Observinng / Performance Report for Meade LXD55 / AR6 The skies tonight were awful - more milky white than black, but the weather was perfect and I had just...
Hello, First of all I want to thank the people for their advice on a new telescope. It eventually became a second hand Vixen 4" fluorite. It is about 10 years...
... is ... nice. ... lanthanums ... Hello there Wouter, Congratulation and a warmest welcome to the 4-incher club ;-). May your fine Vixen bring much joy and...
so stacking two 90's would give me goose bumps just thinking about it... Whew!! On a more serious note, does one just screw into the other? How does the filter...
Ralph, On my FS102 it is attached to the dewshield with a adapter. As far as stacking them on a Takahashi I'm not sure if they would attach to the dewshield or...
I use the Vixen LV 4mm for planetary observing on my FS102. I like the image quality very much, and the large eye relief makes critical eye positioning...
Just and FYI... I have decided to sell some as new absolutely perfect shape equipment. Includes scopes, accessories, pier and solar filter. You can check...
Ron, ... Isn't it time you started the a "4-incher club" for real? Maybe a yahoogroup of your own, devoted to 4" refractors? Or maybe to 4" and smaller...
... is ... nice. ... currently ... 20mm ... sharp ... looks ... lanthanums ... Congrats on the new scope. I would definitely prefer the Radian to the...
I use exclusivley Lanthanums both regular and superwide models. They are sharp and contrasty and I have never noticed a difference between other eyepices and...
The sites/forums/lists/groups I find most intesting are the ones that aren't so highly specialized. Having a "refractors' list is pretty specialized already. ...
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Hi I am new and need some advice. I recently purchase a Takahashi FS102 and need a mount setup for the scope. I am thinking about Giro 2 DX mount and a EQ 3/EQ...
... me! ... yahoogroup of your own, devoted to 4" refractors? Or maybe to 4" and smaller refractors? ... Thanks PJ for a great idea but alas, I'm also the lazy...
How do you utilize the Gibralter? Do you need a special adapter to mount the FS102 on a Gibralter? Or are you using the Giro on the Gibralter Tripod? Thanks,...
I notice that Anacortes now has the Pentax XW's listed. Seems the street price is going to be around $339 for the short ones and $549 for the 30 & 40 mm ones....
TC- I use Parallax rings on an AP 10" sliding bar. There are holes in the sliding bar that match the spacing of the two holes in the Gibralter cradle. The OTA...
... $549 for ... this ... replacing. ... (for ... Bill, This definitely shifts the market toward TeleVue Radians ($240.00) in the 20mm eyerelief market if you...
... Yeah, I was going to start slowly accumulating Pentaxes, but now I don't know. I don't have enough cash on hand to buy a lot of XL's right now. I was...
When the Pentax XLs first came out they cost a lot more than they do now. Hopefully the XWs cost will come down in time. John Kuhl ... for ... this ... ...
I just posted a new image of the Pelican nebula in Cygnus. I shot it last weekend near Mt. Pinos, California. Three hours total exposure time in LRGB =...
Hi, I have been scouring th egroups looking for side by side comparisons between the NP-101 and Traveler, I have found comparisons but not side by side, thus...
Personally, I have not found many reviews that are very useful, and I encourage you to try and see these two scopes in person. There are quite a few...
I too was very surprised at the price. Frankly, I had been hoping that Pentax would introduce an eyepiece in the 30 mm 2" barrel category, priced roughly the...
Hi, Can anyone tell me how much heat (temperature) an oiled triplet lens can handle, without being damaged? My TEC 140 has just spent a day in my observatory...
Neil, No idea, but if everything looks fine, and the lens still performs well, you'll know the answer. And, of course, you can always call TEC and see what...
