Feel the power of a Powermate

Aug 6, 2003

Something I’ve been wanting for quite sometime is a Televue Powermate.  I’m intrigued by the ability of these non-traditional barlows. With Mars fever hitting hard, I placed my order today for a 4x Powermate in the 2” format. It should allow me to try some webcam imaging with the Tak FSQ-106 or even with the LX-200 should the seeing be good enough. It’ll be fun to experiment with. It will also put my Tak to the test visually.

For those unfamilar with hot weather, come down and try Texas sometime.  We hit 109 degrees today here in DFW. I guess that rules out doing some solar imaging! BTW, it doesn’t cool down much either. It was 95 degrees at midnight last night. That’s the difference between Texas heat and Arizona heat.