I should point out one alteration I had to make. On my focuser (1 year old 8"DHQ) the rack (of the rack and pinion) goes all the way to the end of the...
Hi guys Due to fairly mild temperatures and some fleeting clouds, I decided to spend an hour doing deck observing with my husband and daughter, Kim, last...
I have heard Gene tout the vurtues of the barlowed laser method for aligning the primary, so I'd thought I'd give it a try. Remarkable. It definitely solves...
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Alan Gillespie and I live in Eugene, Ore. I have a wife and two sons, (18) and (14). I recently purchased a...
Alan Welcome to our Discovery group and thanks for the introduction. You will find that most people have no choice but to observe from their driveway or yard...
Alan, It's good to have yet another Oregonian on the list. I lived in Eugene for a few years, and my first view of the Ring Nebula was through an 8" SCT at...
Thank you for the report. We have been getting some much needed rain this week, so I have seen very little blue sky. I am not complaining though, because we...
Well, Alan, you started off with a first name that I can remember. So you are a docent at an observatory, man that is really cool. I would love to do that. ...
hi! This morning I got hold of a 12.5" Discovery here on Curacao (an island in the Caribbean Sea). too bad I have a BBQ tonight, otherwise I certainly would...
Thanks for the report! It is great that your daughter is involved in observing as well. I am eager to help my oldest daughter (out of three), who is six years...
Hi Sam - I have a hard time sympathizing with you not being able to use your new scope due to a Barbecue on your Caribbean Island :-) I can't use mine due to...
Dear Sam Please tell us more about how the star gazing is from 12 degrees North! Of course you can see much further South than I can from 44 degrees North. I...
Dear Al Pine Mountain Observatory is owned and opperated by the University of Oregon on National Forest Land. It is about 28 miles East South East of Bend...
Well Curacao lies on 12 degrees North indeed. This means that you can see the Southern Cross, 47 Tucane, Eta Carinae, Large Magellanic cloud, etc. etc. All in...
... rain this ... though, ... is ... No complaints from me about the weather either. We lost most of our study animals (lowland leopard frogs) in the drought...
I live in the Northwest area of Las Vegas Nevada. And we have pristine, clear sky's for the night. Transparency will be very good tonight The 15" is sitting on...
I have a 10" f/5.6 Discovery Dob with standard 1.25" focuser. I recently got a 6 mm Radian and 32 mm Televue, and I'm finding that not only is my focus racked...
MJ, You might try backing the primary collimation up a bit. People have a tendancy to collimate in the same direction every time and eventually they can move...
I am looking for a low-cost right-angle erect/right-reading finderscope. Where do I buy one with the brackets that will fit a 10" Discovery DHQ? I looked on...
Orion has their right-angle, correct image finder scopes on sale. I believe the 9x50 is under $60.00. I bought one last fall for my 12.5" PDHQ. It fit the...
John, So how do you like that finder? The correct image finders I've used in the past have always had a bit of vignetting. I think it's due to the Amici...
Sam Pieter Is that Dutch??:):) I am Dutch by marriage (Otte) #1 Welcome to the group #2 The Carribean has some really nice dark skies #3- your latitude and...
I am planning on puchasing a 15"F5 pdhq. This comes with a 3.1 maxis secondary. I am interested in maximum possible contrast (Im an old lunar planetary sort...
I am purchasing the 15"pdhq (F5)very soon and will be planning trips to some good (6th mag)skies this summer. My prior observing has been limited to planetary...
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