Bob, I am glad to hear your success with this mount. Trapezium is now charging $999.00 for the turbo upgrade...cannot tell the wife I need that too! Hopefully...
Steve I wish I would have known you were selling it! Ron SW Florida SVR80ED Sent from my iPad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Vic I remember when you told us about the pricing of the ED glass vs. the achromats and I followed closely as you made the decision to move to the more modern...
Hey Ron, Wish you lots of luck with your new mount. I had my eye on the ioptron as well, but the high end one. But it was too pricey, like most mounts. ...
Thanks Jon. I have always been amazed at what you accomplished with your scopes, to include the SV78S! Your images have always been first rate. Scott Beith ...
Thanks Jim. Yep - you qualify LOL! Darren was a big influence on me too and I still use the Vixen LV 8-24mm Zoom EP he put up as a prize for the Stellarvue...
Gene Good luck tonight! I had a great night Thanksgiving evening. The weather was beautiful and I got to spend over 3.5 hours outside. Ron SW Florida SVR80ED ...
Thanks to our own Robert of Spring Valley, IL, for guiding me into a convincing discussion while stargazing last month on the subject of why I should NOT sell...
David, I can definitely relate to your story. About a year ago I realized that I hadn't used my SV80/9D in quite a while, and I actually contemplated selling...
How nice of you, Scott and David V, I just told my Aplanat and 80/9D about your posts. They're having a party back in my bedroom (yes, in a certain sense I do...
Ron On turkey nite I was finishing packing for a 3 day Bahama cruise from the cape. Didn't get to do any observing.. I just returned after 1 ½ hours. ...
Gene Glad you had a good night. My daughter goes to UCF...how far are you from there? Ron SW Florida SVR80ED ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Yeah it was short but rather good. Ron, my guess UCF is about 75 miles, give or take. My son went there also a couple of semesters and it didnt work out. ...
Gene I hear ya! My daughter says everyone calls it Under Construction Forever or U Can't Finish. I am lucky that she is a good student and actually cares about...
I live in Palm Bay, Ron. Where I live its fairly dark when weather conditions permit, but... sometimes my neighbor's lights are merciless, and so are they. ...
I remember years ago we had discussions about eye glasses. I think it may be time for me to get my eyes checked. Where would people recommend going or not...
Angie: I'm a just retired Ophthalmologist and was a Cataract surgeon for many years. I started out as an Optician working in a wholesale lab to work my way...
For the exam there are two types of "Eye Doctor", Optometrists and Ophthalmologists. Both can examine your eyes, do other tests for conditions like glaucoma...
Hi Doctor Larry, My observing glasses are about 5 years old so things may have changed but I did see a noticeable difference between my plastic every day...
Hi Vic , Brian here from Darwin Australia , I have number 0109Â Aplanat 80mm 560mm fl . I also have an Australian Saxon ED80 . It's got a really good lense set...
... I too have noticed a huge difference in lenses out there. Perhaps a lot of these companies are now goign with cheap lenses, I don't know. But I can say I...
... That might be due to different coatings. The coatings make a difference just as it does in eyepieces and mirrors. So if you want a pair of glasses for...
The change from the nighthawk achromatic telescope to the ED was facilitated by a drop in the price of Ohara glass around that time. That was a paradigm shift...
David and Joe: Firstly, you should get a refraction yearly. Small changes in your refraction can make a big difference in the clarity of your vision. Secondly,...
Larry, The "Daytime" glasses are polycarbonate. Your description of what I see is dead on, the polycarbonate remind me of an achromat. The lighter weight is...
David, Hang on to that Aplanat. I sold mine when I got an SV70ED and while I love the little 70mm I regret selling my Aplanat. At the time I wanted to put some...
Great Thread I agree that the 80mm Nighthawk Line is on the impact list. I also would put the 8 inch chinese dobs on the list. I own both scopes but I don't...
