Hi Louie, I noticed in the photo of your eyepiece set that there was a binoview. Could you please tell me the type and what eyepiece sets you use with it, if...
Wayne, There has been an exhaustive thread on this subject on the Big Dobs Yahoo Group site. But, to sum up: Your scope will be very top heavy with a...
Thanks Don - that information is very useful and much appreciated Regards Wayne ... From: pensack1 To: Discovery-Dob-Users@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Dan, Nice pics. How about going back to your photos and deleting the full size image only to free up about 2 MB of storage space. They are not available to the...
Hey Wayne, With a old truss tube years ago I used some small baseball and pingpong ball sized bean bags that I fastened to the bottom with velcro. Moved them...
Gottcha! Thanks, Dan ... full size image only to free up about 2 MB of storage space. They are not available to the members and use up the limited storage ...
Louie, Thanks alot for the help - much appreciated Regards Wayne ... From: louis_pcheny To: Discovery-Dob-Users@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 02,...
Hi, Well, I think that they advertise that they sell it, but you couldn't prove it by me. More than 3 months after my telescope was delivered the handles which...
Dave, I waited about 4 months back in 2000 for my wheelbarrow handles to fit my 17.5" TD. The wait was worth it as they used post hole digger handles and not...
Hi Don, I should have been more precise. Indeed I purchased post hole digger handles as well - they are in the next bin at home depot, 1.75" square. In...
Hello all, It is at the time of year where it takes quite a bit of time for my 15 PDHQ to adjust to the ambient temperature here in the Northeast. I am now...
... came ... Marc, There are numerous opinions, and data available on the subject. -Bryan Greer wrote a very good article for Sky and Telescope (May and June...
Mark, I have some pictures of my 12.5 and fan for you to look at too. At the end. I post "single" photos. Filed under Louis P. There are several ways to mount...
... Marc, May 12.5" PDHQ arrived in NY on a Friday, the day of the blackout last year. When the boxes were delivered on the following Monday, they were crearly...
I am curious at to why there is a significant drop in interest in this group. From 2001 -2003 this group averaged about 277 postings per month. This years...
My secondary mirror came with a big thumb print smeared across 2-1/2 inches of my secondary, and the secondary mirror was covered with dust. I washed it ...
I think the Big Dob group has stolen a lot of thunder from this group, and Cloudy Nights' Forums have gotten a lot better, so there is a lot of activity there....
I think Bill Larson and the rest of the gang at Discovery should spend some time on here. Knowing that the company is reading emails and trying to help may be...
I notice a lot of Discovery owners posting in other forums, esp. Talking Telescopes and Astromart. Can't really blame anyone for wanting to tap into a larger...
Gene, Thanks, let me clarify that remark. Penny, the founder and moderator of this group was, IMO, a forceful and positive personality in this group. She...
Hi everyone, I'm still here... but like some people I haven't had the time to post as much as I used to.. I started another Yahoo group on historical ...
Hi, all! I'm the moderator of the "Affordable Astro Equipment" group, and, we also have had a huge decline in posting. We have had a alot of new members,...
... had ... question. ... how ... planet ... the ... Ed, They already make 8" f/6 & f/7 PDHQs which I would think would be great. My 10" f/6 PDHQ already...
... The ... setting ... that ... Dan, I used to post some of my long winded observing reports and they generated lots of excitment and response. Then, the last...
... you'll ... Hi, Phil! Yeah, I had a 10 inch PDHQ. I wrote a glowing review of it for the Affordable Astro Equipment web-site, and, I meant every word of...
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