Well on the above date I ordered a SV red dot which is the best of the bunch among the low cost plastic ones that are out there and as a "Binojunky" I could...
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astrogeezer41
Mar 29, 2012 6:35 pm
Thanks Benton, for the report on the new eyepieces. Now I can hardly wait to get mine! - Robert, Spring Valley, IL...
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flyingpinkpig
Mar 29, 2012 7:11 pm
Nice report Benton! I have also been eyeing those eyepieces and you have really answered all my questions. Kudos to Vic for bringing these out. I think you...
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flyingpinkpig
Mar 29, 2012 7:16 pm
LOL, NEAF would need an area designated for 4-legged observing buddies! Hopefully Buddy the Wonder Dog is more well mannered than my girls! Mary...
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flyingpinkpig
Mar 29, 2012 7:17 pm
OMG She is PRECIOUS!!! Look at those beautiful puppy ears! Mary...
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flyingpinkpig
Mar 29, 2012 7:22 pm
Morton, I also take the easy option and have also really, really enjoyed my SV80ED on my Porta-mount. I have bigger and/or better scopes, but little Midnight...
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astrogeezer41
Mar 29, 2012 7:40 pm
Hello Again Benton, One-half hour after posting the below message FedEx arrived with my new planetaries! How did you do that?! -Robert Spring Valley, IL...
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Bruce Agee
dixonagee
Mar 29, 2012 11:31 pm
I'm glad everyone is starting to receive their new eyepieces. Hope to hear more reports, soon. As for me - the forecast is for continued unsettled weather...
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Gene Pedrazzoli
strehlboy
Mar 29, 2012 11:39 pm
Bruce Mine are to arrive tomorrow. I assume I will have to sign for them. They are in Orlando and will get shipped out within the evening. I'm dying to...
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orbit_geek
Mar 30, 2012 1:39 am
Vic, I can only imagine you sitting there at Stellarvue headquarters and in a George Peppard voice saying "I love it when a plan comes together!" These are...
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orbit_geek
Mar 30, 2012 1:42 am
Robert, So glad yours have arrived. I don't think I had anything to do with it. Of course I was tracking my shipment and knew when they would arrive. I guess...
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Mike Pooler
mikepooler98
Mar 30, 2012 1:45 am
I recieved mine a couple of days ago. They look great. Too many clouds for me. I will have to wait to try them on Saturn. The quality seems very good. The only...
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stellarvue1
Mar 30, 2012 1:46 am
Thank you Benton. As we get near to running the next run of planetaries, I will consider adding the 8.9's. It will all depend on what users who use the new...
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scott_nc
Mar 30, 2012 1:50 am
Mike, Don't worry too much about the Taiwan manufacturing locale. All the current Naglers (well, at least my type 4s) are made in that country. So, some...
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Mike Pooler
mikepooler98
Mar 30, 2012 1:59 am
I hear you.... Guess I am just old school and like to see the made in the USA lable. With todays global market it is harder and harder to find. They look...
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hpholcomb
Mar 30, 2012 2:02 am
Hey Vic, Your mention of a new SV G&G setup to be introduced at NEAF reminded me of a question I wanted you ask you some time ago and just forgot to. Have you...
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hpholcomb
Mar 30, 2012 2:07 am
Her ears need collimating! She's a cute pup dog, nevertheless!! pH...
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Scott in NC
scott_nc
Mar 30, 2012 2:37 am
Mike, Yeah, I prefer to buy locally made stuff too when I can. Sadly, though, there really aren't many eyepieces made here (Brandons, Sieberts, and I can't...
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Scott in NC
scott_nc
Mar 30, 2012 2:42 am
Perry, I'm just asking because I really don't know the answer, so here goes: Can a singlet lens further down the OTA really serve as an effective FF? Or do...
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robert crews
crew9702...
Mar 30, 2012 3:17 am
Hi Vic and all, My SV 6.1 arrirved today. As luck would have it, I finished re-working my 6" F8.2 Newtonian last night. The new ep gives me 200x with really...
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Ralph
ralph_e_taggart
Mar 30, 2012 4:34 am
Was able to push the SV110 to f/50 this evening with an unusual amount of surface detail. Image composite is on the last page of the 110ED Test folder. Ralph...
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Dave Weixelman
dweixelman
Mar 30, 2012 5:55 am
Ralph - very nice detail on those images of Mars.  Clear skies, Dave ... From: "Ralph" <taggart@...> To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
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Bill Schlein
boojag85
Mar 30, 2012 10:38 am
Excellent work Ralph! Can you describe the setup you are using to obtain the various effective focal ratios? Thanks, Bill...
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mineralman55
Mar 30, 2012 12:04 pm
Welcome to the spring! This month we'll look at Monoceros, an unfairly neglected constellation. Although it's dim compared to the surrounding constellations of...
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mineralman55
Mar 30, 2012 12:09 pm
Sorry, Beta Monoceros is the triple system. Left off the "B"....
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scott_nc
Mar 30, 2012 12:23 pm
Nice, Ralph! That corresponds pretty well to what I saw with my SV102ABV last p.m. (although I couldn't make out quite as much detail as your camera saw). CS,...
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scott_nc
Mar 30, 2012 12:25 pm
Bob, Glad to hear you're enjoying your new SV eyepiece. BTW, that sounds like a really nice planetary scope! CS, Scott, in NC...
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stellarvue1
Mar 30, 2012 2:35 pm
Perry I do not see how this would perform well unles it is about f9. That would render it pretty uncompetitive. The best system would be a triplet in front...
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vic@...
stellarvue1
Mar 30, 2012 2:38 pm
Bob Thanks for the great report. Vic Maris...
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scott_nc
Mar 30, 2012 2:39 pm
Vic, Perry, et al., Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it less expensive and just as effective to make a well-corrected triplet and then add a modular...
