Lew, I can't comment on the other scopes, but I have had a Celestron C10N-GT for over a year now and am very happy with it. The views are excellent, and the...
A must see! http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?whatsnew/madeinamerica Triple-check your local broadcast time. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" ...
Hi group, Confusion about this. For now I am not trying to understand why the offset should occur, just what you see during collimation. The cross hairs of the...
. If the diagonal reflection appears offset, then the spider reflection should also be slightly offset too, correct? Both are slightly offset relative to the...
Dear Group: Any input would be welcome. I looked through a friends 12" newtonian tonight and noticed two things: 1). His inside focus was absent a secondary...
...Views were poor and I've ruled out pinched optics, astigmatism and cool down as being issues. I'm guessing he may have an undercorrected mirror, but do...
On 28 Mar 07 "Dave" wrote: "Confusion about this. For now I am not trying to understand why the offset should occur, just what you see during collimation. The...
... If the diagonal itself is center mounted on the spider--yes. ... Given a centered diagonal on a centered spider, yes. ... If the star is defocused enough,...
Hi: I have a 10 inch Newtownian and was looking for an automatic tracker. Found one which was quoted at over $1,000 U.S. Does any one know where I could buy a...
Hi, This might be what looking for, and this just came up on Astromart http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp? classified_id=494927 . Good Luck, ...
... a ... one for $699 + shipping. I have one and it is the best thing i ever did to my Dob. You can control it with the padel that comes with it or you can...
My Small Telescope Astronomy Site has moved to: http://www.larrydsmith.com/astro I've improved some of the images with a perl written stacker program, and...
I love it when I find a product that really works as it should. I recently purchased a new astro chair and was so impressed with it that I just had to write a...
Looks pretty good alright, and not an outrageous price. I'm still using an adjustable stool I built from a design another amateur astronomer published. But if...
Lew With the respect to your choices Id go with the Orion 10 on the Atlas mount. I think you would be happier with the mount and the scope as a whole. The...
... and all ... seem ... purpose ... astrophotography. ... from the ... logic ... than ... Hi Rich: I have an orion 10 but am not familiar with an Atlas mount....
Hello, I am a long time user of refractor and Cassegrain design telescopes, and somehow had missed out on Newtonians until now. I have picked up a used...
Interesting!!! What kind of eyepiece are you using? "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432 E. Northern...
Christopher, I see this with the CCD camera on my computer screen when focusing. I was using the Takahashi supplied coma corrector. I am going to try it...
The star test books quite good. I will try it without the corrector on the first clear night. I have never read anywhere about this phenomena, but I suspect...
Hi Larry, that is a possibility, but when I focused my Mewlon (Dal Kirkham) I never noticed such behavior. I am going to try it once without the corrector to...
Hi Group members. No leads as to the wherabouts of my 6" Dynascope Dob stolen from my home in Schenectady,NY about a year ago. Wanted poster link here. ...
Bummer. How long did you have it? Was it your main instrument? I use 6 inchers myself, kind of partial to them. Sorry you've not recovered it yet. ... ...
Thanks, Larry I had it for about 4 years in the form it was in when stolen, I used the OTA on an eguatorial mount for about 3 years before that. Fortunately, I...
Yes, I just got got one this week. It came with a 2 inch 32 mm eyepiece, got a 26mm and 40mm 2 inch also. The wife said get more eyepiece(s)I can't see the...
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