... off ... My SV80SB focuser also had this slight problem. After I fixed it, I noticed a focus-knob sized hole in the inner box, so no wonder it had been...
... posted just to make sure I had remembered right. The mag. just made a typo. ... Yeah, one of these days I'm going to have to rudely invite myself over to...
Hi Freddy, I only have the Stellarvue 30mm. Good value for money, good contrast. I will get a high-end one though because I love the wide field views Ted ... ...
Next week, when the interior tube painting of about 30 more telescopes has sufficiently cured, a lot more will be leaving the nest. We now have 35 more lenses...
Hi, Currently, I am working with a SXV-H9 CCD and the SV90T/TV reducer/flattener successfully. I had problems with field curvature when using the Canon Rebel...
Thank you Antonio. SBIG has given us a large camera in trade for one of our larger apo telescopes. We will use this 35mm chip sized camera to determine which...
Hi Antonio, Thanks for the status report. As you said, the contrast of the 90T is just about the best I've seen. I'm very interested in hearing your results...
Thanks for the link, Jon. It looks like a really cool astrograph. You may not be able to answer this since you use the focuser robotically and not manually,...
Congrats Benton! Very cool! 2 more days! Please let us know when you get it! It was so good to see you, I hope we can meet up again! Mary ... Scheduled...
David, I've also got the 2" SV diagonal, 2" 30 mm, 20 mm, and 15 mm SV eyepieces, 50 mm matte finder and rings and the airline carry on case coming. I ordered...
Hi Mary, Yes, I will let you know when it arrives. I enjoyed meeting you too (and Phil and Frank). I'm hoping we find another time to get together. The DAS...
Date: July 31 Location: my back yard in southern New Jersey, 6 miles east of Philadelphia and the Delaware River ... observing session) Transparency: so-so...
I finally got in a third light with the Starship Trooper SV102ED last night. I wish the conditions were better, but I guess we have to take what we can get...
Robo focus or the FT option will both work superbly. The Robofocus option is significantly less expensive with just as good results. The FT option is a much...
Lloyd, I really enjoyed reading your First Light Report! I think Jupiter has been looking strangely everywhere these days. I knew it wasn't eyepieces or...
Jim, can you tell any difference in planetary and lunar viewing between you SV90 and SV85? I have an SV105 and am considering downsizing to an SV90; I wonder...
Hi Harry, Yep, I was quite surprised also. I will certainly reconfirm it again as soon as I can. On my 80mm scopes, I could see it, obviously at a much...
... Here's what I see on Starlight's website: DSM-1 (Stepper Motor Attachment) DSM-1 $219.50 For all 2 Inch Focusers & all Feather Touch Micros DSM-1-2.7...
I may be in error on this. I need to re-affirm. May have been looking at something else, wouldn't be the first time! Mary ... clean ... scopes. ... up...
Benton, that's a good package to start out with. I also use both the red dot finder and F50 finderscope on my SV102ABV. I think a lot of others have found this...
Good observing report Mary. Keep up the good work. I've also noticed that the SEB on Jupiter is very fractured on one side and on the other (where the GRS is)...
Mary, There are one or two "double-double imposters" up there near Vega. I think I remember splitting Epsilon Lyr into all four with my SV102ABV at 57x. I've...
David, I think you are right. I probably had one of the imposters because something did not quite look the same. The seeing was lousy and I was basically...
Jim, The moonlight focuser is nice but not in the same class as the FT. The FT is stiffer and a bit more robust. The moonlight is very light weight, and very...
Mary, believe me I'd love to have a dollar every time I tried to split Epsilon only to find out fifteen minutes later I had an imposter! I'v gotten a little...
Paul, I've used JMI Robofocus products on my SCT and they make very good equipment. I haven't used their focuser for the feathertouch so can't comment on...
