Hi Ed. I've used several solutions for radial counter-weighting of smaller GEM/rotating ring mounted Newts, but perhaps the simplest was adding a short...
I haven't tried it, but one neat idea I saw once was to glue a strip of velcro along the side of the tube to be weighted. Then attach a mating piece of velcro...
I like Newts myself. The are so simple in construction, one can make one by hand, or easily make modifications to the instrument. ... From: garyparkerson...
Gary- properly made Newts can eat anything else. At this moment I have a C5, C8, C14, FS 102, 6" f/8 acromat. Newts are 6" f8. 10" f 4.5, 10"f6, 16" f4.5 and...
Wow! You must also have a budget beyond mine. I have a 6" f/10 (DOB) and a 6" f/5 (EQ). I'm down from an old 8" DOB, and years ago had a 10". I like my current...
Gary, Gotta say I enjoy that "rag" :) of yours. I'm another old newt lover. An optical design that is so easy to play around with. "tweaks" galore can be done!...
... WG: Gary, the Newt hasn't gone out of fashion with me--- I have a fantastic Parallax 10" f/6.5 optimized Newt on a 250 pound GEM using Royce primary and...
Hi Gary: Many thanks for suggesting solutions, all of which are good. I will handle as much weight as a Canon XSi off the focus unit (upgraded to a Moonlite)...
Excellent solution for light weights! Ed ... of velcro along the side of the tube to be weighted. Then attach a mating piece of velcro to a cube shaped weight,...
Thanks John and congratulations on the JMI NGT. Jim and his crew did it right when they designed and built the things. As luck would have it, I notice one of...
Hi Wayne. Doesn't Joe make beautiful Newts! It seems that Parallax is one of the few remaining sources for state of the art, premium classic Newts and that's...
The little 6" was a neat rig. I looked one over on a visit to their shop when they had a prototype done. Don't believe there were too many made. I had a hard...
Thanks John. I'll certainly add truss assembly flexure to the list. As it happens, I was testing a new laser collimator design on a mass-produced steel-tube...
It's true Larry. I get as much enjoyment out of building, rebuilding and tweaking Newts as I do using them. Gary ... one by hand, or easily make modifications...
I too have decided to keep some refractors and SCTs, but you hit me where I live with the 10"f/6. We've been trying to decide whether to feature a 10" or...
Gary- here is a picture with all the telescope stuff at that time in one room. Also my Meade RG 10- Has been totally upgraded- Jerry Wilkerson refigured the...
Unfortunately, your photo attachment resulted in this note: "[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]." Not sure what happened there, but I would...
Gary- although a member of this group for a year I was unable to sign in on the Yahoo groups site so I redid it and as soon as I can get in will post a number...
Hi Gary, Hi Gary, As we are already aquainted with each other, I would like to welcome you to the group. As you know, I am a true supporter of the Newtonian ...
Hi Mel and thanks. It's always easy singing the praises of our favorite scopes and will be especially fun given the expert help we have lined up. I look...
I'm another new member and would appreciate if someone could direct me toward a good article on colimnation. I suspect my Chinese Newt off eBay is out of...
"Andy's shot glass" web site is pretty good and has videos. http://www.andysshotglass.com -Chris ... -- -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432 E....
You might try my effort. If it doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll certainly try to improve it: http://www.larrydsmith.com/astro/collimation.html ... ...
Hi Randall. Did a collimation tool accompany your scope? There are a number of collimation methods, depending on what tool your using. The most basic...
Randall, There's lots on the internet these days about newtonian collimation. Andy's Shot Glass presentation is very good. Larry's presentation here is also...
Hi Randall, Welcome to the Newtonian Reflector group. To add to the responses you received regarding collimation of your reflector, Sky and Telescope has...
Hi Gary, I read your post stating that you have a 10" f/5.6 Newtonian in your collection, with a ZOC primary to boot! I am also a member of the Zambuto Mirror...
It's true Charles, you've got the worst case of Classic-Newt sickness I've encountered...and I've survived some doozies. Sadly, I suspect yours is terminal...
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