... David, At least it's turning out to be easier than my other volunteer job (star party organizer)--I'll send you an email about that in a few minutes. Scott...
Yes, thus far since I got my new set, the 24mm has seen a lot of viewing time. In my 80BV, it provides a good balance of magnification and field of view for...
<<The SV80S usually maxed out at between 120X and 130X on normal nights from my location no problem for the M1. On nights (when) conditions allow higher ...
I have not had the time to read the whole article but I've browsed through it pulling out the "meat," it's a really nice article, very well done and a lot of...
Hello from a cloudly and cold Europe. For a long time I want to own a median large apo refractor for both visual and ccd. I found 3 telescopes with nearly the...
Isn't that 24mm SWEET!!!! The 16mm is also. Both of them really excel in the SV80BV. That was the scope I used to have and the SV80BV and the UO 24mm and...
Alan, I was able to use the 3-6 Zoom/90T/M1D combo (on SV aluminum "grab and go" tripod, a pretty sturdy model that is no longer available) fairly routinely...
Gee Mary, thanks a ton! With reports like this, you'll have me dragging my gear out onto the back deck at oh' dark thirty in the morning trying to duplicate...
... informative article on oculars in the 7-8 mm range, entitled: "The Extremely Official, O.F.L.I.-Certified, Eyepiece Resolution™ World Cup! " Their bottom...
Pasquale, I don't usually drag myself out of a warm house in the wee hours of the morning to observe. I only do it if I find myself tossing and turning and...
Hi Taylor, thanks for the report... Have you considered using a mask to create diffraction spikes? I read an article in Feb '08's issue of S & T wherein...
... mask to create diffraction ... Yep. At Len Neub' suggestion, I made a square mask from a book carton. Since 3RF served us take-out pizza at the event on...
Now THAT'S a telescope! Certainly a closed ring Saturn in a small scope can't compete with this! Yep, I'm an open ring person also. Mary ... upgrade to ... ...
... Pretty nice first telescope, eh? The nine-inch is available to all university faculty, staff and students after a short training and checkout by the...
<<Now I recently switched to using a wooden tripod (SV Stablelock) and this definitely improves damping. It's just a little bit heavier (or a lot, depending...
... Wow! Magnificent, Tony. ... Funny how I was just telling my daughter-in-law that artists are their own worst critics. I'll allow how it's always possible...
I had the opportunity to speak to Thomas Back at what was probably his last appearance, at the Winter Star Party. At that time, he was just beginning to...
Tonite I was out admiring the moon with my new SV80ed night hawk , I was using my 2" diagonal from my sct. The moon was straight up. The neck of the focuser...
The Early Registration period for the Golden State Star Party is underway, and registrations are well ahead of last year at this time. We expect an even bigger...
When I saw the scope for sale, I began researching to see exactly what it could do. Two things convinced me that this was a worthy investment: i) Alan Dyer's...
Darrel, If you look at the underside of the focuser you will see an Allen nut just forward of the silver focus lock. This is the "Tension Adjustment" One of...
