Yes the specs say that too but I still don't see where the substantial price difference comes from. One would expect more from the $600 price jump, doesn't he?...
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scott_nc
Jan 1, 2012 11:30 pm
Thanks for the info, Stan--I really appreciate it! CS, Scott, in NC...
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rtlrp12
Jan 1, 2012 11:28 pm
Scott, I have the JMI case for the CG-5 and I don't think the mount will fit into the case with the upgraded ADM saddle. One of the points to secure the mount...
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scott_nc
Jan 1, 2012 10:39 pm
Thanks for the info, Jim! I wonder if my CG5-GT will still fit, now that I've upgraded it with an ADM clamping dovetail. Clear skies, and Happy New Year, ...
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Jim Sommer
k75jim
Jan 1, 2012 10:35 pm
Bruce and Scott, I forgot to mention that the JMI case is specially designed to hold the CG5-GT mount -- No pluck foam or ad hoc machinations required. The...
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Jim Sommer
k75jim
Jan 1, 2012 10:29 pm
Bruce, I found my solution in the JMI case for the CG5-GT. It holds everything but the tripod and power-pack. It's very flat and stores and carries...
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Fernando Rivera III
fernandorivera3
Jan 1, 2012 10:03 pm
The difference is the 90 TBV is binoviewer ready- no need for compensating lens. The rear of the scope should unthread & allow binoviewer to come into focus...
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astrogeezer41
Jan 1, 2012 9:58 pm
Hi David V, You've got that right about the winds and they are still howling today. But I guess we'll get a chance to look at Elosser 1 some night soon! ...
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astrogeezer41
Jan 1, 2012 9:55 pm
Hi Scott, I'm glad to see that you got out. Thanks for the report. High winds kept me in last night and they are still going on today. Hope you get some more...
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astrogeezer41
Jan 1, 2012 9:52 pm
Hi Gene, A very fine New Year to you too. I didn't get out to view Elosser 1 either. In my case it was very high winds that kept me in. I hope your new raptor...
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wbhifi
Jan 1, 2012 9:42 pm
There is $600 difference but I dint see that from the specs, so what's the catch?...
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Alfred
alffink47
Jan 1, 2012 8:25 pm
Good friend and solar viewing buddy, has the Lunt 2" Herchel wedge, uses it with his SV115T, awsome, have borrowed it for my SV80NG, still awsome, will be my...
117083
David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Jan 1, 2012 7:55 pm
... From: "Jeff (also aka: StarGeezer)" <chipdatajeffb@...> To: <Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 2:39 PM Subject: [Stellarvue]...
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Jeff (also aka: StarG...
chipdatajeffb
Jan 1, 2012 7:39 pm
Yes, that would be one way to view the transit. The newer models I've seen all have a way to redirect the pass-through energy and distribute so there's less...
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DavidB
z32lunacity
Jan 1, 2012 6:23 pm
Hi Bruce, When I bought my CG5/ASGT Celestron was shipping the mount in two boxes. The box for the head had a nice soft foam insert. I took the foam and built...
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flyingpinkpig
Jan 1, 2012 5:52 pm
This has been an interesting and informative thread which brings me to ask a question. With the upcoming transit of Venus, I'm assuming one can use a solar...
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ngc2289
Jan 1, 2012 5:49 pm
The first solar wedge I owned I bought from Optica b/c back in the seventies. This wedge had a open back so you had to be careful not to stand directly behind...
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ngc2289
Jan 1, 2012 5:11 pm
Thank you David. I thought it would be OK but I figured I better check first. Better safe then sorry! Thank you all for your responses! Now as soon as the...
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Robert Fink
sactowriter...
Jan 1, 2012 3:57 pm
I use the Herschel Wedge with my SV 105, and get some pretty amazing results, but then I get amazing results with just anything I look at with my 105...
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Gene Pedrazzoli
strehlboy
Jan 1, 2012 3:47 pm
Hey Jeff, Happy New Year. Being in sunny Fla. Scorpio is almost never a night time object due to the excessive summer humidity. I'll have to wait until ...
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D S Vanderbilt
dsvanderbilt
Jan 1, 2012 3:45 pm
This is very cool! Congratulations to you. I'll have to sneak to peek on the next clear night (when the winds abate). David Vanderbilt Paw Paw, IL [Non-text...
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Alan
alan7170
Jan 1, 2012 3:20 pm
John- If you are an imager, get a triplet. A doublet also works fine, I use one (f/11) several times a week for visual observations. There is a little less...
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Alan
alan7170
Jan 1, 2012 3:17 pm
David is correct, and let me tell you a true story that I experienced just this week... I was observing the Sun as I do many days, and pulled my Herschel Wedge...
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Jeff (also aka: StarG...
chipdatajeffb
Jan 1, 2012 3:15 pm
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Stuart Riley
stuartriley...
Jan 1, 2012 3:10 pm
Congratulations and many more finds, David! Our neighbors gathered to celebrate the incoming new year and I treated them a sky walk to the stars, just before...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Jan 1, 2012 2:41 pm
Hey thanks everyone for the congradulations (and for swelling my head a lot more than it needs to be!) Scott, I actually have 5 asterisms listed in the DSH...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Jan 1, 2012 2:34 pm
Sigma Ori is also a favorite of mine, along with Struve 761 nearby. Getting three stars is easy, getting the fourth is a challenge for a small aperture scope...
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David and Sharon Elos...
asterhunter
Jan 1, 2012 2:33 pm
Mike, there won't be any damage to the objective as the sun's rays are at focus at the eyepiece end. Think of burning leaves in the sun with a magnifying...
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Jeff (also aka: StarG...
chipdatajeffb
Jan 1, 2012 2:30 pm
Len: This is one of my favorite objects. I've tried it many times with the 15" achromat at 3RF, but have not been able to split it. We often have...
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Jeff (also aka: StarG...
chipdatajeffb
Jan 1, 2012 2:16 pm
Won't matter ... I've used a Baader Herschel Wedge on one of 3RF's SV-152 triplets for several years without a problem. Visually, you won't notice much...
