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...
We did that cruise a few years ago, it was very nice. I had a pair of mediocre binos, and I used them alot. A small scope might be good or a pair of binos...
... I can't possibly afford stabilized binocs, but there seems to be a concensus that some type of binocular is the way to go. I have a pair of 8X30's, and I...
Hi folks, I figured I'd pass on some experiences with various mounts I've tried with the ST80 which is being mostly used for astronomy. 1) I first used a...
... Yes, I can't justify the stabilized binos either. The 8x30s you have may be just what you need. We have a 7*35 Nikon which, as Jim wrote, can be carried...
Lady Cathy et al... My wife and I took a long (2 month) cruise that included Antarctic waters, the Straits of Magellan, and so on. Of course, way different ...
Would you mind sharing your plans or some pictures? -- Daniel ... tried with the ST80 which ... elevated over 30-45 degrees ... off to the rear of the ... ...
I have a few pictures of the "angle iron" approach I used. My result was similar to Mikes -- a little more vibration, but easier pointing since the center of...
Ok, I added an album in yahoo groups with several pictures called "homemade alt azimuth mount". Note that I have no plans. :-) Regards, Mike Willegal...
I have a 80f5 home made scope (objective dublet bought from surplusshed)and made a few astrophotos with it. I wander about buying a standard 80f5 from Orion,...
Hi Paulo - Pretty cold this year in Porto Alegre? Your 80mm homemade scope may not be much better optically than one that Orion sells. I don't remember seeing...
... because they use a larger scope on a good mount to do the tracking and the smaller 80f5 rides piggyback with a camera. That sounds right up my alley. <G> I...
Hi Jim Yes, we have a pretty cold weather in our light polluted Porto Alegre now. My 80f5 uses a coated achromatic dublet. His worse point is the field...
Many thanks for the link, Leo. I'm well impressed by the Horsehead taken with Orion 80f5. Which mount did you use to get it? Some ideas about focal reducers...
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