I tried to fit in both M8 and M20 but just could not put them in the same frame so did the lagoon on its own this was 14 x 5 min subs iso 1600 with unmodded...
Perfect conditions in Michigan last night. Cool, clear, dark, and transparent as it gets. Took out the SV80ED and spent most of the night on Saturn, Mars,...
i have a question. i have a sv102 with a diagonal on it. am i seeing the view straight on or upside down or backwards? HELP!! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA let me know...
The KB Systems KB1AS wooden tripod I ordered preparatory to the arrival of my SV90TBV later this month has arrived. I can comment briefly upon quality, ...
Mr. Maris relates for the future: <<Now that we are getting the M3 and M3E mounts coming through production, I guess it is time to work on another version of...
I recently purchased a Half Hitch mount with Sky Commander set up for my SV90T and this whole DSC thing is new to me, so I have a couple of "basic" questions. ...
David, Thoroughly enjoyed your post! Â I'm becoming photon starved again. Â My area of SoCal has not had a good night for some time and it's too bloody hot to...
Hi Jeff, I have been following your and Vic's post on splitting Nu Scorpii. I looked in my notes and see that I wrote split at 222 and 296x with the SV5 last...
Hi Everyone! I woke up this morning at 4am to great skies for my home's location. But this time of the year I have little observing time in the mornings, so I ...
I think you're heading up to the wilds of northern California so a picture of the completed mount would be appreciated. Jeff Kurtz Sports Capital of America ...
Had a little time left after finishing off M101 so I swung the mount over to the triffid Nebula and shot some subs this was a total of 1 hr @ 5 min subs iso...
The smoke is clearing a little in the Foothills. I could make out more than the brightest stars and this gave me the ability to test the first LZOS / SV 165...
Good morning- A few weeks back I asked a question about the Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom and after hearing from some of you about its merits I decided to ...
I made the list for an AstroPhysics 130mm f6.3 StarFire EDF "Gran Turismo". I'm considering selling my sv102t for this scope. Without starting a flame here...
Just a reminder (in case you're looking for a summer road-trip vacation), that Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus (CSAC) will be open from Sunday night July 6th...
It looks like we will have good skies at GSSP. This recent smoke condition is really unusual and was compounded by the inversion layer. It should not be an...
First light out with the SS filter. WOW! The 80ED did a fantastic job at 55x for full-disk 0.25A images! Shot a few pics of the setup and an afocal rough...
Oh, My!!! After the first session, went out again at 15:00 for 2.5h. WOW!!!!! I tuned the rig to show some great prominence detail in the 80ED near the S limb...
Tonight is shaping up to be one of those special nights...warm, clear, no wind, clear, summer Milky Way, really clear! I have the SV115 set up on the G11 and...
Hi Group, I just joined yesterday. I have long wanted a nice refractor and I did a lot of research over the last few weeks and made my decision today. I ...
<<I didn't want to quote Roland, because I wouldn't remember well enough exactly what he said, but his point was if I was interested only in visual ...
<<Vic decided, to keep the price down, to use the cheaper old version of the helical so he could sell the SV50 Little Rascal with the clamshell ring for the...
Hi Folks, Here is a website for checking on smoke conditions in northern CA for GSSP. This site is posted on the GSSP page. Adin, the location of GSSP, is in...
My M1 mount is starting to get a trace of the "stickies." It shows about 3/4 of a field view of backlash with the NGNH. Is there a way to clean the teflon...
<<respite and assistance to the THOUSANDS of firefighters across my state.>> Curiously, the individual to whom I sold some Stellarvue mount parts apparently...
<<Interesting comment by Roland that an APO is not really the way to go for visual astronomy.>> Presuming that's what Mr. Christen said, it simply reinforces...
I woke up at 3:45 this morning feeling the pangs of opportunites lost. You see it was clear skies in Seattle this evening, but I was too beat to pull a all...
Future SV50 owners would be helped if current owners list what EP's do work with this scope. I'm a binocular observer, and purchased a SV50 for near zenith...
I was sent another excellent link by my friend. This is a link to a NEW FREEBIE PAGE for this week so I thought I would, share it with the group...enjoy! The...
