http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=74926&item=7506785251&rd=1 18 of these (with matching secondaries) went up 12 hrs ago, and 6 are gone...
Hello All, I just got back from the Mid South StarGaze at French Camp, MS. Seeing was fair the first two nights and great the 3rd night. My Konus performed...
Every once in a while you find a Newt that is an obvious cut above the pack. Sounds like you have looked through such a beast! Of course a Televue or better...
Yeah, that owner had more dollars invested in Televue accessories than the scope itself. I look at it this way. A man could just as easily get bitten by the...
Maybe it's my pocketbook talking, but I too find the Newtonian my favorite. I have to align it sometimes, but what I especially like is it's so simple I can ...
Larry, I agree. My experience tells me it's possible to take a mediocre newt and make a pretty good telescope out of it. Try that with an old Bausch and Lomb...
My quick setup is a 6" f/5 Newt on an Equatorial. I can carry it lock-stock-and-barrel, so no break down. And as you say, it can be worked on. I shortened...
I have no problems with the spider, it is quite stiff and holds alignment well. This is only a 6" scope, so the secondary isn't very large, and the curved...
Wayne, Thanks for your thoughtful post. I too will look forward to reading your observations on refractor vs SCT vs large newt. I'm reasonably sure a 14.5...
Tom, If your center spot is a white notebook paper reinforcement ring, or better yet, a white Jim Fly triangle, it's easy to collimate with the autocollimator...
Thanks, Vic I've already read your web page several times and your writeup here helped me understand the process even more. My scope is pretty close. I was...
... Tom, I've definitely been there--done that! I have a 6-inch Hardin sitting in my living room right now that I just assembled and collimated. My club will...
I'm giving some thought to putting in a new secondary holder and spider assembly that's easier to adjust and will hold its position better. But I have no idea...
Well, one way is a rotated diagonal. If the diagonal is rotated, say 15 degrees, it's possible to adjust the tilt such that the laser dot falls on the center...
Another way around this is to use the system from Lasermax. There was very good review of this in Sky and Telescope. I bought one and it works great. Mel. ...
Hi Wayne: Actually, I just purchased the adapter part and this attaches to my Orion laser collimator. This little adapter costs $100. I bet they would fix...
... I'm not a big fan of holographic laser collimators. They seem to work fine when evaluating collimation, but seem less intuitive when a collimation error...
I hope the groups do not mind a mixed review of several telescopes and other products thrown together on their forums, as I think it includes something of...
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