I would have let this thread die since I don't own any apochromatic refractors and may not ever get the opportunity to do so. However, the last note on the...
Mark, Right on; you are so right. Thanks for your input and defense of Bill Burgess; he seems like an okay guy and I, too, don't feel as if he is a fly by...
Well excuse me Mark I never realized I struck a nerve. Why does it have to be AP Apo owners. There are Meade snobs, Takahashi snobs, Celestron snobs, Questar...
Bravely spoken. Here's my response. Have a starry night. Mark Vincent Costello III Matthews NC ... it have to be AP Apo ... Questar snobs. ... said it, does...
I think Bill Burgess is OK, and I applaud what he is trying to do. Even though I've got lots of APOs, I ordered a 102 F6 (guide scope, big finder) and was on...
Just an FYI... the old thread had died, rightly so, 24 hours before tonysuruda@... started this "Enough..." thread. Rich...
Rich N.
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Apr 3, 2004 1:02 am
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Just wanted to pass along a purely "visual" night of observing - no photography - just the joy of seeing. Sunday night, took out the LXD55/AR6 to the front...
Simply cut out the arrows in the guide and glued them in place on the OTA - one on either side of the cradle and two on the counterweight shaft. Warp "Dave A."...
Recently I ordered a UniStar HD Deluxe and wood surveyor tripod from Larry at Universal Astronomics.. Having had my TEC140 on a Losmandy G-11 for the past six...
Imaged with a 4-inch refractor (NP101) at f/5.4 and H-alpha filter. The half moon was only 20 degrees away so the H-a filter served as both light pollution...
Hi Group, For all of you Tak Sky 90 owners out there, I'm getting a sky 90. I've been offered a used, excellent condition original version (Type 1) for...
I am looking this scope for a friend of mine, who is a beginner. Is there anybody who has ever heard of these scopes or evn used one of them? I would like to...
Does anybody have experiences with this scope? How are the optics? What is the maximum magnification usable? Can it be used for planetary work, maybe with a...
If your new telescope will be mostly for visual use, I suggest you look for a Tak FS-102. Rich...
Rich N.
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Apr 15, 2004 10:08 am
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Hi Rich, Thanks for the response. Due to my extremely light-polluted location (NYC suburbs), I need a scope with easy "grab 'n go." Otherwise, you're right,...
Hi Rob, What mount do you plan to use for the Sky 90? I live in the extremely light-polluted location of San Jose, CA (San Francisco Bay Area). I can tuck my...
Rich N.
rnapo@...
Apr 15, 2004 1:31 pm
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Hi Rich, For the grab 'n go mount, it'll likely be an altaz mount on one of the Manfrotto/Bogen tripods that seem to be popular for the Sky90s. (Even if I went...
You don't need much to veiw the solar tranisit of Venus. It's not like trying to veiw subtle low contrast detail on Jupiter. I assume you will be dealing with...
Rich N.
rnapo@...
Apr 15, 2004 1:57 pm
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What are you folks using for viewing the Venus transit? I would be tempted to bring my Leica Televid 77 APO with angled eyepiece holder and 20x to 60x zoom...
Rich N.
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Apr 15, 2004 2:50 pm
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... AP Stowaway w/ Baader solar filter. Paul __________________ Paul Leuba New Freedom, PA...
I live in Western Colorado where the transit will not be visible and am going to Portugal to view it. I was unable to get clear guidance from the ...
tonysuruda@...
Apr 15, 2004 7:25 pm
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... and am going ... the ... my TV-76 on ... forum and one ... confiscated, so ... You might post this to the Yahoo TeleVue group as many there post of ...
If the only observing you will be doing in Portugal is the Venus transit, you could get by with a less expensive scope than a TV-76 since you are looking at a...
Rich N.
rnapo@...
Apr 15, 2004 10:22 pm
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Hi Paul, The Stowaway with Baader solar filter I'm sure will perform well. I think I would be chicken to take my Stowaway on a trip where I don't need an APO...
Rich N.
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Apr 15, 2004 10:39 pm
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Hi Rich, What mount are you using for your smaller scopes? I also live in the drearily light pollute city of San Jose and just recently picked up an 80mm f/6...
Hi Mark, The non driven alt/az mounts I've been using, the TV Gibraltar and TV Tele-Pod. I recently bought a Tak Lapides modified Tegul head. I've not had...
Rich N.
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Apr 16, 2004 2:22 pm
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I should add, I still use my old Celestron/Vixen SP mount now and then with the FS 78 and FC-100. I had an adapter made for the SP that fits the Tak tube...
Rich N.
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Apr 16, 2004 2:37 pm
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I just got back from New Zealand and Australia where I carried my Megrez 80mm scope in its soft-sided case. I took it as carry-on luggage. Only one security...
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