... 9,000 feet and blinding darkness! Blinding, because after you try to count all the Messier objects you can view with the naked eye along the Milky Way,...
Hello group. Now for something completely different! I recall about 1 year ago folks looking for LED flasher circuits for use at star parties to run LEDs as a...
I wanted to reming everyone that we have a few members that live and also serve in the area devestated by Hurricane Katrina. Scott Beith lives in Gulfport,...
Hi group, Just wondering what eyepieces people have tried and liked in the RA 50 finders. A 24mm Ultima will almost comes to focus... needs just a tad more in...
Isn't looking through a binoviewer similar to looking through binoculars? When I look at the Moon through my 15x63 Stellarvue binoculars, I see one Moon, not...
I've been reading the posts about disspointing Bino Views. I think eye pieces are critical to enjoyable binoviewing. I've also read that only about 90% of...
Hi all, I had an interesting 4 hour observing session last Sunday night right from my patio. I had my seven month old Nighthawk mounted on the new SV M1D...
In a message dated 8/29/2005 18:50:56 Pacific Daylight Time, mstafforini@... writes: By the way Vic, that club member with the 18" Starmaster only had a...
An opportunity arose over the weekend to possibly purchase a used Losmandy GM-8 mount/tripod. I know these are a very high quality units and have a loyal...
The last couple of weeks have been a study in frustration. Vic emailed to say my 115 was ready to ship, then... nothing. After a few days, I called Auburn,...
Hi folks, I reprocessed my M16 image to be more hubblesque. Hope you like the new version. It similar to the image on pg 45 of the Sep S+T You will probably...
Whether you can merge the images seen through a binoviewer or not, isn't binoviewing superior to one-eye viewing simply because you can keep both eyes open...
Hi Everyone! Mars is a frustrating target to focus at high powers. Unlike Jupiter and Saturn, it is a solid body with an atmosphere. A very thin one, but ...
I added an edited and un-edited image of M8 & M20 I took with the AT1010 after I got my adapters to help with back focus . Ends up all I really needed was the...
Hi everyone, Mars is growing prominently high in the morning skies now, and I just wanted to share a tid-bit I learned recently. The Assyrians lived and...
Hi gang! Well, last night was not too bad - seeing, 6-7/10, trans., 7-8/10. I had a hankering for running Rex, my SV78, out on the ASGT mount, for some...
Ahhh had a great time with the SV102ABV, the Tarheel, tonight with the binoviewer. I stuck with the 23mm eyepieces, didn't want the merging issues with the two...
I meant to post my congrats to Vic after Stuarts but posted the response to his inquiry about the Telegizmos covers. It's Monday, I'm losing it. Congrats Vic,...
Hi, I just received a Stellarvue 2" Dielectric Diagonal and noticed that while it has the Stellarvue name on it, it does not show "dielectric" anywhere on the...
The subject has come up on Cloudy Nights as to whether or not it's ok to keep a scope outside overnight and if so how to protect it from the weather, I had...
Hi Everyone! Yesterday afternoon, I took the Tarheel out to practice on getting the images to merge with the binoviewer. I focused on some distant trees and ...
Hello everyone! I just uploaded some photos of my new SV102ABV the "Tarheel" in Stellarblue color in my folder PHOTOS>DAVID E The nighttime photos are in mono...
Hi there. I've decided to purchase the new Deluxe Multi-reticle Finder and have a question about mounting it. I have a home brew 8 inch dob with a pair of...
I've been considering both the Stellarvue 80/9D and the Nighthawk, plus the M4 equatorial mount. But I'm disappointed by the tiny photographs on the Stellarvue...
Does anyone know how long the TP-6 dove tail plate is? ie: TP-"6" = 6 inches? I have a new SV115 that is in need of a mounting plate. The DUP I use is a little...
What are the differences between the "old" superwides being replaced by the new widefields? With respect to optical performance is worth upgrading to the new...
Hello group: I submitted my first Solar shot of AR10803 taken from yesterday. Processing was a bit overdone on this one, only to emphasize the granulation...
In a message dated 8/27/2005 19:56:50 Pacific Daylight Time, franklin@... writes: "...I'm leaning towards the 80/9D and maybe even the best package...
Vic, I have a TEC-140 and I'm in search o fa good finder. Does your F50 bracket system adapt to the hol pattern on the TEC feathertouch? I know an AP finder...
