic to view (keyword search coming soon!) 1995/07/25 Todd's Notes...(A Blog before its time)........ Very often I find myself stumbling on an interesting fact, or coming up with a practical suggestion. I am amazed how much I have yet to learn in the wonderful world of amateur astronomy! I'd like to share these random "thoughts" on a continuing basis, as they pop in my head, right here! (warning:I also use this page to "vent" my latest astro-related frustrations, should make for a good alternate to soap-opera viewing) photo credits: header image of Todd © 2006 Night Sky Magazine / Craig Michael Utter :~: astrophoto background behind Todd © 2006 John Lanoue Weatherman.com | ToddGross.com | CapeandIslandsWeather.com | WorldWeatherNow.com © 2006 Todd Gross, Inc.