... refractor. ... Hello, I restored a Sears Discoverer 60mm scope for my son, ours was built by Towa in Japan. Their logo is a T in a circle. With decent...
Circle T still makes quality .965 eyepieces in Japan. I obtained a set of five orthoscopics via a special order through Kendrick Astro Instruments last year...
Greetings refractor lovers, I have a brand new D&G 5" f/15 that I am tring to mount onto a Losmandy DUP Universal plate using Parallax rings. I would like to...
Gary; By my measurement, just rechecked, TEC dovetail plates have the tube ring mounting holes spaced on a 3.5" center to center distance and close to the ends...
Hi Rich, I really appreciate your effort to check this. Will TEC's dovetail plate mate with the Losmandy mount? I will check with TEC/Anacortes tomorrow on...
Hi Guys, I thought I would try here first. I am looking for a pinion and if I can find one, a rack, for a Celestron/Vixen 1.25 focuser. It is for a 80mm ...
Gary; The TEC plate is designed to fit Losmandy "D" saddles as used in the G11, current GM8, MI250 and other compatible mounts. I use it on my TEC 140 and G11...
Gary; Are you sure that the parts from a newer Celestron refractor will fit? They are not made by Vixen but are from Synta in Taiwan/China. If so you might...
Gary, You might also just flip the rings over and drill/tap holes to match the correct spacing of the losmandy plate. ... the ... my ... be ... dovetail ... ...
I have received my dovetail plate from TEC. Yuri sent it out even before I sent the money! He said since I was a previous TEC customer that he would do this...
I have a Meade DS90 refractor mounted on a LXD75 which seves very well as a solar scope, grab and go travel scope and guide scope. It is fitted with a JMI...
Warp, It sounds like your're experiencing Newton's Rings. It comes about when a spherical piece of glass is placed on top of a flat one, with the two touching...
Yep... that's what they look like. I didn't change any of the spacers so I guess if I go back in and add a small piece of foil to each existing spacer to...
Warp; I suggest that you star test the scope before and after any spacing changes. The lens spacing is part of the optical formula on air spaced objectives....
Send me some cash.... of course... there are those snobs who still feel a higher price tag is always the answer - even though they couldn't see the ...
Hello refractor fans, I have just ordered an Orion Telescopes 120mm f/8.3 refractor optical tube and would like to mount this on my Meade LXD-75 mount. The...
One word.... ScopeStuff Warp garyjm1 <garyjm@...> wrote: Hello refractor fans, I have just ordered an Orion Telescopes 120mm f/8.3 refractor optical ...
One word.... ScopeStuff Warp garyjm1 <garyjm@...> wrote: Hello refractor fans, I have just ordered an Orion Telescopes 120mm f/8.3 refractor optical ...
Andy Don't worry too much about the "grease leak" potential problem. Most such lubricants won't liquefy until they get much warmer than you'll experience...
The ecliptic is not parallel to the celestial equator, so it has no single declination. As you may know, the points at which the ecliptic crosses the equator...
Just wanted to give the group a heads up.... and first chance... Looks like I will be selling my beloved and great performing Meade LXD75 / AR5 - 127mm...
Search the Orion website for Tube Rings. They stock rings for all their scopes. The rings have a 1/4-20 hole in the bottom for attaching to various mounts....
I'm putting together another order for the Belt Drive Conversion Kits for the Meade LXD 55/75 series of mounts. Cost will be $74.70 which includes shipping in...
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Just thought I'd give the group a heads up on my AR5 Refractor with MoonLight Focuser going up for sale with extras. Posted in a folder in the files group. ...
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