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Apr 1, 2003 6:03 pm
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Dear group members, I am thinking of purchasing a Meade 4504 telescope and had some questions first. The scope in question does not have a polar alignment...
Hello yall, I am just in from a delightful night of viewing. Actually, it was altogether disappointing despite two things; it was T-shirt weather (here in...
ok, two things to check... first, when you swung the scope around, you did keep your noggin clear, right? second, sometimes i like a little nip of my Black...
I did not bump my head, at least last night anyway...I was driving so I steered clear of my homebrew till I got home...and it was not cold at all, my scope and...
Tyler, It sounds like you may have a collimation issue. This is easy to check and you can do it during the daytime. Obtain a small, round, very shiny object....
Bob, This sounds like a really good idea. I will absolutely try this. My main problem thus far with star collimation, though, isn't keeping up with the stars,...
... light ... It ... I wonder... one of the contributing factors may be Jupiter's brightness... i sometimes see the same "ghost image" in my LX200gps. The...
Tyler, I'm a bit confused about your last email. I can understand seeing the shadow of your secondary, I sometimes have the same result. Where I am confused...
I see the same thing when I de-focus. Starts as a more or less point of light, then as I move up or down from focus I start seeing a dark spot in the center ...
Thanks, Bob. I guess I should pay more attention to the stuff I read. I was using my highest power ep and looking for rings around the secondary... Jim's email...
... was ... off ... could ... eye, ... eyepiece ... could ... a ... I ... light ... It ... Tim, looking sideways in the eyepiece is called "averted vision" ...
I'd like to offer another possibility, although it is a bit of a stretch. The set screws used to hold the main mirror in place and maintain collimation may be...
Hi there! Very new to reflectors and Autostar, so a question if I may? In setting up autostar on a DS series telescope when aligning to the start position,...
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Apr 5, 2003 11:02 pm
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Start by making sure your tripod is level, take a look at Polaris, center it in the field of view, then drop the tube down horizontal and level it without...
Just had a good night of observation in the So Cal desert; I had the 4504, and the ETX-70 along for the ride, and had an overall good night (Set up at about...
Daniel, Had similar problems and also movement in both axis. Nothing helped the first problem except retightening almost every time I used the mount....
... ok, there is at least 2 types of lock-tite out there, the mild stuff, and the "permanent" stuff. we have a bottle somewhere (for the motorcycles), but it's...
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Apr 12, 2003 11:02 pm
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Whoops, I hit enter and I think this will be a double post. I'll have to stop cussing people who do that. So, if you all recall, I've been whining a lot...
I think it's dead, yeah, I've checked in there a couple times over the last month. I keep thinking maybe I don't have my time zones straight. I'm cdt, I think...
Tim, Where do you live? Maybe somebody else in the club can look at your 'scope or connect you to a person who can look at your scope. Any astronomy clubs in...
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Tyler, i forgot to talk about the Apogee Cheshire. I bought one a year ago. The screw on crosshair piece didn't line up with the tube when screwed on, it would...
