... Sounds great, I am mike at scopenews dot com if you could send it along. I'm not sure how to figure South and any significant angles from it though! Mike...
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... I've got to disagree, depending on the weather, it will be a FANTASTIC night for telescopes. My software shows the moon transiting at 8:04 PM and Mars at...
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Hi, Its snowing off and on again here in Homer. It cleared off a couple nights ago and I was able to finally try out my new (to me) modified 300d. I used the...
Well, I must have spent the last month scratching my head on the Meade DSI-Pro. I was having difficulty getting it to focus on my 8 inch Schmidt Cassegrain....
Well, the new scope may be a LOT lighter and smaller, but the entire kit is still a bear to transport, setup, and especially - pack up at the end, even with...
... According to the Astro-Physics website, it differs based on size of SCT and manufacturer. 11" and 14" Celestrons are one size 10" and larger Meades are...
Sorry, allow me to complete my post. AP's website says this about smaller SCT's "This visual back fits rear cells that have a 2" opening with a 24 TPI (threads...
Later this week I will be posting, on AstrMarta, a complete Digital Settings Circle solution for the CG-5 type mounts . I thought I would give you guys first...
My guess is that one person is responsible for azimuth tracking and the other person is responsible for altitude tracking with computer assist. Would make one...
Yea a great conversation piece! I can see it now, where did that giant hole in your living room floor come from! O thats where my Contraves EOTS Cinetheodolite...
... I like how it mentions the "mainframe" connection required. I'm not sure how old the Contraves EOTS Cinethodolite is, but these days you could probably run...
Did you build it yourself? I for one am interested in these types of projects, and would be interested in hearing more about it. I've looked at doing this ...