... this ... Jason, I have used my 15 & 22mm Pans with multiple types of 2x barlows with very sharp results. I have even used the 22 with a 5x Powermate on a...
9747
Dan Wolk
poziovahim2001
Dec 29, 2003 11:06 pm
Hi All, Anyone have any experience with this focuser? Likes Dislikes? Thanks, Dan NN...
9748
Hugh Bartlett
hughbartlett2
Dec 30, 2003 3:33 am
... regular ... I'd stick with the RACI diagonal. I too have a 50 mm RACI finder on my 12.5" dob, and love it. I can see a need for more aperture, however....
9749
jtpaoletti
Dec 30, 2003 6:31 am
Thanks for the info Phil. Two questions if I may? How does the view with your 15pan and barlow compare with your 7mm ortho? Also the 15mm pan gets ragged on...
9750
jmeschbe
Dec 30, 2003 9:36 am
Greetings from Arizona, I just placed an order for a Discovery 17.5" truss, should be here by spring. I was looking for helpful hints on set-up and...
9751
Dan Wolk
poziovahim2001
Dec 30, 2003 2:24 pm
Hi John, I ordered mine on the 8th. Seems the average wait time is 7.5 months. They're worth it tho. Dan NM ... 17.5" ... on ... ton ... first...
9752
Joe Cannavo
jpcannavo
Dec 30, 2003 4:58 pm
... have ... Phil This is my suspicion as well. Yes, by "polish" I mean degree-of- absence-of-micro-roughness, i.e. that which makes a Zambuto mirror so good....
9753
singularity1101
Dec 30, 2003 5:18 pm
John, Boy, do I envy your Arizona skys. I visited AZ a few months ago for the first time since I got into astronomy and was blown away by the carity and...
9754
jmeschbe
Dec 30, 2003 5:47 pm
I ordered a 35mm televue panoptic, that was recommended to me, the Naler would have pushed my total over 4 grand and, well this is supposed to be a hobby. I...
9755
turandot0
Dec 30, 2003 8:34 pm
I'm saving for the 15" TD in a couple of years - this is the one you're describing? -Chuck ... think ... had ... the ... saw ... image, ... are ... and ... ...
9756
cosmosphil
Dec 30, 2003 8:51 pm
... Jason, On axis sharpness is just about the same to my eyes. The Pan has the benefit of the larger field so you get more "involved"; with the view and have...
9757
Steve Childers
slksc928
Dec 30, 2003 8:52 pm
I have a homemade 17.5" f/5 truss dob with a Discovery primary. I keep it fully assembled in my garage so that I can just wheel it out to the driveway and...
9758
laurenc319
Dec 30, 2003 10:49 pm
... market ... hi, I have a 17.5 f4.1 truss from Discovery. It took 6 to 7 months for delivery which is not bad. The scope is well made and the optics are very...
9759
Dan Wolk
poziovahim2001
Dec 31, 2003 12:29 am
Hi Chris, I too have ordered the 17.5 TD. The eyepieces I have are: 2" 55mm Plossl, 40mm Wide Field, 27mm Panoptic, 19mm Panoptic, 16mm Nagler, 11mm Nagler,...
9760
jmeschbe
Dec 31, 2003 4:01 am
Dan, I ordered mine on the 19th from Ocean Side Photo and Telescope. They claim the wait will be 30-90 days! I budgeted for a little longer, so we'll see....
9761
Dan Wolk
poziovahim2001
Dec 31, 2003 4:28 am
I just recently got the 40,27,19,16,8 and 5 off Astromart! Between $200 and $300. I've got a Meade 6" Snt to play with once I get the mount Saturday, also...
9762
Harry Lewin
hml10463
Dec 31, 2003 5:11 am
Great seeing (by NYC) standards. Great views of the moon. Took some respectable photographs with my Nikon 4500 & Scopetronix ep. I'll try to post one of them. ...
9763
mikefitz6
Dec 31, 2003 10:30 am
I am trying to delete a couple of photo's to leave more room for others. I can't seem to select the photos I want to delete. Could someone walk me through...
9764
g2baraff
Dec 31, 2003 11:49 am
... Could ... For the photos YOU posted, there should be a box at the lower left that you can check, after which there is a "Delete" button at the lower right....
9765
govega@...
Govega
Dec 31, 2003 12:43 pm
Mike, if you still can't do it, then email me directly and let me know which pictures you want to delete and I can do it for you. Penny ... From: g2baraff...
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Joe Cannavo
jpcannavo
Dec 31, 2003 3:45 pm
... Harry Wow! Your right! Out here in manhasset when I went out at 10 pm to eyeball the sky on the 28th and there was minimal twinkling of stars. Unfortunatly...
9767
Mike
djcerk11
Dec 31, 2003 4:15 pm
Hello, I've just got a 8" f6 Discovery Dobsonian and the focus doesn't seem to move smooth. When I turn the wheel it moves up and then down before it travels...
9768
Joe Cannavo
jpcannavo
Dec 31, 2003 4:21 pm
... Yup its a 15"f5 truss. Some comments: For me this is a perfect aperture. My previous newtonians were all in the 6-10" range and I had predominantly done ...
9769
Joe Cannavo
jpcannavo
Dec 31, 2003 4:28 pm
... Mike I am assuming you have the standard issue JMI focuser? There are hex screws that you can adjust. See my post #9651. These are 16th inch hex/allen...
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Don D'Egidio
astrojunkie52
Dec 31, 2003 5:07 pm
Penny, What would save a lot of space is if everyone would delete the Full Size Image of their photos. We were having a space problem over in the SCT-User...
9771
singularity1101
Dec 31, 2003 5:41 pm
... Nagler, ... Dan, Seems like you're pretty well set with eyepieces from wide field to high power. My only questions/comments would be: -Is the 40mm eyepiece...
9772
Dan Wolk
poziovahim2001
Dec 31, 2003 9:13 pm
Thanks Chris! I'm not too keen on math ;) Dan NM ... 55mm ... to ... judge ... both ... it...
9773
Harry Lewin
hml10463
Jan 1, 2004 12:00 am
... <jpcannavo@y...> wrote:> Harry ... eyeball the sky on the 28th and there was minimal twinkling of stars. ... was nervous to carry my mirror box downstairs...
9774
Jule D
jdubois61064
Jan 1, 2004 3:31 am
One of the tests used for mirror quality is to see if craterlets can be seen in the Plato crater on the moon. Tonight in Northwestern Illinois seeing is good,...
9775
Dan Wolk
poziovahim2001
Jan 1, 2004 4:14 am
Hi All, Happy New Year! Here's a cool site to pinpoint your lat and long! http://www.topozone.com/default.asp? 404;http://www.topozone.com/finddd.asp buen...
