Thanks all for your input. If I understand correctly, looks like if I purchase just the EZT head I should be able to set it on top of the Gibraltar tripod, ...
I'm sure this has been addressed a million times, so forgive me, but the focuser on my 80mm FD slips and I can't seem to adjust it. I'm assuming the knurled...
Hi David, Please take a look in the Files section of this group and read the FAQs for my tips on adjusting the focuser, they should explain it all, I hope. I...
I haven't used my Celestron 150R for six month, I almost forgot how to use the Nextstar computer. It took a while, but I finally remembered the settings,...
Can we start a fund for homeless telescopes? (William Optics are the exception) We could telescope-buttons. Starving people in Beverly Hills could receive...
A few weeks back there were some questions about would the FLT-110 medium format field flattener work with the new Crayford focuser version. And a question...
Hey all, I have listed my 10th anniv zs80fd on astromart for sale. I really want a zs105ed triplet. So before I can get that one I need to sell this one. So if...
I am really loving shooting wide fields since getting my William- Optics ZS66 SD. (Haven't put the camera in my SCT since I got it.) Here is one from this...
Hi, With conditions like you experienced why did you even bother to set-up? If you have an evening where a 66mm out performs a 6" refractor it's time to quit....
I wish I could predict the amount of dew there would be after we set up. Besides, after packing all the equipment in a clear dry day, traveling to the site,...
Since I recieved my ZSFD I have been bitten by refractor aperature fever. I have a orion 127 mak which performs admirably on the moon and planets and will go...
Hi Brendan, I have a Celestron 6" Achromatic Refractor (f/8) and I'm very impressed with the images. The stars are pinpoints, it can withstand maximum...
Hi, I'd like to see larger aperture APO's as well. I own a 6" f15 (non-apo) refractor that performs beautifully and I wouldn't mind replacing it someday with a...
... impressed with the images. The stars are pinpoints, it can withstand maximum magnification when the seeing is good. I really enjoy the images of the...
Hal, Your dew zapper sounds interesting. Tell me more. rickie rainwater "Jandorf, Hal (NAVAIR)" <harold.jandorf@...> wrote: I wish I could predict the...
... (Laurent doesn't like Vixen eyepieces) at 240X, the image was easily split and sharp. ... barely discern the GRS (April 30, 2006, 9:30pm PDST) at 240X. ......
... Hi, Brendan WO promised a few weeks ago bigger scopes. I understood what you mean when my 10 yo son told me, when he saw the ZS80, "Dad, it's a true...
I must admit, I fell in love with my little WO ZenithStar 80 as it is the best optical instrument that I have ever owned. I never knew what I was missing....
We received this and we are posting it publicly for interested people. ... We would like to make all of your members aware of the East Coast Conference on...
Twenty years ago, I aquired an UNITRON 4" refractor (Photo-equatorial). This gleaming, enamel white long tube (f/15!) and the mammoth wooden tripod and black...
Hi Hal, Good to see you posting again in full force. I can honestly say that at this point in my life, the Megrez II 80 FD (via APOgrade) on the EZTouch (or...
Kurt, I like this photo too. It's a very close match to what you actually see in the eyepiece. It was fun comparing it with my sketch from the night before....
Hi, But your "real" telescope is only 80mm. For many of us, a real telescope is over 200mm and something we can see down to magnitude 15 and 95% of the NCG...
You're absolutely right. A "real" telescope is in your own perspective. I love to go to Mt Pinos in California (8800 ft elevation) where we can see down to 6th...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
