Hi everybody! I ordered a 17.5" PDHQ and I was thinking to buy the DSC Discovery offers for $499. Do you know what company make the DSC? Is it easy to fit in...
I recently received my 17.5 pdhq and when I put put the paracorr in it stops right where the filter threads begin on the JMI focuser. This was not a problem on...
The Discovery Tangent box that came with my Discovery scope 5 years ago, although athe same box as the JML box, had a different stored catalog. Maybe others on...
The side handles on the altitude bearings make it easy to lift the tube by just flexing your knees. You can waddle around a short distance with the tube...
Thank you Don and Jule, If the DSC's are from JMI, they will work very well. I had a SCT with an NGCMAX computer and it NEVER failed!! I'll buy the DSC's. ...
I have ... any one of the ... Eurvin I just bought a 4 step Gorilla ladder. My existing wooden 6 foot step ladder is just too rickety. I went for the extra...
Hey Gary, I've been busy since hurricane Ivan hit down here where I live in Fla. I have a 12.5 PDHQ and posted some pictures for you in member's photos. On...
louis - that looks like a great solution. the only thing it looks like i need is an enclosed space in my garage that i could wheel the scope into and out of to...
Gary, One of those nice Sears metal storage buildings comming up,huh? Its as good a reason as any. We'll think of something. I'll sell you some of this plywood...
Eurvin, have you ever thought of selling at least half your ep collection and putting that money into something really cool like a Servo Cat and Argo Navis for...
In a message dated 10/6/2004 5:46:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, sjohnson@... writes: steve I'm going for the Sky Commander Digital Setting Circles, along...
Eurvin, do you have a favorite few eps that you seem to use more than others? I'm curious as I don't have any eps of the quality you have but am trying to pick...
In a message dated 10/6/2004 7:05:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, sjohnson@... writes: steve I use my 26mm T/5, 20mm T/2, 17mm T/4 and from there it depends...
Hey Harry, I am gonna try my best. Some friends from the Pensacola club are going. Same ones you probably saw at the Deep South. My 12.5 is aching to be used....
I recently purchased a sight tube and cheshire. I'm trying to center the secondary mirror under the drawtube, but haven't yet figured out how to move (the...
The threaded rod they speak of is the one right in the middle with large, usually 9/16", nuts to tighten it. Use that to get the "depth" of the secondary by...
Marc, The 4 phillips head screws on the outside of the 2ary cage are used to center the entire mirror support inside the cage. To check, you can take a ruler...
Thanks to Steve and Dan for the counsel. I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to center it by adjusting the entire mirror support inside the secondary...
Talked to Bill at Discovery recently. He's talking about beginning to offer interferograms of each mirror produced for an extra $100 so that people who wish...
Marc, I recently acquired a 12.5 TD and is my first newt. I also was having a lot of issues with collimating using "New Perspectives on Newtonian Collimation"...
Thanks for your thoughtful response and I'm glad you prevailed. The first time out w/ my scope it came crashing down as well. It was a slow motion event -...
Hi Don, I own a 15" Truss Design and I would appreciate an Interferogram! I think we do NOT know how good the Discoveries are. I'm very satisfied with mine,...
You got that right bro! I found the easiest way to center the secondary under the focuser is to leave the primary dust cover on. That way there is no...
Marc, I had to actually grab the secondary holder and push and pull it to see the whole primary at first. I can now colimate easily every time. Dan 17.5TD NM ...
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