Yep I did thanks. I have a Moonlight SCT focus on my Lx200-R and Ron was my first call. $400 though so it's not going to be a 'right-after-Christmas' item...
I was going to suggest the same source. It sounds like the original focuser may be oversize internally which is what allows things to cock when tightened...
I am looking for a long focus refractor for double star work there does not seem to be any firms supplying this type of telescope. If anyone knows of a...
well i have a 1000 mm length refractor from celestron i purchased through optics planet online but i dont know if the ship to the uk or u could try orion...
I would look into getting a Stellarvue 80/9D. Vic is selling them as "certified pre-owned" right now for $269.00 USD (OTA only). I have one of his certified...
You won't split many doubles with an 80mm. A 3" will barely split a 1.5 arc sec double. Dawe's limit for splitting doubles is approximately 4.5arc sec/D, where...
You might be surprised by what superior optics at high powers can split. I have a friend who uses a TOWA 60mm f/11.7 achro refractor for doubles splitting, and...
At the aperture and length you want/need I know of only one source, and that is D&G. They have an excellent reputation. http://www.dgoptical.com/refractor.htm ...
Thanks for all the replies I looked at the D&G web site and their optical tubes look very good but the cost of shipping up to 600 dollars plus custom duty...
... So far as I know D&G is the sole source for 5"+ long focus refractors. Per the below web site Antares still offers a 105mm x 1500mm refractor using a lens...
What about ordering the lens, and getting all your other parts locally? Doug ... -- Doug The Truckstop Astronomer [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Get the lens in cell and focuser with tube tailpiece from D&G and obtain the aluminum tubing locally, if available in the required inch size. You might even...
Thanks guys for all the advice the Antares telescope 105x1500 looks insteresting pity they dont do a 5 inch. Iwas reading on another site recently that a 4'...
That 4" Antares will do the job, though. They get very high marks from those that have used them, and the price is very good. I should have remembered them. ...
On Jan 3, 1888 the 36" Lick Refractor saw first light. At the time it was the largest refractor in the world and was at the world's first mountain top...
... split. I ... I'm sorry but I would not be surprised because there is a limit, and it is called the diffraction limit. I don't care if Towa or Zeiss or ...
As the saying goes: "Wishful thinking will not change the laws of physics." Scott Walker ... From: uncarollo2 To: Refractors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Care. There are no absolutes except God in his Heaven. Doug ... -- Doug The Truckstop Astronomer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Very very nice Paul. Doug On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM, San Diego Paul <brustasconsulting@... ... -- Doug The Truckstop Astronomer [Non-text portions...
On first light night for the 36" refractor - the scope would not focus - and the tube was shortened on the spot with a quickly procured hack saw! -drl...
Hello All, Bad weather is resulting in my pondering my equipment setup. I currently own a WO 110mm f/7 FLT refractor. I use it for visual and imaging. I am...
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