Hi Folks, Has anyone tried putting a scope such as the TV Oracle onto lets say a 114 Celestron Goto setup? I can buy a StarSeeker GoTo 114MM Relector complete...
A little off topic, but, yes people have. There is even a company who make a product to do it. Do a search for "Baader Brackets". That should get you...
Hi All, I was considering asking my wife to get me a high power eyepiece this holiday for superb planetary views on nights of exceptional seeing (think 254x...
... this holiday for ... here). Ideally I ... I thought maybe I ... have experience ... best contrast (e.g. ... objects? Unfortunately I must ... price under...
... haven't ... I ... I have two of the Celestron Ultima Apochromatic shortys, and they are excellent. They are so good, I can even stack them with good ...
The Celestron Ultima 3-element barlow, the Orion Shorty Plus, and the Parks Gold Series are all essentially the same barlow, and all are under $100. Another...
Don makes a great point. Alot of folks don't think about it, but, you can kill two birds with one stone by getting a decent two inch Barlow. Just put your 2...
I agree with Ed and others, the Celeston Ultima barlow is excellent. They occasionally go on sale, so watch for that. One note I should toss in, these often...
Hey All, I mentioned earlier a new product shown in the current S&T. It is a low cost tracking platform for dobsonian telescopes. It's $495, it takes up to...
Bradley, I haven't tried or seen the Johnsonian in the link, but I have to admit it does look cool and most likely works great. I decided to make my own. I...
... been around for ... I'll answer two questions at once. First, probably the best Barlow you can get is the Televue Powermate; however others are very...
Bradley, A few more thoughts: If I were willing to spend 500, my choices would be either the Johnsonian T6 or one of Brian Reed's round table platforms ...
I am new to the group and am considering purchasing either a 16 or 17.5 split-tube discovery. My old 12" starfinder is just about worn out and I would...
Hi, I have had two premium Discovery dobs as well as just about every other scope out there, I mean that! These dobs are great, I had a 10" F/6 and still have...
... and ... PROS -Excellent optics at a lower price than most excellent optics sell for. -Good build quality. -Usable out of the box although users often tweak...
Hello to all. I just joined this group and have just ordered a 17 1/2 in. F4.1 OTA to be built by Discovery. I either own or have owned other large telescopes...
Hey Robert, I have the 17.5 TD f/5. Love the scope! Collimation is a snap using the barlowed laser technique. Views are awesome. Where are you in NM? I'm...
Hi Dan, I'm down South of Belen close to the Manzano Mountains where I have my Observatory located! I wont be transporting or moving the 17 much and I was...
Hi Bob, I have been using my Discovery 17.5’ TD for about 3 years now and it is great. I looked through a lot of scopes at star parties prior to purchasing ...
Hello Jack, thanks for the info. I appreciate the reply! I'll be using the 17 1/2 scope a bit differently than most of you do. I ordered a 17 1/2 in. F/4.1...
... ... and I hope it works out. Interesting --- My first thought is --- What kind of primary mirror cell is Discovery using in this style dob? A dob mirror...
People, Does anyone still sell Dob kits? Does anyone on this list know of such a supplier? Since it is off topic, you can write me a separate e-mail if you...
Mike, I don't thik I should have a problem. The Cells are 9 point floation I think? As most any Newtonian Mirror they are held by adjustable pads. I'm not...
... Newtonian. Don't tell Kreige or any of the Obsession clone makers that -- many of the mirrors set on the cell completely unattached, but at horizontal are...
Mike I appreciate the input. I know what your saying and I'm not a Big Dob user and have not checked out a lot of the makers products and I'm sure you are...
Hey Bob, If my collimation changes during the night it goes unnoticed :) But now that you've mentioned it, I will have to check! My skies are pretty dark here...
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