Hi gang, Yesterday my husband picked up my Mother's Day present, a Lunt Solar Wedge!!!! This thing is AWESOME!!! I only got to use it for about 5 minutes...
Hey gang, I just realized that it has been over 1 1/2 years since I last updated the SV refractor list in the Files section. Attending NEAF last month and...
Just bought my Nighthawk last Friday up in Auburn from the owner (nice guy by the way) and yesterday I was finally able to set the whole thing up only to find...
Here is an image of the M100 area using our SVR105 & QSI583wsg. It took us nearly a month to gather the data due to clouds and rain. Below the image is a...
I had a very pleasant night last night star testing about fifteen 80 apos. I also had the opportunity to compare the SV50 to the SV80 and finished the evening...
Perhaps Vic might advise when the improved/revised version of the travel tripod will become available, or perhaps some basic details. I recall an advisory...
Hi all. Haven't done much on the group of late mainly because of the Winter weather. But the skies have cleared and I was able to get some frames of the Leo...
Hi folks I'm hoping to use my SV102 ABV for astrophotography and indeed have already taken some excellent images using it. However I wish to speed up the...
I had a chance to do some solar observing with my SVR80ED today. I mounted the scope on a Stellarvue M1 with MECA column on the light weight Surveyor's tripod...
Folks, I'll try to tell you this without resorting to profanity or name calling toward the subhuman scum who pirated my Yahoo email address. The recent email...
Back in November when I bought my SV102ED, I initially had no mount for it. In December, I ordered Meade's new LX80 mount to be used exclusively with the...
I'm putting together my checklist for my upcoming filming of the May 20 eclipse. I'll be tracking using my CG5. I'll be using an SV field flattener attached...
To ALL SV Members and families, Wishing all mothers a most happy and blessed Mother's Day. Gene(Strehlboy) [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi All- Here are links to recent images that I have captured over the last few months with a SVR105-3FT, SV field flattener and an SVF60M guide scope using a...
Hey, did one of you snag that SV85S w/FT focuser that sold on AM this morning? It sure wasn't listed long before getting snatched up! CS, Scott, in NC...
Hello Everyone, I would like to ask, has anyone tried the Orion OAG with any of the Stellarvue scopes? In particular, I would like to use it with the SV105...
Hi, Frank: I noticed, with interest, your Fall River Mills, CA plan for the Eclipse. Have you tried the Timbered Crater, about 15 miles to the north, as an...
Quick question. I have the SV66 and its piggyback on my C9.25. I'm thinking of making it more portable and adding the Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider...
Between the thin clouds and the airborne pollen clogging my sinuses, I decided not to stay out long, but I got a chance to tackle Izar with my SV66ED. (Since...
Great picture from the Bad Astronomy blog: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/11/the-start-of-a-long-long-dance/ Has anyone tried to get...
Received a call from Shelly yesterday that my 102 was ready. Will ship on Monday so I should have it for Friday. Anyone in south Louisiana should go ahead and...
Posting my first deep-sky H-alpha image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7000482270/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Note that this image was acquired with a...
There is an SV90TVB listed on AM that was sold by OPT in Jan. of this year and is said to be a "Light Beige" color. I didn't know Vic made any scopes in "Light...
Those living near the line between Eureka, CA and Lubbock, TX have the opportunity of viewing the May 20 Annular eclipse of the sun in its totality. I don't...
I have a correct image F50M2 and couldn't focus my autoguider...I bought the LAA and need to know if that will work with a 'non' straight thru' guidescope and...
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...
Okay folks, many of you have been purchasing solar viewing equipment in preparation for the Venus transit in June. I wanted to lay a little info on you in...
Does anyone have tips on how to properly do a star test on a SV115T, and what you should hope to see? I've researched the procedure, but there is quite a...
All, I am new to imaging, and am starting at the easy end, with the Moon. I am using my Canon 7D and my SV102T (#8, in perfect shape!) and I have two...
