Hi and Happy New Year to all. Does anybody know of a professional optician that would clean the optics of my C/V102 Fluorite objective. It also has a rattle...
Steve, I'm aware of the S&T article. Congrats on the TEC140 - sounds like a great scope from what I've heard. Tak makes great mounts, but I'll keep my AP...
Hi Bob, ... Art at Texas Nautical Repair will provide this service. As far as I know he still does this fro Vixen OTA's as well. Happy New Year! Paul ...
Hi Chris, Sorry, my mistake. Brian, if you are still out there, check out the other groups I mentioned for some more info on apochromatic refractors. Cheers, ...
I did the experiment as I have both scopes on the same mount: http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm Due to the greatly differing focal lengths of the two...
... Thanks Paul, I will first wait to hear from Barry Greiner, I much rather personally deliver the lense, then take a chance with shipping it out-but if it...
Chris, as an owner of a TEC 140 and a regular reader of the TEC Yahoo Group, I am not aware that TEC is "suffering through startup issues." Yes, Yuri probably...
I recently took delivery of a TEC 140 at the end of the second production run, and I can state categorically there are no problems at all with the scope itself...
There are no problems with TEC refractors that I know of. I tried to make that clear in my first post. The "startup issues" I refer to are related to waiting...
Hi, I would agree with your statement. In the end however Yuri will deliver one great scope. I have owned a Tec mak and the Tec 140. Both delayed, but...
Yes, I think TEC is going through changes since its 140 apo has been a big hit. However, I think it has managed its order list very well and professionally....
Hi, I am thinking of upgrading from my synta 120mm f/8 to something better and am hoping to get some opinions. For me, a refractor in the 5" range seems ideal...
... better and ... seems ... than 1/4 ... 120 mm also ... in ... in Michigan ... Synta ota and ... correction, sample ... than I am ... the price. ... ...
... better and ... seems ... than 1/4 ... 120 mm also ... in ... in Michigan ... Synta ota and ... correction, sample ... than I am ... the price. ... ...
... Hi Dave Let me echo Bob's sentiments. I just purchased a D&G 5" f/12 in December and its a sweet scope. Coming off 5+ years of owning Tak and AP apos, I ...
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... can ... mentioned ... am ... gm- ... Dave I had really little cool down time with the D&G. Remember that Barry uses a 6" OD tube for the 5" D&G. His...
Dave, Geoff Gaherty, one of the 'elders' of the Talking Telescopes group, recently recieved his new Burgess, and compared it to his Antares 120mm. I followed...
... group, recently recieved his new Burgess, and compared it to his Antares ... Antares. Mechanically, the Burgess was better overall; optically, the ... ...
... Dave this is Bob again. I have a great Celestron/Vixen 102 Fluorite Apo, the images are outstanding for a 4" scope. The D&G 5"F12 gave awesome planetary...
<snip> ... Dave, I guess if it was someone else's money, and there was no wait involved, I'd get a 6" apo...(but....who wouldn't??).... and can I have a nice...
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The Synta focusers can be made very good with a bit of adjustments. Most likely the problem you are seeing is due to excess slop in the focuser tube. You can...
I just scored one of these on Astromart. It's beautifully made, I'll post some pictures later today. Does anyone have any info about this gem? When was it made...
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