I've got mine yesterday, and the sky was clear (why?). Very fast delivery, very solid piece of metal. I have finally ditched a rubber ring that held my...
Hi, A brief review of a new book: Philip's Deep Sky Observer's Guide by Neil Bone ISBN 0-540-08585-5 I purchased this yesterday as part of Philip's Deep Sky ...
Hi Gordon, It sounded so good I just ordered a copy from www.pickabook.co.uk came to £10 including postage. Best Regards Rod ... From: 80f5@yahoogroups.com...
Hi Gordon, Was this book recently published? I have never heard of it nor seen it in the book stores. Sounds like something i could add to my growing library...
In the USA I believe they are published under the "Firefly" label. Hope this helps. Gordon Nottingham, England ... Barnes ... one. ... kirby@u...> ... ...
Hi Guys, I just received a 2" Rack and Pinion focuser purchased from ScopeStuff for $49.00 for my Synta ShortTube 80 (same scope as the Orion ST80 except it's...
... I assume you're referring to Scope Stuff's "FR2S" part. If so, then it looks the same as the one I bought from Owl Services (which also had a too tight...
Jim, The two focusers sure look ths same. I already cleaned the Synta glue off and relubed the rack & pinion. The focuser also had the same cardboard shimms...
... Great minds think alike? ... No, I just drilled a suitably small hole and let the screw cut its own thread. I do have a set of taps and dies, but none that...
All. I recently took some images through my 80f5 with a rechipped toucam pro. M33 50x60s http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/smallscope/index.htm Kevin. [Non-text...
Jim. The tube is cut and the screw for the rack tapped its own threads. Time for the krylon. Glad you found the flocking ScoopeStuff has a lot of things that...
Hi Jim, Didn't know you were hanging out here. I was wondering if you were going to get the ST80's back in stock. I don't know if you do anything to test them...
If anyone other than Jim is out there here's the deal. The final mod to the 80f5 is adding a 2" focuser. ScopeStuff http://scopestuff.com has one. The draw...
In a message dated 12/3/04 11:58:20 PM Central Standard Time, z32lunacity@... writes: If anyone other than Jim is out there here's the deal. The final...
Thank you very much for the pics, Kevin. I just joined the group and this will be our 1st scope...a Xmas present for my 9-year old son, Kevin. Since I and my...
... and this ... Kevin. Since I ... become ... we're ... be mostly ... my order ... very ... small am't ... Hi Tom, You don't need a prism diagonal...replace...
Tom, I would make two changes to your cart. Change the prism diagonal to the mirror diagonal and upgrade to the Shorty-Plus 3-Element Barlow. You may also want...
David, What's the differnce b/t the prism diagonal and the the mirror diagonal, i.e, what part no. or description should I look for on telescope.com's site?...
Hi Tom, The 1.25" mirror star diagonal part #8778 and sells for $54.95. The mirror diagonal's advantage is that it transmits more light than a prism diagonal....
... It is easy to convert an EQ mount to "Alt-Az". I have my EQ-2 set up that way. Takes only a minute or so to convert it back to EQ again. Set to 90...
Thomas. In order. 1. A mirror diagonal. 2. Forget the moon filter I always have used the lens cap which has a central plug that can be removed this reduces the...
Kevin, Just down loaded the Cartes du Ciel program and it seems like a great program, I like the price ;>). I think you have added some good suggestions for...
Just to let you know these are not Synta made focusers but from Guan Sheng their competitor. They are made to tighter tolerances and are more consitant than...
... great ... have ... use ... most of ... Thomas ... 4 ... has ... come ... and a ... approch ... proven ... To Kevin, Tom D., David, and Jerome: Thanks for...
One last question...is the EZ Finder II a "must have"? I've read good things about it but can I get away with using the finder scope that comes with the ST80? ...
... However it ... wide field ... pretty much ... more so than ... later date. ... Thanks Kevin. I've removed it from "My Cart". Telescope.com said it will...
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