I'm on a business trip in Istanbul and brought my 80f5 with me. Yesterday I took my 80f5 out for a night on the hotel's roof. Needless to say, light polution...
In a message dated 5/31/03 1:45:24 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Somebody here has Moderator privileges... Peace, Rod Mollise, Author of _Choosing and Using a...
In a message dated 5/30/03 9:35:12 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Hi: Anybody heard from him in recent memory? Peace, Rod Mollise, Author of _Choosing and Using...
He just posted message # 5271...I replied offering my services and haven't heard back yet. There are two moderators (1 group owner, 1 moderator) and I believe ...
Hy Katekebo! Your report was interesting!! What´s the model of your telescope? Is it achromatic or apochromatic? Andolfato ... still ... at ... (and ... M10. ...
Greetings... As Group Owner Jim Horn has stated, he travels and does not follow the list much. I volunteered to co-moderate the group and Jim has upgraded my ...
Tom & the group - First - **Thank you, Tom** for stepping forward. We have a terrific group here and I'm delighted with your willingness to help. To everyone...
In a message dated 6/3/03 9:21:35 PM Central Daylight Time, jhorn@... ... I'll say. The 80 f/5 is a wonderful scope, and this group has served its users...
To which I will add, This group will keep serving its users well ! Thanks Jim and Tom ! Cieux clairs / Clear skies, Pierre Paquette http://www.luxastrae.tk ...
Sherry from Hands on Optics called today and the new ST80 will be here tomorrow. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions. I got a 32mm plossl to use it it for...
I was out late last night and hit a few objects I'd never seen before with my Apogee ST80. All I'd ever really looked at were the moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Orion...
... To follow this up a tiny bit, I could actually tell that it was a 2nd pair of doubles, I just couldn't resolve down enough to see the actual separation and...
Hello, Yes, at 2.4" and 2.5" of arc of seperation the double-double can be resolved in an 80mm scope. Now, when you point your st80 at a bright star and look...
the tv 32mm plossl is a great eyepiece for the money. for aytime se as a spotting scope though, you don't want an 80f5. you wan some good bino's. IMHO. dave ...
... I will check that as soon as I can tonight. Do you know of maybe an illustration of what I should be looking for that I can compare to online? ... Nifty....
Hello, http://uk.geocities.com/dpeach_78/pickering.htm This is an animated version of the Pickering Seeing scale and 7-10 give you an idea a perfectly focused...
Dave, Don't tell anybody, but this is actually going on my 10" dob for a rich field spotting scope that gets used mainly at night. This does not mean it's a...
... While these Maks will give you the advantage of eliminating any chromatic aberration (false color) they won't run significantly higher power then your...
Hi All, New member here. I have been an active member of Talking Telescopes and Binocular Astronomy but have been reading the informative post here. A little...
i can't answer any of your questions, dan....but i am glad you ask. i come here for exactly this sort of advice and help and as the 80 is a beginners scope...
On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 23:27:59 -0000, you wrote: I suspect that the 15x70's will pretty much "match" an ST80 at low power, but the advantage of the ST80 is that ...
... Hi, Well last night I got cut short on viewing after my scope fogged up again while I made an emergency trip to the store for some Deep Woods Off. :) But...
Hi all! It's been a while since I've last posted! Has anyone had experience using the SO NEB1 or NPC filters with their ST80? I'm wondering how these guys...
Hello, "...however I had 2 gaps in the diffraction rings." Could you paint a picture? I think i know what you mean but i'm not quite 100% sure... Did the rings...
... their ... Hey Ken... I have a 2" NPC so its obvious that I can't use it with my ST90 (yet...Apogee is coming out with 2" focuser for the ST80/ST90) I've...
Holy cow, it cleared up. This was just a quick look as it was getting late. LNEM was 4.8, seeing 6, tranparaency 6. Overall a good night. EP was a 10.5...
Hi all, I have never found this information on the Web, although I've asked for it a few times. Today I finally found out how to take the EQ-2 apart so that I...
I have the Neb1 filter and have been comparing it to an Ultra Block filter for a few weeks now for a review that I am thinking of sending to Cloudy Nights. In...
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