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37678 gstrumol Send Email Jan 1, 2005
4:16 pm
Perhaps you could try an 'artificial star." You know, take a Xmas ornament or such and catch the sun's reflection off it. This should make a spot you can...
37679 Jon Talbot
jbtalbot2001 Send Email
Jan 1, 2005
6:59 pm
Thanks and Happy New Year Stephen, It will be tough with a chip that has color filters on it to get much Ha signal although I did it with my one shot camera....
37680 Dave Weixelman
dweixelman Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
3:12 am
Jon, Beautiful image! Lots of stars bathed in nebulosity! Colorful. Dave W. Nevada City, CA ... From: Jon Talbot To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
37681 dhennig2 Send Email Jan 2, 2005
3:14 am
John: I have no significant issues wrt field curvature in my SV105. I use mine primarily for visual observing, and use the 24mm Pan and several Nagler T6s [and...
37682 dhennig2 Send Email Jan 2, 2005
3:17 am
Ricky: Any reputable Celestron Dealer should carry it. I got mine from a local dealer in Edmonton - the Science Shop. Hands on Optics, or perhaps Oceanside...
37683 dhennig2 Send Email Jan 2, 2005
3:31 am
Mike: If you have ANY Televue EP, or an EP with a published field stop diameter, you can determine your scope's f.l. by a drift test. Say that an EP has a...
37684 dhennig2 Send Email Jan 2, 2005
3:57 am
Vic: Seeing Stellarvue grow from a very tiny company to a serious contender in the refractor market within 4 years has been amazing to witness. Also seeing the...
37685 dhennig2 Send Email Jan 2, 2005
3:59 am
I should also note that what I term field curvature is handled by the Panoptic EP, for example. Stars remain pin points across the FOV. No OOF stellar images...
37686 aa6ww@...
aa6ww Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
8:09 am
Has anyone had any experience with the 11x80mm antares finder scopes? I have their 8x50mm model but it sometimes doesnt have enough aperature for deeper space...
37687 Barry Carter
rat8bug Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
2:25 pm
I would take a look at the Vixen 70S (70mm, f/5.7) guidescope. This optic is easy to mount and collimate with your 6" OTA. A little more expensive but VG...
37688 dhennig2 Send Email Jan 2, 2005
5:00 pm
Mike; I meant that for a f/7.8 102mm scope, using a 24mm EP, the exit pupil will be close to 3mm. Sorry about that! D....
37689 aa6ww@...
aa6ww Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
9:00 pm
Thats great information barry, thank you. I'll definately check it out. I have a TV 1.25" everbrite diagonal that needs a home, maybe the guide scope your...
37690 aa6ww@...
aa6ww Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
9:49 pm
Hi Barry, I just looked at some photos of the Vixen 70S guide scope. I looks excellent. Im happy that it comes in white also. Like I mentioned earlier, I have...
37691 Barry Carter
rat8bug Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
10:24 pm
I have that TV Everbright diagonal also and it works great. And if you need a crosshair EP, University Optics has one that is VG... Ciao...Barry ... it ... ...
37692 Barry Carter
rat8bug Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
10:29 pm
The answer is yes to all that you ask. But since I don't have that EP, i'll pass on that. But it focuses fine with my TV 19mm Panoptic (the only TV EP I...
37693 Barry Carter
rat8bug Send Email
Jan 2, 2005
10:37 pm
That is interesting about the drawtube. It looks cool, and maybe a sliding type? Here is a link of one users love affair with the 70S. ...
37694 Jim Carpenter
jmcarpen Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
3:14 am
Ralph, A while back Vic was selling an 80mm finder that used (I believe) lenses similar to the original AT1002 and/or AT1010 in a lightweight tube with a fixed...
37695 jdma926 Send Email Jan 3, 2005
5:18 am
Hi Darren - Thanks for the inputs!! John ... the ... No ... use ... trade-...
37696 Glauco
glaucouri Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
8:59 am
i've follow the discussion about field of the 105. I usually compare the field on a 24X36 photo for the the correction of field , can someone share a shot...
37697 Larry
ua_mounts Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
11:44 am
The APM TMB 115LW has the sliding drawtube for bino viewing. This, along with the collapsing dew shield, has the added benefit of collapsing the scope down to...
37698 George
gnggreenfield Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
2:49 pm
We got a nice clear, dark night here in Oregon so out went the scope (SV80DL on M6 Mount). Even though it was clear and very dark the seeing was not great...
37699 skygardener2000 Send Email Jan 3, 2005
3:45 pm
Hi George, We got that same cold front north of you in Western Washington. I had both my 14.5" Starmaster and my new SV80S out side by side for the first...
37700 p david elosser
asterhunter Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
3:46 pm
Hi George, ... Yes, I have seen the nebulosity around the Pleiades with my SV102d on a really good, moonless night (I have moderate light pollution in my ...
37701 Scott Lindstrom
lindstrom Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
4:00 pm
Hello all! The 'Hawk in the Pelican 1510 has made it to France as carry on! We'll see how it works on the other airlines in two days as it makes its way to...
37702 stellarvue1 Send Email Jan 3, 2005
4:07 pm
24" is not airline carry on size. I will have to review our website to see what is confusing about what we are presenting there. I will not have time for a few...
37703 Len Neub
llneub Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
4:44 pm
Hi All, With reports in the news of green lasers being aimed at airplanes we should all be very careful when using them so as not to lose this valuable tool...
37704 k75jim@...
k75jim Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
10:41 pm
In a message dated 1/3/2005 6:51:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, gnggreenfield@... writes: Speaking of open clusters; up to the Pleiades - stunning at...
37705 Ricky Richey
s7t7a7r72004 Send Email
Jan 3, 2005
10:45 pm
George Nice Report! I have not seen (as far as I can remember) much (if any) nebulosity around the Pleiades in previous observing sessions though I have heard...
37706 George
gnggreenfield Send Email
Jan 4, 2005
12:23 am
Thanks for the comments re: nebulosity around the pleiades. It's clear here again today and the seeing is supposed to be better than last night so I'll take...
37707 Mark Thorne
metkbt Send Email
Jan 4, 2005
12:29 am
Hi George, Thanks for the report - not much "seeing" around here these past few weeks, so it's nice to read others' reports. I find myself going out on...
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