Relative to the inquiry about 2-inch diagonals, I believe that some larger observatory telescopes have used sizes even larger than 2-inch, again mainly to deal...
It's true for visual use on large observatory scopes as well. The club I am in occasionally rents the 60 inch telescope at Mt. Wilson for a night of visual...
Peter, I have been waiting for images with the FLT-110, spectacular even with the moon nearby gives a glow to Jups face, I especially like the moons Europa...
... Thank you for the kind words on the Jupiter image. It was a very fortunate combination of clear steady air and equipment being ready to go. I hope it will...
I used my WO FLT110 to catch Venus and Jupiter on June 30, 2007 when they were about 1/2 degree apart. I used my trusty old Nikon CP4500 with the screw in...
Hi folks: Hey, is there any way to collimate these things? I'd been baffled by why my Megrez 80 is so off co-axial with my C-8 and C-9.25, when I've got it...
Tim, As far as collimating a Crayford focsuer, take a look at this site... http://www.burgessoptical.com/Accessories/Focuser-Collim.html To collimate the...
I own a ZS66 SD and have the two inch SCT adapter and the two inch dialgonal however i cannot reach focus with any eyepiece including Swan 9mm and 28mm (2"). ...
Hi Freddy, This is a common question - the 66SD has a standard SCT threaded end and will accept any of the following options... 1.25" diagonal for most 1.25"...
Hi Kurt, I shot some pics last night and posted one that I cropped to the files section. http://tinyurl.com/35yvt5 It is a shot taken prime focus with my...
Hello i am new in the forum :) I'm from italy, I have an LXD75 mount with a meade ETX125 on it and an Astronomy technologies AT80 Achro in parallel. Now i have...
I have an EZ Touch on the the way, and I hope the answer to this question is not too very obvious, but when you have two scopes mounted, are the locked...
I have an EZTouch and I've picked up a few different dovetail bars for the Vixen side. I've found there to be a tremendous amount of room in the saddle and...
Welcome to the group! I think you will be very happy with your new lens. I am pretty fussy myself, having owned 2 Astro-Physics scopes, and I am extremely...
They are locked together. You can adjust their relative positions by loosening the small screws that hold the ends in place, perhaps if your equipment setup...
Thanks Timm, Yes, understand why you cannot use diagonals that are not short enough. I got the Adaptor and the 2"diagonal from WO (WO-DIGI2-DI) when I saw on...
Hello All, I'm relatively new to this group and very new to refractors (having been a dob person for a long time) but I now have my new WO FLT 110mm on a shiny...
Note: I have posted this message on several groups, to maximize responses. If this upsets anyone, I apologize. Please also note that I am an enthusiastic...
Robert, Welcome to the group! I'm a recent refractor owner myself, coming from SCTs, and I also observe from rainy, light polluted Houston TX. I too was...
Hi Jack! Let me start by telling you that you are not alone with this dilemma. I too have tried the purpose meant cleaning solutions and lens cleaning papers...
Jack, There are four types of optical glass surface you are likely to come across: uncoated bloomed soft multi-coated hard multi-coated and whilst you can...
Kurt, Very nicely done. I tried but as soon as I set up the clouds rolled in. I at least got a quick view. Chuck ... when ... CP4500 ... and ... seeing ... ...
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