Can someone let me know if Helix manufacturing are still in business. I'm from the UK so it's hard to make contact & I've had no response from my email. They...
Had mine down to about 0F no problem. The only issue being the display on the Argo was running a tad sluggish, but a Kendrick heating pad stuffed in the argo...
... central ... would ... arranged to be ... peephole also ... large ... you could ... the ... Nils, this is exactly the method I have mentioned to Mr Royce in...
There's no point in my commenting since I live in So. Arizona. I wouldn't know what a negative sign in front of a temp reading was like..........I'd stay away...
coldest ever was -13*F (temp, not windchill). servocat worked no problem at all, argo we turned on internal heater just to be safe. clear dark skies vid...
Helix is still in business, at least Tim Hagan sold me an eyepiece recently that arrived last week. You have to patient though, Tim seems pretty busy lately....
... Bob and others: I have communicated several times with Mr Stevens now by email. Its always a pleasure to correspond with an individual who combines ...
Joe, You will have to share with the group how you end up mounting the conical mirror. Ed Stevens would have been a great choice for a superb conventional...
Hello to all, My scope was delivered on Monday at 6:30 P.M. pacific time. Immediately I started unpacking the 4 boxes, quite a chore, it took an hour and...
... doing ... Thanks Bob This was a tough choice for me. I read your first light report on astromart forums on your stevens mirror. What happened was this. I ...
Could people suggest a few sites for components. The more the better & even sites selling kits too. I'd also be interested in plans & advice sites too. Thanks...
You could make this a lot easier if you were more specific: Solid tube or truss? Size range? Are you looking for optics or other components? -John ... ...
Take a look at Astronomy Mall's cross-reference link-component Matrix: http://astronomy-mall.com/byproducts.html Jim Fly CATSEYE Collimation ... From:...
John, Your right I should of put more detail. Basically I have a friend who makes made to order furniture. We got chatting & I decided I wanted to work out if...
Astrosystems sells truss dob kits <http://astrosystems.biz/telekits.htm>. They're not that cheap, so for most people I don't think it would be worth it, but...
... I have a TeleKit and while I basically agree with you, I'd amend the above to not (implicitly) require experience nor an extensive set of tools. You can...
Thanks, I've just bought a copy. ... From: ranorarapu To: bigdob@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 7:25 PM Subject: [bigdob] Re: Dob component...
Len, So far the telekit seems the best way forward. The only issue is that I don't need the wooden stuff. I'd like to buy the rest & buy the wood & make it up...
Here, are notes from an observation of NGCs 6959, 6961, 6962, 6964, 6965 and 6967, a galaxy cluster in Aquarius, made from Anderson Mesa on August 31 UT with...
Our club is building a 20" dob, and we intend to use a focuser with 1.5" of travel. We have already determined that the focal point of our primary is 106.75"....
Most eyepieces have their focal planes near the "shoulder" of the eyepiece that rests on the drawtube--+/- 6mm. However, a lot of the bigger 2" eyepieces...
Should it work out and you'ld be able to buy anything but the wood from astrosystems and get the wood made in the UK, could you let me know because I'm from...
Iwi, Astrosystems are not prepared to sell 'everything but the wood'. I do understand the reasons why. They would have to tell me how to make the wood pieces &...
Hey gang, i have just returned from the SSSP in Bolivia. I arrived there on Aug. 1st with 11 other hard core observers. They included Gary Myers aka Stellar...
Wow, now would you be able to to show us such unforgettable sights? If only we all could go for it, but it would be to crowdwd and .. ... & ... Dennis ... ...
... I disagree. Neraly all the individual "other" components are available separately, and many have made scopes using these parts. When you think about it,...
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