Hello Guys, I have a new mount on the way - one which should handle an 8 or 10 inch short FL Newtonian. I like the looks of Orion's 8 or 10 inch OTA....
Yes, you can get rotating rings from a number of sources. Parks makes some in different sizes. Kens Rings and Things has a four-ring system that works too. Two...
Makes a lot of sense, Chris... I saw a post in CLoudy Nights where a guy made something similar. Except he only used a single 3rd ring to hold the tube in...
You can also contact Joe at Parallax. His rings are absolutely first rate and he does make a rotating assembly: _http://www.parallaxinstruments.com/_...
Too bad about your RV-6! You'll get plenty of sympathy from the folks at the Dynascope yahoo group; check out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dynascope/ And ...
I really screwed up, too. The damage wasn't all that bad. smoke stains and the base was pretty rusty - nothing that couldn't have been fixed. At the time...
Amazing. I had one of those Gilbert 2.5" reflectors also. Watched an eclipse with their little funnel-shaped Sun projection viewer. Had people walking by stop...
Hello there Tom.Its been a while since I last heard from you.Its me Gary Barabino-I was once back in 1974 the telescope operator at UNO,and a former owner of a...
Yes, I remember that projection screen. used it a lot, too. I brought just that projection screen to school one day - 4th grade, if I remember correctly -...
If this is the guy I'm thinking of... Vega Sky Center? Are you the guy who lived on Tennessee street who kept all the detailed notebooks? Worked for Baroid? ...
To Tom and Gary Barabino: I don't think I know either of you but I live in the area. I'm in Slidell. Private contact would be appreciated. David Dale ... ...
Question: In checking defocused star images in my 6" f/5 Newtonian, I see slightly elliptical images, with a centered dark spot (the secondary shadow). I...
Larry, That probably means your diagonal isn't quite at 45 degrees. I had a similar probalem with my refractor. I thought at first it was asigmatism, but...
Thanks. I suspected something like that. The scope came with a 3-vane spider, the vanes being very wide, nearly 1/4 inch. I removed that and fashoned a thin...
Well, I found a rider for my new LXD500 mount - a Konus 200mm, F5 OTA I found on eBay. Should be here next week some time. I got somewhat concerned this...
Sounds like maybe Konus has switched from Synta to some other Chinese maker. That will be good information for the future. What other forums were you reading...
There is a lot of discussion about this in Astromart's Newtonian reflector forum under equipment discussions. Looks like I lucked out, though and got an older...
And it appears to be in good shape. No marks or smudges on the mirror - no visible scratches. I have no idea of the collimation condition, but I'm assuming...
I bought an Orion Sky View Deluxe 8" f/4 newtonian a couple of years ago. As is common with fast scopes (I didn't do enough homework before choosing a scope....
How about putting a 2" focuser and larger secondary on that puppy? BTW, I am curious what might be wrong with that mirror if coma is so evident in 1.25"...
Nothing like it. Keep us posted on views through you new scope. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on...
I mounted the Konus 200 OTA on my LXD-500B mount yesterday afternoon. Skies cleared and I was able to take it out last night. A quick star check did show that...
Hi Bud, There is something else wrong with this telescope it is not the fact that it is an f4 Newtonian. I only have fast Newtonian and I prefer them to long f...
I am an RFT lover too. My main Newt is a hand-made 10" f3.8 Of course it needs dark skies to really show off what it can do and now I live in the city. The...
Thankyou Chris and Randy for your replies. Perhaps you are right and there is a real problem with the optics, probably the primary mirror. Orion braggs low...
I may be barking up the wrong tree here, but the primary mirror isn't being pinched in it's cell? maybe you could try loosening off the brackets just a tad. So...
Thankyou very much. That is one that hasn't been suggested yet. At this point I am willing to try anything. Bud "xrekcor (ihug)" <xrekcor@...> wrote: I...
Gregory, I hope everyone in the Group would approve/agree and appreciate the opportunity to be offered instruments first by members before they are posted for...
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