Thanks Tom - I really appreciate your comments. It is amazing what can be done with a less than $300 scope. Clear skies to ya Alex ... through ... feel...
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This particular question may have been asked and answered before but I didn't find any references to the Konus scope so here goes: I'm going to flock the...
... If it's similar to my NoBrand, it's got three pieces of double-faced foam tape holding it on, and you have to be quite firm with it to get it off. It...
Thanks James & Whitney. It does look like it is just pressed into place, but my relatively gentle tugging didn't budge it. I will be a bit more agressive and...
Well, as the title might suggest, this is my first post here... I've been lurking for the past couple of weeks reading old posts, and gleening as much info as...
... daughter, who's ... About midnight ... good when it ... Hi Rod, Yeah, I set up during twilight and was able to get good views of Jupiter from about...
Hi Alun, Cleaning out the Synta glue works wonders. Clear skies, Tom Orion ST80 Stellarvue SV105 ... I've ... which ... to ... day!), ... done, ... I ... too ...
Alun, I have the Celestron ST80 and it's the same story here. I still don't understand why they put that glue in there. It never ceases to amaze me. Andy...
All. I recently sold my 80f5 to help fund a tripod for my binoculars. Its was my first scope back into the hobby three years ago. Regrets and reasons aside....
Hi Tom and Andy, That synta glue really is amazing stuff... why the heck they use it beats me! As for the "Coma" I was suffering, well I decided to go back and...
Hi Alun, I 've never had a collimation problem but just getting the glue off made the scope 100% better because focusing was much smoother. Clear skies to you,...
Andy, I think the Synta Glue is used to hide the slop in the focuser. It is much easer to just gunk up the works than it is to spend the time adjusting the...
Greetings! I recently acquired the ScopeStuff/Skywatcher version of the 80f5. It looks like a great little scope, though I've only seen the moon and Jupiter...
Hi: Frankly, I just don't like photo or video tripods for the 80 f/5. It's steadier and more useful on an EQ1 than it is on even heavy and expensive video...
Hi, I use the Paragon-PlusT XHD Tripod with the Microstar alt/az mount by Universal Astronomics with my 100 mm F/6 and it does a good job. I use it with the...
... Phil: I also have the Paragon Plus XHD tripod, and I'd like to replace the "not-so-fluid" head, but I'm not sure how to remove it. I'd really appreciate...
Youv'e just posted. Ed ... From: "zmanwyoh" <zmanwyoh@...> To: <80f5@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 12:21 AM Subject: [80f5] Bang Bang...
... Well, it is not as busy as when the group had 100+ messages per month. This summer has been tough, few clear nights in many parts of the country. I have...
... You and your sense of understatement.... ;-) We've had clouds here every day and night but a couple, and those couple have been VERY humid and hazy. ...
All. I recently sold me 80 F5 to an astronomer in Belgium. See photo section over mounted. I am in the process of stream lining my mail and has decided to stop...
... Hi: Why? Traffic on most groups comes and goes, and this one is no different. No, the 80 f/5 is not quite the hot ticket it was when it first came out. Now...
I've been using my 80f5 (Orion st80) for quite some time, and am quite happy with it. I've made a number of the common hacks to it, and added a few accessories...
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... misery. ... different. ... came out. ... (Zenithstar ... still using ... scopes, I'd ... will still ... that ... McAfee® ... Rod: Yes, the ST-80 scope is...
Sorry to see you go. You were one of the kind group members that helped me out when I was first deciding on the ST80 and what to get with it, help that was...
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