Frank - good luck with your eclipse viewing and imaging. I will be viewing and imaging the eclipse from near Nevada City, CA. I will be imaging...
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flyingpinkpig
May 9, 2012 6:14 pm
Preston, You are so right, too many times the caregivers are not praised for their compassion, energy and love. They truly do carry the hardest burden of all....
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Frank Dibbell
dibbell1947
May 9, 2012 6:16 pm
Thank you Dave. One of these days I will drive the 40 miles up to Nevada City… From: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com] On...
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scott_nc
May 9, 2012 6:58 pm
Mike, I really don't have anything profound to add to what Preston said so well, so I'll just leave it at this: You are definitely an example for us all! BTW,...
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Bruce Agee
dixonagee
May 10, 2012 1:20 am
Mike - I am so sorry for the loss of your dear spouse. Having you by her side during her illness was the greatest comfort to her, I'm sure. 44 years is a...
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Morton
ozmorton
May 10, 2012 2:19 am
Thanks, Gordon. Yes, very pleased with the scope. Unbelievable value too! Morton...
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oak_conkers
May 10, 2012 12:02 pm
Sorry to hear of your loss Mike, my wife left me unexpected to "rediscover herself" just a few weeks before our 25th,in the space of a few months I went from...
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scott_nc
May 10, 2012 12:35 pm
Sorry to hear all you've been through, Dave. Just remember that you've got friends here. :-) CS, Scott, in NC...
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scott_nc
May 10, 2012 12:46 pm
Vic (or anyone else who knows), There's been some hubbub on CN lately regarding the absence of 102ED doublets on the market. Not only has the SV102ED been...
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stellarvue1
May 10, 2012 1:05 pm
It is true, the Stellarvue Mothership will venture to Great Basin National Park the weekend of the eclipse. The campground there is first come, first served so...
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stellarvue1
May 10, 2012 1:09 pm
The problem is not getting these from the supplier. The problem is getting ones that meet our standard. So our supplier has been sending only about half a...
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scott_nc
May 10, 2012 1:14 pm
Thanks for the info, Vic. I don't know for sure, but I'm wondering whether all talk from people saying they wish they could buy one is more a matter of...
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stellarvue1
May 10, 2012 1:15 pm
You can but the focuser will tend to rotate down from the weight. We sell a straight through focuser for this which is better. Although one could anchor the...
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stellarvue1
May 10, 2012 1:26 pm
When we announced the 102 Apo, our first apo telescope, people started emailing me wanting to get on the wait list. I ended up with nearly 100 names. By the...
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scott_nc
May 10, 2012 1:30 pm
Sounds like a win-win situation for everyone. Were I in the market for a 4" ED doublet at the moment (which I'm not, as I already have a fantastic SV102ABV),...
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stellarvue1
May 10, 2012 1:31 pm
Will Outstanding image! I look forward to seeing more! Your images shows that one can get adequate tracking with the CG5. Since the CG5 is far more portable...
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Alfred
alffink47
May 10, 2012 1:53 pm
Best of luck Bruce I'm an Outreach kind of guy and will be setting up at a local mall, where we have a monthly outreach, hopefully I'll have about 5 solar...
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William
williamnourse
May 10, 2012 2:20 pm
Thanks for the kind comments all! I do remain amazed at what's possible even with a relatively simple setup and a quality scope! Vic, I'd agree that tracking...
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Ralph
ralph_e_taggart
May 10, 2012 2:57 pm
I have to second Vic's observation re. the SV110. I purchased my 110 because the 102 was wait-listed due to the lens supply issues that Vic has already...
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Anthony J. Kroes
tkroes
May 10, 2012 3:09 pm
Even with the straight-through adapter, I had the problem of the focuser rotating with the autoguider because of the cables. My mod (see the Files section in...
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flyingpinkpig
May 10, 2012 4:37 pm
Dave, No doubt that came as quite a suprise, shock and jolt when that happened. The sad part is that people don't realize (and sometimes just don't care)...
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flyingpinkpig
May 10, 2012 4:51 pm
That is certainly true, especially if the prices were similar. Mary...
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flyingpinkpig
May 10, 2012 4:53 pm
... Will, You are so right! Mary...
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Jim Sommer
k75jim
May 10, 2012 8:40 pm
Stan, Alas, the "Gourmet Astronomy" semi-annual events have gone the way of all flesh. It just got too big for its own good plus we really didn't have enough...
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Bruce Agee
dixonagee
May 11, 2012 12:39 am
John - I've been using the FOV calculator you mentioned in your last post: http://www.12dstring.me.uk/fov.htm . It's cool that many (most?) SV telescopes are...
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scott_nc
May 11, 2012 1:31 am
Well, look what just popped up in the Vendor forum on CN today (a new supplier of 102ED scopes): ...
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Ken Strauss
kstrauss7
May 11, 2012 1:43 am
I'm curious what tests Vic does to reject lenses - bench tests, actual observation or.? Comments? From: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com...
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Morton
ozmorton
May 11, 2012 2:37 am
Well, maybe Vic might not want to comment, but it seems to me from all I've read on this forum over the years, and my own experience of SV scopes compared to...
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Jeff (also aka: StarG...
chipdatajeffb
May 11, 2012 4:51 am
The South Plains Astronomy Club of Lubbock, Texas, has a big Do planned, and it's headed by Tom Heisey, a long-time 3RF volunteer. It's been heavily advertised...
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Quentin Gunther
qgunther
May 11, 2012 4:53 am
I know where one 102ED doublet is..... On a FedEx truck showing delivery at my house tomorrow! The other great thing is the forecast shows a clear night. Just...
