The shuttle Columbia lost.... Even since the destruction of Challenger, most people on the planet take the STS missions for granted. Most of them could not...
À cause d'un problème informatique, j'ai perdu les éventuels courriels (e-mails) que j'ai reçu de cette liste au cours de trois derniers jours. Quelqu'un...
In the spirit of a true side-by-side test, I'd like to evaluate the NP-101 and FS102 under similar conditions. Rather than write a report devoid of anything...
Hi Otto... Thought you went into hiding or something.... The list doesn't allow attachments. Perhaps uploading it to the Photos section? Tom D ... NP-101 and...
Hi Tom - thanks for the tip...I always forget which groups will accept attachments. Photo of FS102 and NP-101 on a G-11 has been loaded to the Photos area. CS...
Otto, I must be missing something? These are both wonderful scopes, but if you own both of them, isn't it more an emotional decision, which do you love the...
... and FS102 under similar conditions. Rather than write a report devoid of anything meaningful, does anybody have suggestions on how to neutrally evaluate...
Rich N.
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Feb 2, 2003 6:27 pm
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... More than a few of us have both hobbies. Rich...
Rich N.
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Feb 2, 2003 6:39 pm
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Rich - I think the TV zoom is a very good idea....will have to borrow one locally if possible. It will be an emotional decision, because the Tak FS102 taught...
... It will be interesting to hear which takes high power better and which is best at showing low contrast features like festoons between the NEB and SEB. Hope...
Rich N.
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Feb 2, 2003 7:19 pm
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... From: "Rich N." <rnapo@...> ... Hi Rich, And they can be combined nicely too!! I own a beautiful J.W. Fecker rifle scope with the parallax adjustment...
... another telescope, she will start collecting firearms. ... Well Otto, here's a radical thought: Sell them both and buy some quality aperature. Then there...
Thanks...but not sure what that would gain. I already have a Starmaster 12.5 ELT and AP155 for quality aperture. They are bigger but not always better. CS -...
... <SNIP> A Cloudy Nights article titled "Planetary Eyepieces" at: http://www.cloudynights.com/eyepieces2/planetary.htm disputes the idea that the TV zoom is...
The TV zoom offers the advantage of easily matching magnification for side-by-side testing of very different focal lengths. I read the comprehensive...
Stupid question from the novice- I'm considering adding a small apo refractor to the scope collection, currently headed by a NX11GPS. The refractor would be...
Good day Otto, The best way to compare 2 telescopes is to remove as much of the variables as possible: 1) The ultimate is to use an optical bench 2) If not, do...
... I didn't say the TV Nagler zoom was the ideal planetary eyepiece. I said it made it much easier to compare two telescopes with different focal lengths. It...
Rich N.
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Feb 3, 2003 7:36 pm
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Mary: I think I might be in the minority here but I've got to say.... I own a Nexstar 11 GPS as well as a relatively inexpensive Konus 6" Achro. I have...
Refractors, for a given aperature, tend to give the hightest contrast and most steady images of any telescope type. The contrast issue is because of the...
Hi Mary, It is hard to beat aperture for brightness and resolution. The Tak FS OTAs I've seen were all well collimated from the "factory". They do have...
Rich N.
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Feb 3, 2003 8:51 pm
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My TEC-140 (#19) arrived last Thursday. I had been following it's shipping via the UPS tracking # and was worried. That morning the web site still showed the...
Just a little more... I've looked through some well collimated Celestron 8" SCT, on nights of good seeing, when they showed nearly as much planetary detail as...
Rich N.
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Feb 3, 2003 9:17 pm
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I mount my Tak FS-102 on my C11 regularly and together they make an increadible combination. Im very happy with both scopes in every possible way. The Tak will...
I would compliment your 11" scope with a small wide field refractor, such as a TV76, or 85, Tak Sky90, ect. If you get better planetary images with a small...
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