Hi All: Well, my Orion ST80 arrived today at about 11am this morning. By 1pm the clouds had rolled in. Needless to say, I was bummed <G>. I thought that it was...
... Check out this link : http://aberrator.astronomy.net/html/aberrations.html This should help you evaluate your scope. I feel you pain on the clouds. NE...
In a message dated 3/1/03 7:32:27 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi: Just remember that star testing a short focus achromat can be rather difficult. You'll need...
Hi All: Well, the skies cleared and most of the clouds are gone so when I got home from work (11pm tonight), I ran in the house, kissed the wife, grabbed the...
In a message dated 3/2/03 6:40:09 PM Central Standard Time, ... Hi Tom: Derned right you are. The more you use the little guy, the more you're gonna like him....
Hi all, Just recently joined the group and just (within the past few mins !) packed my ST80 up from its first viewing session. I've never owned a scope before...
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can tell me why there is a second smaller lens cover on top of my bigger lens cover on my scope ? Thanks..........Adam...
... smaller ... I *think* its so that you can use the lens cover(with smaller cap removed) as an aperture mask; e.g. effectively reducing the aperture of your...
... When observing bright objects like the moon you can only remove the smaller cap to reduce your aperture. This will give a dimmer image with a bit less...
Rod: Thanks - and the Shorty Barlow is on the way. Ordered it this morning and should have it in a few days. Question though - which is better - between ...
the next time you are observing say jupiter or saturn, just try the lens cover with the smaller hole and see if you think you get a better view....usually i...
Hi All: Well, I was messing with my Orion ST80 last night after some really good viewing and made an interesting discovery. At the back of the focuser where...
... Hi Tom, You can use "Break Free" which will remove the "Chinese Glue." You can then _sparingly_ apply some white lithium grease. It holds up pretty well...
I had neglected the little 80mm for a few months but last night I went out back and wow I forgot how much fun it is to use. With a 32mm in the end my eye...
Adam. I also live in London so I sympathise. As for glare get yourself a big hat with floppy sides like those jungle hats there great if your surrounded by ...
... Clever Observation! I knew about the ring, but for another reason. When I attach a camera in Prime Focus it often ends up "cockeyed" in some inconvenient ...
Hi all, I was out again tonight for the 3rd time with my ST-80. This time I put it on my Orion EQ1 mount I just received. I got this mount from Orion for...
Hi all, I've posted in the file section, at the left, a photo of the moon taken with my ST-80 and Canan A20. This is nothing fancy, just held the camera upto...
Hi Harold, Very nice shot! There's a Yahoo group dedicated to astrophotography with consumer digital cameras: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_astro I did...
... Hi Tom, Thanks for the tip about digital-astro. My problem also seems to be getting good focus, as my camera has only auto focus. It looks very good on the...
... focus. ... Hi Harold, Well, depending on how serious you are about using your digicam for astrophotography, there are a few options: No cost: - Use the...
... If you have good vision (either without glasses or with them), focus the telescope this way first. This should put the focus somewhere within the range...
... Wow, Tom's letter must set a record for good suggestions. Focusing is one of the hardest parts of astrophotography. My comments: Always use maximum optical...
... focus, ... camera ... or ... you ... used ... around ... then ... members ... Hi Tom, Thanks for the tips! I'll try some of them and see if they help. I've...
Hey Leo.... ... Which come from other people <G> ... but I ... If I didn't make it clear in my previous post, only use digital zoom for focusing. Digital zoom...
Set the camera to infinity. This often looks like a mountain range icon in the display. This should stop the camera trying to autofocus. For faint objects zoom...
... icon in ... Hi Kevin, Thanks for the tip about how to set the camera to infinity. I found this setting and will try it next time. I wish I had more manual ...
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