Dear Group, I am the proud new owner of a 90 mm apo Stellarvue raptor, had some CG5 mount issues and Vic is sending me a new unit. I am waiting with baited ...
For anyone interested, my SV80ST2 ad is now up on Astromart. Keep in mind that the telescope itself is at Stellarvue in Auburn and it almost complete. If you...
No, it's not mine, and I have no affiliation with the seller, but this is the second time in a week that I've seen an Astromart ad for an SV scope that rarely...
I have a new SV105 + SFF7-21. I replaced my beloved SV102ED. Now I want to upgrade from DSLR (unmodified) to CCD. The Astrodon E lumiance filter passes maybe...
I upgraded from my beloved SV102ED to the SV105...WOW! I practiced at "camera assisted observation" for a year with the SV102ED + Canon XS unmodified. ... The...
Hello I am on the waiting list for the SVR 130 Raptor, I am just getting together the equipment I am going to use with this scope. I am using a Apogee U8300...
I really like the look of this mount as an upgrade from my Televue mount, but I also love the Sky Tour on the Televue. Is anyone using after-market setting...
AWESOME!!! I also just bought a Denk standard + powerswitch and 2 panoptic 24's. Oh my gosh, I feel like its christmas every night of the year now. The...
Hi All, I hate to do this, but my car finally broke down and I need a new one......quickly. The only way to do that is to sell one of my SV scopes. I will...
I just saw this ad on Astromart, in case anyone's interested: http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=725296 The SV95T is a LOMO 95mm...
Hi all, It's been a while, but I'm still here! Last autumn I was in a position to get the APO upgrade for my Nighthawk so the order went out straight away and...
Many years ago we introduced our Calcium Fluoride 90mm f-7 objective. This design was mounted it in a rather complex cell with internal turning rings, similar...
Hey to all, Since some recent posts were discussing the sighting of Mercury and Jupiter, here's a photo taken last Thursday: http://tinyurl.com/4zue5mf Single...
Hi, I would like the Focal Length of the SV102ED2. I've seen it @ OPT as 705 mm, and I seen it on Stellarvue Website as 710 mm. Which is right ? CS,KLIU, ...
I decided to stick a zoom eyepiece in my SV70ED, put on a tee-shirt, shorts and sandles ;-) and give the Moon a closer look. Mare Smythii and crater Neper are...
FINALLY! After scratching my head and reading manuals of The Sky X and Maxim DL, I finally found out what was wrong and why I couldn't get the 2 programs to...
Online Astronomy Show: The media is all a GaGa over the "Super Moon" tonight... This has most people reaching for their cheap, small scopes. But, not us....
Hi, anyone know if the small 50mm scope with bracket and case is back in stock yet? I e-mailed S/vue a while back and was told maybe february?, thanks Dave....
it's not quite full, but that doesn't mean there some very nice detail at the western limb. Crater Riccioli, and 85 mile wide crater is right past the...
I did run into one problem last night with my 450D. I can't set the mirror lockup mode and take any pictures; it would only take pics if the mirror lockup was...
Hey, I was wondering if any of you know which versions of The Sky, or Starry Night I would need to control my telescope through Maxim DL. I want to be able to...
Finally able to get outside twice this week and targeted the HorseHead area both times. The broadband is poorly composed but I was able to recapture both blue...
I have been trying to address a common problem seen in all telescope mounts using electromagnetism. Last winter, during a long period of rain, I managed to...
I have a question for someone more experienced than me at flats. When I use the twilight method (or any method for that matter), can I use my camera's lens...
Hi, I'd like to share a couple of pictures I recently made with my new SV Raptor 90T, close to the San Francisco airport in a (severely) light polluted...
Hi folks, Thought I would share an image of the leo triplet I took last weekend. Unfortunately, some of the frames here were taken through a thin veil of...
I have a new 90mm Raptor, and got the SFF7-21 with it for attaching my Canon DSLR (T1i). I set it up today in the daylight to try a few shots while I could...
