Does anyone know why 2 inch eyepieces render better images? I think it has something to do with a more fully illuminated field of the secondary. Thanks in...
I'm interested in anyone's experiences with Discovery's 12.5" Truss model... optics, mechanics, dealings with Discovery, or anything else you might think...
Hi there, We are watching the film "End of Days". In the very first scene, a priest looks out over the Vatican in 1979 and sees a very comet right above the...
Last night I finally got out to check out a very nice planetary and a Long-Period Variable in the constellation of Lepus. Iam refering to IC 418 "Spirograph...
We stepped out again last night to view Saturn and Jupiter briefly. Transparency was quite good but we had seeing problems with lots of wind, so we had some ...
hello i am just sighing on. i have a 10 in f6 pdhq dob on order. suppose to receive it by april 1.have been in astronomy now for 4 years. i live in southern...
Hi gang, I am always interested in how early at this point in a Venusian opposition one can see Venus in the daytime. Theoretically, you can see Venus anytime...
Finally got a photo of the Goto setup that Lenord Stage is doing for me. We used the 10" PDHQ OTA and pretty much trashed the DOB mount from Discovery. She is...
Hi there, Does anyone know of a good site to convert Struve vs. Tycho designations? We just want to be able to convert the Struve to Tychos, as our Skymap...
Wow, I know this is off-topic but... Penny, my son Joshua, and I got out to witness a very nice pass (actually an orbital insertion) of the Space Shuttle. No...
Hi, For those close to WV. The Astronomy club in Charleston hosts a star party at Black Water Falls each year in Sept. Skys are pretty good (mag 6.5) but not...
Hi folks Just wanted to let you know that the Yahoo Calendar feature is available to the entire group. I have entered some Februrary astronomical stuff on and...
Penny, As I said in our private email, here is a copy of my email to Discovery about the recently received 17.5" TD and their reply to me. Also, I would like...
I started early around 21:00 taking out the 12.5" and then checking the collimation. As I moved it with a two wheel dolly the collimation was changed. I had...
Hello, I am Bob from Murphysboro, Illinois. I have a 12.5" Discovery Truss Design and it was one of the first six shipped from Oceanside. I have had it a...
Don, I read about the Spirograph several months ago as the Hubble imaged it, but I didn't read the S&T article. How dim is it? How big? Is it stellar? Most...
Hi all, I have a 10" f5.6 DHQ Dob (or at least they call them DHQ now). I've had it for about 2 years. I had to do some "diddling"; with it when I got it, but...
We just ordered a 32 mm and I think it will be the best eyepiece we have yet. (2 inch of course). From what I heard, this is a good size low power for the Big...
When I look over the product line from Discovery, and I review the various facts about those products, and finally get to the bottom line I am surprised that...
Hi Folks, I know this is off-topic, but viewing a shuttle launch is pretty exciting, and it will be naked-eye visible tomorrow on the East Coast if you have ...
I went outside to see what the sky looked like and found it clear enough to set up a telescope. I was going to set up my C8 but decided to set up the...
Hi, owner moderator - do you think it would be good to have a table in the database section listing name and e-mail and size of discovery scope(s) owned? / rb...
Ok so I finally got out and checked out what is billed as one of the reddest stars. Sure it was not a faint fuzzy galaxy involved in galactic cannabilism, or a...
I got to thinking lately. It would be nice to have drive on my 12.5" Premium DHQ scope. Does anyone have a good word on a good system. I have checked into...
Hello all, I just stumbled on this e-group by accident while signing up for Steve Tuma's Deepsky 2000 e-group. I have heard quite a few good testimonials...
Hi all, I noticed that on our 12.5 inch, we seem to have a wobble to our base in the azimuth. This is apparent especially when you are observing on a ...
Well here goes! Start a new group and start posting! Penny and I have owned our 12.5" for about a half a year now. When we started looking for a sizable...
Well here goes! Start a new group and start posting! Penny and I have owned our 12.5" for about a half a year now. When we started looking for a sizable...
