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Jul 1, 2007 4:09 pm
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I used my WO FLT110 to catch Venus and Jupiter on June 30, 2007 when they were about 1/2 degree apart. I used my trusty old Nikon CP4500 with the screw in...
That is a pretty good picture. Not "well composed" I suppose, because there is so much black space between the two objects. But that's what you *see.* I did...
Definitely off subject but I am letting this one through as possibly of interest to some members. Rich Wood Hi Group. Maybe a bit off topic, but since this...
... Oh don't get me wrong I LOVE the 9.25 it's awesome, but I have a bad back and a 9mm bulge (AGAIN) in my L3 so lugging it out of the garage requires pain,...
I see what you mean. I'm sorry to read of your troubles. The 9.25 is probably the lightest of the large apertures so you've got that part of it right. I have...
Hi group, I am purchasing a Zeiss ED80/840 Presto lens that I will be building a custom OTA for. I know these are pretty rare, but I don't know much else about...
PJ; You might check with the owner of Alpine Astronomical as he is a Zeiss scope enthusiast and deals in used Zeiss scopes, including finding particular models...
Jack, There are four types of optical glass surface you are likely to come across: uncoated bloomed soft multi-coated hard multi-coated and whilst you can...
... I usually go gooooooooo when I see those 14" Celestron on display at Scope City as well as the 16" Meades but that's defenetly not for me. (unless I hit...
I picked up an old oak surveyor's tripod and am looking for an equitorial mount to put on it. Something light but solid for maybe a 3 inch Tele Vue or so. Does...
Universal Astronomics sells a number of adapters to mount various equatorial mounts to their surveyor's tripod. You might check out what they offer. I...
I would go for a Super Polaris mount from Astromart. That handles the 80mm class quite nicely. The question of how to do the adapter is a problem, but I...
... Thanks Rich I saw it a couple of day in another group I lurk in, I agree that this group sometimes gets OT / OS but it's one of my favorite groups I learn...
Check the new photos. They are of Superapo, a relatively unusual scope in the U.S. Four element APOs are not that common, excluding Petzval designs. A...
Hi Rich, There is a Astreya forum at astroclassifieds. There was a lot of Q & A's I did with Andreya there and offers some good info. I personally know of...
To: John from TV Is the Ethos field stop internal (like on Naglers) or external (like on Panoptics). I would suspect that it is internal but would like ...
Anyone have any info/experience with ATCO refractors? I have one labeled "ATCO Astronomical Telescope D=76.2 F=1250 Japan Circle-K". Its from the 50's or 60's....
John; The "Circle-K" on the scope indicates the actual Japanese manufacturer was Kasai, better known, at least in the U.S., as an eyepiece manufacturer. They,...
A Google search for "ATCO refractor" turned up several entries, including postings on CN forums about ATCO refractors, most for 60mm units. Apparently they...
... The TV76 would be a good choice. Some folks might prefer a longer focal length for lunar and planetary viewing, but it is tough to manage a long scope for...
Also take a close look at the Stellarvue 80S APO triplet. As a triplet it should have slightly better color correction than the TV doublet, at least...
Pentax has an 80mm birding scope that has been in the U.S. for some years and which also gets the acclaim, apparently, of the astronomical crowd. But I've...
APM/TMB also has at least one 80mm scope which is supposed to be excellent. I suspect that any of the mentioned items from TV, SV, Pentax or APM/TMB would be...
... I would keep my eyes open for a used Tak FC-76. IMO, the smaller FC series were the best doublets ever produced. A little long at F/8 for birding though,...
