Thank you for your comments. Sounds like the C14 is a Ford and the M300 is the Lexus. 1) How long does it take to cool down your Mewlon and what part of the...
I live in the Tampa Florida area Last week at midnight it was 29 degrees last night was 60 degrees My scope is not in an observatory and cooldown is about 20...
For William Wood Hi Bill...well, I did as you advised, and beneath the cover plate I found 2 of the screws not as snug as I think they should have been, in...
Hi Martin, Glad to hear you have some improvement on the latitude adjustment situation. Sorry but I can't comment on your other question since I am a visual...
Tak makes a pier that is only portable in the sense that it is possible for one man to carry it. I don't know of any stock adapters for other products but one...
Gene Horr
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Feb 1, 2003 7:30 pm
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... It depends on what you are trying to do. For planetary and bright objects, yes. For DSOs that are visible in both, yes. The contrast is d*mn good....
Gene Horr
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Feb 1, 2003 7:40 pm
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Soon there will be a reducer to bring the Mewlon down to F/7 a far cry from F/5 though but better than F/9 Tak does not make it and since it is not on the...
... SE Texas - less than 1 hour for the M250 for high power planetary work. ... 1) No R&P focuser. You should always have a spare cell. But it uses a 9VDC...
The dealer I ordered from :) probably should just leave it at that. But don't fear, they stated that a bunch more will be arriving in US in early March. Kevin...
Last word from Art is that the first batch is on an airplane as of today. It takes about a week to get through customs and TX but then they will be going to...
Hi Bill....okay thanks I will do that. Yes, I really do wish there was someone in my locality that had an NJP just for comparison sake. I am certain that the...
Hello all Here is my first attempt at using Rob Gendler's procedure of combining an HA luminance frame with RGB frames. I still need to work on my procedure as...
Does anyone use an Epsilon where it suffers from dew? If so what is your solution? I find the primary gets coated before the secondary, and my 3 metre length...
I've got about a 2' dewsheild. This works alone about 80% of the time. The really bad nights I add about the same amount of heat that you are. Gene Horr ...
Gene Horr
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Feb 2, 2003 9:37 pm
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I need your help. I have got a Takahashi Temma II EM200 mount and a SBIG ST 200 XM. I have difficulties in connecting the autoguider to the CCDSoft. I have a...
I made a dew shield Brian for mine. I still get it on the corrector lense in the focuser though. I just got a Kendrik heater to wrap around the focuser but...
Hi Paulo, One dumb thing to check - what speed is the hand controller set on? It needs to be on slow speed during autoguider calibration or it will over do the...
Hi all, Does anyone know if there is sufficient backfocus to use the TCA-4 adapter to a DF-2/CFWA/ST10? If so, what adapters would be needed. Finally, has...
I thought that there was some problem with coma with the Dall Kirkham design. If you bring the f-ratio down too much and get a wider field, you might begin to...
Hi Brian, ... Besides Gene's suggestion for a long dew shield, try shooting zenithal targets early in the evening, then lower elevation stuff after the ...
Takahashi make portable, but heavy piers which can be moved. I had one. It is very steady and will take a hammer hit and and shake less than two seconds. Art...
Hi Martin, I have the manual version of the NJP so I can't be specific about your vibration issue. I can feel mild vibration on or near the RA motor but not ...
Regap the R.A. gear with a piece of cigarette paper folded in half. One of the brass gearsis touching the other too tightly. Whe you re-gap the gears, this...
Thanks Gene and Jim, I will make a dewshield, and keep an eye on the field flattener, Brian Boggenpoel. ... in the focuser though. I just got a Kendrik ... ...
I am considering the purchase of the EM-200 mount. Do the Losmandy dovetail plates fit in the EM-200? Or is an adapter required, and if so, where can I...
There's an adapter available. Or if you have a counterbore bit available you can just add an additional hole. Gene Horr genehorr@......
Gene Horr
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Feb 3, 2003 7:56 pm
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Hi Phil, The WO saddle Plate will adapt the EM200 to accept Losmandy plates. Thank you. http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=2800&m= Ray York ... ...
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