Refractors will be closed down and deleted after the end of this month. Thanks for your past support and enthusiasm and the best of luck in the future for all...
At the end of the month, Refractos will close down and be deleted. Thanks for your past support and enthusiasm and all the best in your future for this great...
... From: "blackstar7us" <gpj4@...> To: <Refractors@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:03 PM Subject: [Refractors] Just a question...
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Sep 20, 2006 5:42 am
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Hi Bill, Sorry to here that. This group has a huge amount of info and it's ashame to see it go. Best Regards, Jim Jim Fusco ...
I have volunteered to take over the Refractors group and keep it going. I am also a moderator on the "Telescope_Accessories" group. All members interested in...
Thanks Rick for stepping up MarkT ... From: Rich Wood To: Refractors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:17 PM Subject: [Refractors] Group...
There is currently an AP 180mm F7 on Astromart with an asking price of $40,000 per a posting on another group. Considering the fact that similar aperture and F...
From the standpoint of functionality/use I agree. That kind of investment opens a wide range of other options even for the dedicated imager. Like a 9" TMB and...
Hi, Nice to see some activity in this group again. To wit (and to add traffic here), let me share a conundrum that I'm bouncing back and forth here. I have a...
Wayne; Maybe we should add the two items they say are banned from all bar conversations to the banned list, religion and politics ;-) Seriously I want to...
Eric; I do not see anyone who offers standard rings or a TV type single ring for the ED66 scopes from Astro Tech, Stellarvue or WO. Stellarvue has just...
I recently received the 40mm TMB Paragon eyepiece and IMO it is excellent. It seems to be tight to the edge of the field of view down to F6 at least and have...
Hi Rich, Thanks for the idea! I forgot about Ken! The closest I could find that might work (but might need a bit of "padding") is Parallax, which has 3" rings....
... Hi Rich, Just came over from your notice at the Stellarvue site. Thanks for stepping up to this, it is needed! I also agree with your approach, sounds fair...
Eric; The diameter difference is only about .050" between 75mm & 3" so a single layer of felt from Lowes or Home Depot should pad the rings adequately. I have...
I am still fine tuning the gear i enjoy using.... My recent purchase of a Oberwerks BT-100's, 25 x 100's binocs, has demonstrated just how sweet dual eye...
... of ... Over ... They usually sell in the $35,000 range so it might be a bit high but I wouldn't be surprised if he gets it anyway. There are only about a ...
Bill; You mean that you do not want to spend $10,000 or so on the Fujinon 150mm binocs ;-) There is another company currently working on the development of ...
Rich ... Hey, not only $10k, but add 45 deg occulars and 40x and you are at $17k + mount! Not to mention size and weight.....Fuji went with the longer fl to...
... APM has some larger TMB achro's listed from time to time, http://www.apm-telescopes.de/ The only one I see there now is a 180mm achro but I've seen 150's ...
Hi Rich, I have just noticed on the Stellarvue groups that you have taken over this one. I hope that it is as friendly as the Stellarvue group. There are some...
Bill; Sorry but I am not going to mention a vendor's name until they are ready to announce things. Due to manufacturing technical difficulties, difficulties...