Hi All, I've searched the archive but I'm still a little confused. Can someone suggest a good 2" focuser that would improve my Orion ST-80? Thanks, Wayne...
... I just received this focuser and although an expensive addition, it is very well made and makes the ST80 a real joy to use. Absolutely no comparison to...
... I just had a senior moment and incorrectly typed the wrong supplier. ScopeStuff as mentioned by Tom above. Jim Henson, ScopeStuff, did too good a job...
Can't find any previous mesages on this precise subject. Anyone know of a way to combine the EQ1 head to the Orion paragon mount. I have both, and I like the...
I've done a couple of mods to a couple of different mounts. I bought the orion shorty eq mount for traveling. This is the little head with three legs that...
I been having some thoughts about the upgrades we do to our scopes. I've purchased a few scopes from orion including my ST 80. I, like most people, don't think...
Rick: You are correct in your assessments here. I also have an Orion ST80 that I modified a bit by regreasing the focuser, replacing the plastic knobs with...
... At this price point I think I'd consider the Synta made 80ED. The construction quality isn't quite up to the Williams standard but it doesn't need a minus...
Hello all, I live in Independence, Missouri, I got home this morning after my shift at work (12:20AM), hoping to do some backyard astronomical observing. Guess...
... I think users of this and other astronomy groups should submit suggestions as to how we, who appreciate the night sky, can respond to this kind of...
... We had a similar situation here in Wiltshire. It wasn't the Golden Arches but a garden centre which had a laser pointing skywards which was clearly ...
Hello all, This is my update, large search light still on… Independence, Missouri. I have emailed the clown headquarters and left messages to the business...
Sympathize with your plight. Be patient, one day it will be gone. Don't start a fight with the friendly (perceived) giant. It will probably go away after when...
Here in the United States, there are a number of communities which have chosen to minimize the kind of problem we call "sky glow"... When the Kitt Peak...
Hello all, Battle progress: The search-light promotion that was causing lots of unnecessary light pollution are Off. I have spoken to several managers and to...
... Well the funny thing is that no matter what you did the searchlight would have likely been off by now anyhow... Promotional searchlights are very transient...
... ....except after significant hurricanes. I am in Fort Lauderdale, and on a clear night you can see the Pleiades. Immediately after Hurricane Wilma a cool...
Hi: Yep. Matter of fact, I did the same thing following Katrina! Albeit with the StarBlast rather than the 80 f/5. The Cygnus-Cepheus Milky Way was amazing ...
... HI: Yep, exactly. In fact, in many places, the threat really isn't commercial lighting either. Wal-Mart for example, down here, anyway, while not perfect, ...
... dismantle) Rome in a day. Yes, the main problems with light pollution is in car dealerships, gas stations, parking lots, and poorly designed streetlights,...
On Saturday morning from shortly before 5:00 to about 5:30 a.m. EST, I finally observed Comet Pojmanski through a telescope, albeit only a small one (namely my...
A little late picking this one up chaps... been out of the loop for a while; Bruce, go to your local chemist and ask them to order some Isopropol Alcohol, that...
hi all any links or files here were all or most of the reccommended mods are detailed, so as i can get cracking while we remain beneath interminable cloudy...
Greetings all, I just bought a second-hand 80f5 (Astro Travel 80), to be used as a guidescope for my setup. I am however somewhat at a loss as to what I can do...
I just bought the two speed version for my Vixen 102ED...Nice. I ordered a second one for my Nighthawk. It will fit an 80f5. I don't know that I would put...
Has anyone taken one of these little scopes and a tripod on a cruise ship, particularly on the Alaska Inside Passage? I think that these would be wonderful...
Hi: It's largely a question of the movement of the ship. Even modern cruise ships pitch and roll anough to make anything other than the lowest mags unpleasant....
"ladycathyofwales" ... I can't speak about daytime viewing, but can contribute a few words about ship board astronomy. My wife and I went on a Norwegian Cruise...
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