Tonight, just before it goes into earth's shadow, the iss will pass very close to the moon, are across it depending on where you are. The time to look is just...
My 8" Newstar (same as Skywatcher) has the exact same problem - though I'm not sure what sort of p[ads it uses. I wonder if I could tear mind down too and...
Kevin, Thanks for the info. I live a few kms east of the centre line and was wondering if there is any chance I can see the transit from my backyard. How far...
Howdy, One quick and relatively inexpensive option is to get a helical crayford focuser insert from DID or someone similar. You use the existing focuser for...
Looks like you have to be within 10 km, in order to see the iss pass across the moon. If people intereted in iss satellite transits and, are in / close to ...
Here's video I captured showing a satellite passing across the moon, last night. I used my low light video camera, in the focuser of my skywatcher 70 mm...
Here's video I captured showing a satellite passing across the moon, last night. I used my low light video camera, in the focuser of my skywatcher 70 mm...
Ditto the congratulations to Rock. Absolutely wonderful shot! Cheers, Tom ... absolutely ... of this ... draws ... when I ... cube" ... and I ... incredible...
Hi Kevin. Thanks for the info re the iSS passing by the Moon. Also, for all the other wondeful satelitte information that you so faithfully share with us....
Congratulations, Rock, your SkyNews picture is really neat. That is quite an achievement to be able to capture this in the daytime. It just helps prove that...
Hi all, Last night I finally got around to mounting my 10 Dob on my EQ6 (with my 80mm refractor on top of that). It works quite well, and the OTA does double...
Allen, I have made a few dovetails with Ken Whitnall's help. I guess you could reinforce the one you have with another solid bar on top but you could also just...
Hi all, Anyone having problems with the focusers on these chinese made DOBs can fix the problem (or at least make it better) by adjusting the small allen head...
Hi Everyone, Not only is astro day only 5 days away we are also in the May window for sidewalk astronomy at Chapters. For everyone who may not know, I have...
1. I found that a Meade 77 2" focuser can be had on ebay for $19 US. Does anyone have experience with these? 2. Scopestuff sells replacement teflon pads for...
Hi Workchow, This focuser is likely no better than what you have now. I have a Meade SN10 scope with 2" focuser which suffers many of the same problems. I have...
Gang, Last night was a great with Jamie McFarland, Chris Cloutier and Joe Silverman as company. I arrived just before 9pm and Joe was right behind a few...
Hi workchow, Jean mentioned a helical focuser ... Orion has one that is not too expensive and can be purchased in Canada (i.e. $58 CDN at Kendrick). ...
Thanks Greg, Is the solid bar stock stiffer than the extruded dovetail? I'm not up on the properties of these things, I thought that the shape was an advantage...
Reminder from the Calendar of OAOG http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAOG/cal Mars near star in Gemini Monday May 1, 2006 10:30 pm - 10:30 pm (This event does not...
OAOG@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2006 8:26 pm
32599
Allen, Take it from a Mech Eng, it's stiffer. Yes shape has an advantage in bending stiffness/weight ratio but not in net stiffness. The solid bar of same...
Hello workchow, A high quality Craford focuser for an affordable price is offered by William Optics. William Optics has expanded their link quite a bit in...
Hi Allen, One of the drawbacks of the EQ6 mount is that the dovetail saddle is an integral part of the mount head which is not very long compared to other...
I will definitely give that a go!. Thanks a lot, Allen ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
Thanks for the info! I don't know exactly what to ask for, but effectively I'd like to replace the 13" dovetail bar for the EQ6 with a solid version, perhaps ...
I got my helical focuser through O'Neil Photo in London. Joe is a great guy to deal with and the part is machined aluminum and bronze. Makes for a very slick...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the OAOG group. File : /Comet SW3 Charts...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
