Author Archives: Ken Hudson

Mars Science Laboratory – Send Your Name to Mars

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Ken Hudson

In the fall of 2011, NASA is scheduled to launch the Mars Science Laboratory. If everything goes well the rover (pictured on the left in an image from NASA/JPL-Caltech) should land on Mars in August 2012. The principal goal of … Continue reading →

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Golden State Star Party (GSSP) 2010 – Go For It!

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Ken Hudson

I have been on a bit of an interview kick lately (Gino Bucciol of Officina Stellare, David Kriege of Obsession Telescopes, and Alan Traino chairperson of NEAF).  However summer is on its way in the Northern Hemisphere and star parties are … Continue reading →

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Astro Imaging – Canon DSLR Name Matrix

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Ken Hudson

I am interested in using Canon DSLR's for astro imaging and I bet many of you are, too. As you've no doubt noticed Canon has a very confusing marketing strategy when it comes to naming some of their cameras. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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Officina Stellare – Interview with Gino Bucciol

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Ken Hudson

As frequent readers of Share Astronomy know, I attended NEAF in April, 2010. Tom Simstad's New Mexico Southern Skies booth had two beautiful telescopes from Officina Stellare on display. (Tom is a new Flagship Dealer for Officina Stellare in the … Continue reading →

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Interview with David Kriege of Obsession Telescopes

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Ken Hudson

David Kriege is one of the true pioneers in the world of amateur astronomy. Dave is the owner of Obsession Telescopes. Many people believe that Obsession is – and has been for 2 decades – the premier Dobsonian telescope manufacturer … Continue reading →

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NEAF 2010 – Alan Traino Interview

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Alan Traino is the Chairperson and leader of NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show). On the first day of NEAF 2010 (Saturday, April 17) I was lucky enough to spend some time with Alan and get his views on … Continue reading →

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NEAF 2010 – Show Update Three

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Unfortunately for solar observers at NEAF, the weather was uncooperative yesterday – mostly cloudy and cool with some fog. However, the weather was much better today and the NEAF Solar Star Party was able to proceed. Sure there were a … Continue reading →

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NEAF 2010 – Show Update Two

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Continuing with this morning's theme I have more pictures from NEAF 2010. Please remember that you can click on any image to see a larger version. In addition to the new CCA-250P telescope, the Takahashi booth had another nice surprise … Continue reading →

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NEAF 2010 – Show Update One

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Greetings from NEAF 2010. It may be cool outside but it sure is hot inside! NEAF 2010 has been awesome so far. For those of you who can't be here I thought I'd start my reports with some pictures (click … Continue reading →

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NEAF – Northeast Astronomy Forum 2010

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Ken Hudson

The Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show (NEAF) will be held on April 17 and 18 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY. NEAF is the premier astronomy show held in the United States, and I'm happy to say that … Continue reading →

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