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...
How hard is it to see these 2 showpieces with the 80mm and UHC or OIII filtersin the suburbs? Which part is the Gulf of Mexico relative to the Pelican? Thanks ...
... Not at all hard FROM A DARK SITE. I'm not sure I understand the rest of your question. The Pelican is just to the West of the NAN/Gulf of Mexico. The Veil...
I've been looking for a sturdy, simple, and portable alt-az mount for my ST80, with 360 degree slow motion controls. This mount is pretty expensive compared to...
... OIII filters in the suburbs? ... Living in a MAG 3-4 city I'd say both objects are impossible for me to see without a camera. I have seen both NGC 6960 and...
... for my ST80, with 360 degree slow motion controls. This mount is pretty expensive compared to the price of the scope, but it sure ... set the latitude to 0...
I have seen the Veil with a 10" Newtonian using both filters here. Unfortunately its cloudy so I can't try it myself but I should be able to get to a dark...
... I use a EQ-2 set to 90 degrees with my Celestron 102f5, which is heavier than the ST80. No problems at all. I don't use the counterweight either. One...
I had written on these boards a year ago about how much difficulty I was having seeing the ring nebula from my backyard in Montreal. Well, I've moved to the...
... From: "Franco" <francomomoli@...> To: <80f5@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:15 PM Subject: [80f5] M57, a year later <snip> ...
In my 80f5 and with light polluted but Mag 4 skies I could not see M57 using a 32mm Celestron eyepiece. Now I realize it might have been too small to see the...
I have uploaded a single video frame of M57 taken with a 80wa and color video camera plus focal reducer. It is in the jd_astro folder in the photos section. It...
You can definetly see the "ring" in your shot. Nice job - especially for such a small target. I don't know that I've ever been able to find M57 with my 80...
Nice work Alex. I don't believe I have that kind of patience - 1 hour hand guided! Wow. Does Gamma Cygnus have such a red color or is that the effect of the...
Thanks, Jim - appreciate the comments. I'd be that the redness of the star is from the filter. It's over powering in the red. In fact, I've got a beautiful...
Hi, I joined this group, because I am interested in a rich-field augment to my current collection! My current collection is a classic LX-200 8", and a classic...
There are several sources out there for decent 2" R/P focusers that are specific to the tube size in question. Failing one of those, you might try bugging a...
Kal, I haven't done the math of buying an 80/f6 and upgrading the focuser, but I would think that you'd be just as well off if not better buying one of the...
That should be "I haven't done the math of buying an 80/f5 and upgrading the focuser..." ... mount. ... LX-200 8", ... ideal. I ... manual 2" ... route and ......
Thanks, Jim. I did look at the Stellarview Nighthawk, but it looks so expensive! $499 for OTA, or $799 with Alt-Az mount. For that price, I can get the Orion...
Hi Kal, I understand your concerns. I thought your primary goal was to get a short tube refractor with a 2" focuser and it seemed like buying one of the...
Kal - Even though I have a Tele Vue 3" f7.4 and an 80 f/5 WA Celeston, I really enjoy thinking about checking out some of these 3" scopes like the Megrez and...
Kal Krishnan asked ... I found this URL in my 80f5 bookmarks: http://www.easter- vivian.e7even.com/jim/astro/80f5/focuser_2/index.html where Jim Easterbrook...
Jim D, and Jim C (wow multiple Jim's helping me!) Thanks for the tip on the Orion 80 ED being in a 100mm tube! Did not know that, and would have been a nasty...
Hi, Kal - Not off topic at all! I'm always happy to see discussions of the many aspects of our instruments. Clear skies! Jim Horn (Celestron 80f5 w/ eq)...
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