Anyone have other ways to make a EQ mount work at low Latitudes? http://www.qsl.net/kb7avt/CG4mod.htm (pics on webpage) The problem with telescope EQ mounts at...
The half pier adapters from Vixen and Orion are designed to allow the EQ-4/CG-5/GP mounts to work at low latitudes without additional modifications. ... From:...
The following link shows what various pier adapters/tripod extenders look like: http://www.teleskop-service.de/Antares/MontierungZub/montzub. tm#Saeulenaufsatz...
NR Group - I am about to begin construction of a 10 inch f/6 newtonian and can handle everything but grinding the mirror. I notice that few mirror vendors ...
I have a Discovery 6" f/5. It seems to be an excellent mirror. I have no complaints. ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine...
... telescopes....Any insights/advice that anyone cares to pass on will be greatly appreciated. Discovery has a good reputation and following. Another vendor...
These guys make the best mirrors. You can"t got wrong with any one of them. Paul http://www.pegasusoptics.com/ http://www.rfroyce.com/products_ast.htm ...
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:08:40 EDT From: mhholl@... Subject: Who Makes Good Mirrors? NR Group - I am about to begin construction of a 10 inch f/6 newtonian...
This is a totally biased view: I personally know the guy who makes Discovery mirrors and scopes. Though I don't own one of his scopes or mirrors, I've looked...
hey it has been a while since i posted a message but do you have to spend 100 dollars for a "mars filter". I see several options. Any suggestions. Clint...
Buy a 23A red filter which is a standard for Mars viewing. I have two and use them on Mars. One can buy one for about ten dollars. Wally clusterclint...
If I wanted to purchase an excellent quality OTA with a 10" mirror at f-8, where would I find one? There are many quality manufacturers of mirrors, but who...
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:48:47 -0000 From: "clusterclint" <clusterclint@...> Subject: mars filters hey it has been a while since i posted a...
If anyone here is interested. http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=384477 Classic heavy GEM for 8" to 16" Newts. -Christopher...
Hi folks, boy do I need your help! I checked the archives and did not find a specific answer to my problem. I use the Orion Deluxe Laser Collimator as my...
Last night I set up my TAK102FS next to the SP8 that was on a Celestron AS GT mount. I set both scopes up so that the eyepieces placement was such that I...
Just shooting from the hip here but it sounds like your secondary is badly miscollimated and not centered correctly on the focuser and the primary mirror. This...
It is possible that the focuser is mis-aligned and the secondary compensates (but not correctly) by directing the laser beam to the primary center, but since...
You sound like you're into observing the planets. Have you ever heard of Excelsior Optics? The man who runs the company specializes in long focus Newtonians...
I've looked through two ten-inch Discovery Dobs, one an F/6, and the other an F/4.5. Both demonstrated very good image quality, I own the F/4.5 and it shows...
Hello all, I'm new to the group and new to astronomoy. Soon I will be observing from my backyard through a new Hardin Dob. Looking through the photos, I am...
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