I have read a nice example for this statement. It is a bit infomercial for Apple, but still..and it is scope related. ...
14934
gelspas
Sep 29, 2002 11:55 pm
Mike, The Burgess colette is actually what spawned my original question since I've used it (on a Burgess focuser) and found it to be a very nice accessory....
14935
gelspas
Sep 30, 2002 12:01 am
... observing ... Ron, Actually I started doing solar observing with my AT1010 not long ago and am awaiting a Coronado Filter for the SV85S. You bring up a...
14936
isobutane@...
mark_rosenga...
Sep 30, 2002 12:38 am
In a message dated 9/29/2002 7:35:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Since Mr. AT was serial number 1200, most of the scopes you have sold must have been...
14937
owenpa2001
Sep 30, 2002 1:01 am
... in ... Vic: Well, you found a niche in the market and decided to fill it. Along the way you made the right decisions (for the most part) and always dealt...
14938
Joe Gomolski
joegomolski9...
Sep 30, 2002 3:03 am
Hi Vic, and you'll I have had a different expierence with the focusknobs. The original black knobs had a shim on both sides, right and left. I took off the...
14939
Jon Talbot
jbtalbot2001
Sep 30, 2002 3:46 am
Hi all, Been a while since I have been able to image. Tropical Storm Isidore messed things up for a several days along with generally cloudy skies past two...
14940
JT
blakestree
Sep 30, 2002 8:28 am
I've just been looking at Markus' images @ http://aderrator.astronomy.net/scopetest/index.html I would freak out if my star test looked like the images he has...
14941
JT
blakestree
Sep 30, 2002 8:32 am
ooops! http://aberrator.astronomy.net/scopetest/index.html ... he ... more ... it...
14942
ccsxt10
Sep 30, 2002 12:16 pm
I'm glad I ordered one of the AT1010s last week. :) I had my eye on one of those scopes for a while, but with the price drop, it was an offer I couldn't...
14943
Keith Nisbet
keith_nisbet
Sep 30, 2002 1:53 pm
Very nice pic John. I'm no expert but it is great to see how good an image one can obtain with this little scope. Did you find the JMI helped alot? Keith in...
14944
stellarvue1
Sep 30, 2002 2:17 pm
JT: Thank you for your post and recognition. A couple of years ago, before we trained and outfitted our current lens source, we were having trouble getting...
14945
stellarvue1
Sep 30, 2002 2:18 pm
You continue to blow my socks off. Vic ... Isidore ... skies...
14946
Darren Hennig
sharpsplitter
Sep 30, 2002 2:58 pm
I agree, JT - good eyes, sir! My Blackhawk tests much closer to the triplet sample as well. Zonal alignment of the air-spaced Doublet I have is bang on - just...
14947
K75jim@...
k75jim
Sep 30, 2002 3:46 pm
In a message dated 9/30/2002 5:42:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Craig, You won't be disappointed!!! I've had mine for several months now and am amazed...
14948
Darren Hennig
sharpsplitter
Sep 30, 2002 3:59 pm
I like to think of the AT1010 as "the little scope that could" ;-) D. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
14949
chipdatajeffb
Sep 30, 2002 4:18 pm
... Good Lord! (speechless Star Geezer in Dallas) ... jb...
14950
Jon Talbot
jbtalbot2001
Sep 30, 2002 5:03 pm
Hi Keith, Thanks for your comments. The JMI focuser allows very fine focus adjustments which are critical with CCD imaging. A well made 80mm refractor is...
14951
k5apl
Sep 30, 2002 5:41 pm
I took some photos in Maui on vacation.. they are really snapshots. I used my Nikon CoolPix 995 camera, with the WYO adapter, on my EDT. I had an alt-az mount,...
14952
Rob_E.
newone63ca
Sep 30, 2002 7:24 pm
, we ... Hey Vic; The 80mm scope I bought from you is one of the first cemented doublets. Does that mean the specs. on my scope are better than the tiawanese...
14953
bshiffty
Sep 30, 2002 7:41 pm
Wes, Nice moon pix. What settings are you using on the camera. I just got a CP 4500 on ebay and a Scopetronix adapter. I'm having trouble getting the focus...
14954
isobutane@...
mark_rosenga...
Sep 30, 2002 9:13 pm
September 30, 2002 4:25 PM - 4:40 PM Dropped the tripod on concrete today while trying to observe during lunch and jammed the Telepod head adjustment screw....
14955
Bill M.
bmette29
Sep 30, 2002 10:54 pm
... Wes, You're probably already aware of it, but if you have a laptop at your disposal you may want to check out Gregory Pruden's freeware program called "The...
14956
usmacks
Sep 30, 2002 11:04 pm
... your ... program called ... Coolopix ... cable is ... products. ... Bill This is great info... I was unaware of this program but you bet I have it now! ...
14957
Stephen Pitt
lthuedk
Oct 1, 2002 12:45 am
Congratulations Wes. It appears you reached focus and much more. I have in my temporary possession :-(, one Canon D60 belonging to one very fortunate guy who...
14958
marineris16
Oct 1, 2002 2:28 am
Hello, I am 58 years old, born in Brooklyn, NY and attended graduate school at UMass, Amherst in the late 1960's. I received an MS in Organic chemistry in '69...
14959
George
gnggreenfield
Oct 1, 2002 3:04 am
Hi Frank, Welcome to the group and to the short list of EDT owners. I live in Oregon so it's probably not convient for you to drop in but this group is great...
14960
Randy Roy
wmrroy
Oct 1, 2002 3:51 am
Welcome to the group Frank and congratulations on your choice of scopes. George gave excellent advice about joining a local astronomy group. I serve on the BOD...
14961
Darren Hennig
sharpsplitter
Oct 1, 2002 5:14 am
Frank: Welcome to our group here! It's nice to have you. Congrats also on the new EDT - I'm sure that you'll love the views that this scope provides. Once you...
14962
don_on_the_island
don_on_the_i...
Oct 1, 2002 6:26 am
... Come on members It sounds like Frank is having a little trouble getting his mount operating properly. I'm an alt-az mount person myself Frank. An eq mount...
