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...
... quite ... added a ... seeing a ... more ... but ... scopes in ... many, I've ... through both ... this, and ... quick ... or who ... differences ... Jim: ...
... 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...
I am grappling with the same question you have: Do I keep my ST80 or go to one of these "better" achro/semi-apo's in the $400-$600 range. From the many reviews...
Hi: Bottom line. You have to get to an ED scope like the Orion before you'll notice a difference optically. A "semi-ED"? That means...what? Exactly nothing....
Jim, What are you looking to spend? In the two to three times price range vs the ST80 the Stellarvue Nighthawk is really worth a look. I own both and side by...
Rod I beg to differ the Nighthawk is better both in build and optics then my ST80. If someone is looking for an 80mm rich field scope the Nighthawk is a clear...
Hi Jim - great name! The difference will be more noticeable at night on bright objects like the moon and bright planets. If you see no color distortion at high...
The group is less active for a fact, regarding posts anyway. There'a a lot going on in the summer that might keep people from the computer desk. But I still...
... Hi: With the caveat that to improved the image significantly, which usually means reduce chromatic aberration, you'll have to go to a scope that is an ED...
... Hi: It's optics may be somewhat better than those on the average ST80. Or maybe not. Certainly, when you buy one you're much less prone to "luck of the ...
No doubt you can do "better" than the ST-80 for certain applications without paying more money. My Orion Observer 70 is extremely sharp (I won the "luck of the...
My Bang Bang post sure seems to have woken things up. ... a lot going on in the summer that might keep people from the computer desk. But I still receive the...
Rod, Your Orion/Synta ST80 may be one of the better ones. I think my Synta ST80 is one of the better ones also but my Nighthawk is better. No one from...
... HI: I think that's somewhat debatable--at least as relates to the Nighthawk's very similar immediate predecesor, the AT1010. A check of Deja's (well, ...
Rod, At one time Stellarvue was claiming ED performance for the 80mm f-6 lens. I came across an old SV catalogue from 2000 where the claim is made for the...
I am happy with the scope so far, as it does what I wanted it to do. I knew it wouldn't match the views of my old XT-10, but I sold the XT-10 because I rarely...
Hi Cathy - The sun looks great on the 80f5 with a solar filter made from Baader film. You do have spend buck to see the flares though. At least the sun is up...
Hi All: I have an Orion ST80 that is my primary grab-n-go scope when I don't feel like pulling out the big Newtonian. It works great and I've had some...
Robert, I have had good luck with a simple Meade 390 Alt-Az mount that I got from Bill at Telescope Warehouse in Las Vegas. This came without the flimsy...
Hi: I tried to reply to you last night, but I believe a power outage just as I pressed "send" wiped it out. --This sounds like astigmatism. Go back and check...
I had some good nights for a change and with my 8-inch SCT waiting for a new computerized hand control I decided to make use of my Celestron 80WA. I normally...
My first post to the group and my first image with my Celestron WA80. M57 picture is located in the JeremyJ folder. The Celestron was mounted on my 8inLX200...
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