At last - A REALLY GOOD IRISH ASTRONOMY WEB PAGE.....

Hello to all,
:oops: A link to my astronomy web page is given below. It is quite extensive. A one-stop web page for all Irish astronomy needs including the 88 constellations with full descriptions, graphics, pictures etc, 10+ planets, Moon, Sun, telescope reviews, an A to Z of equipment links and MIDI music files that play in the background etc. I hope your readers enjoy it. I personally use a 16-inch equatorial Newtonian reflector. Feedback and input from readers is much appreciated. Talk to U all soon - enjoy!

:oops: www.chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net/Index-Constellations.htm

Yours sincerely,

Chesmayne.
Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.

chesmayne@chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net :oops:

Hi Raymond, handy site. Thanks for posting the URL.

Bart B.,
IFAS Webmaster.

Raymond, I'll 2nd that! Good site, I'll add it to my favourites. If you need any help with astrophotos, give me a shout!
Keith..

Moved to `Computers in Astronomy` fourm

Couple of points. You only mention in passing the coincidence of 88 constellations and 88 Tarot cards and 88 keys on the piano. Tarot cards have evolved down to regular playing cards with 52, and smilarly the number of constellations has changed a lot over time. JohnF may be able tp provide some references to the evolution of the constellations. Some older star maps are much more than works of art, Uranometria for example is still one of the best star atlases available, and it was first published in 1603, thn very artistic but accurate also.

Also you mention that Venus, the planet of love, is visibile in the evenings, the `time of love`. Venus is also observable in the morning at certain times during the year.

Intersting site, thanks for the link.

Cheers,
~Al

Hi Raymond,
Interesting site, you've put a fair amount of thought and work into it.
Thanks.

Hello & thanks to all for your replies,

:oops: First of all I would like to say what an excellent web page this is. Bodes very well for amateur astronomy in Ireland. In response to some of the emails: my web page has been an ongoing process for the last 10 years or so! Basically it is the largest on-line chess dictionary in the world - the astronomy section is just a small part of it. The 2004 edition has been back on-line since March 2004 and has already received 1,000 visitors. I personally use a 16-inch equatorial Newtonian and a Zeiss 63mm refractor for viewing the heavens. I have re-built the 16-inch over the last number of years - added a Dob-2000 driver, re-coated the primary & secondary [96%], added an NGF-1 focuser. I use a Tele-Vue paracor coma corrector [my telescope is f/4], 16mm and 9mm Nagler eyepieces, laser collimator, 240V extractor fan to blow away annoying tube currents, re-lined the interior of the complete tube with black felt to stop stray light, added a dew shield [which is 22 inches in height by 32 inches in length which is screwed on with three nuts. The complete telescope is wheeled out for night time viewing [8 x 6-inch rubber wheels solved this problem], the complete telescope weighs about 200+ pounds! The equatorial head has a 12-inch RA wheel and the Dec wheel is 11 inches in diameter [very smooth movement when observing the sky]. Well - that's about it for now - I hope you like my web page - links are given below to 'keywords' mentioned in your emails. Keep up the good work - chat with you all soon.......

TAROT: please see link below for the 'keyword' in the dictionary?

www.chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net/Tarot.htm

'FINDER CHARTS' please see the link below:-

www.chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net/Index...0Finder%20Charts.htm

'VENUS' please see link below:-
www.chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net/Venus.htm

Bart. B [Webmaster]:- thanks for the offer of astrophotos. If you have any astrophotos that you think may be suitable for my astronomy please let me know. I've discovered that you can't get enough pictures for a web page line mine.

Yours sincerely,

Raymond Reid.
Chesmayne.
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