My 12.5 truss dob is being used increasingly for astro video observation. My dob is pretty well weighted/balanced, but with extended integration times or a...
Come join us at the 2007 Shingletown Star party from July 9 -16, 2007! Located on an unused airstrip at an altitude of 4,000 feet in Northern California, this...
Thanks so much for taking the time to give me some information. It is all very helpful. I will join a clubl right away. Glad to know that I don't really need...
Hello, I am new to observation and have purchased a Zhumell 8 inch dobsonian telescope. I chose the Dobsonian because I had read that it was very child...
Does any one know how i can roll my own aluminum tube. and make it as good as the pro's? I find that the tubes out there are not to my specs and the ones i...
It would seem that the equipment for serious alt-az imaging is now readily available and affordable, but there is still a software gap in realizing that...
There is some good news in the making for alt-az folk! As the indispensable basis of any serious alt-az imaging, I have been putting forward the issue of...
Members, I posted on cloudy nights equipment forum a similar question but got a rare zero response. Thought someone here might have an idea. I have a 12.5...
Fellows, thank you very much. Each of you has added more fuel to my brain fire. I now have some links for things but, more importantly, some ideas. As I...
Hello all, My new 110 cm f/4 (43.3") portable alt-azimuth telescope is now "officially" under construction. You can find more details at the following address:...
Hi all, Very soon after our previous announcement, we received a number of kind warnings that urged us to double-check the real capabilities of the supplier we...
Just stopping by to Hay, to my fellow observers. I am still waiting for receipt of My 25" obsession. HEHE! can hardly wait. Best Regards to all. starlar8...
I have enjoyed the discussion of mirror temperature cooling. Allow me to offer a preliminary report on an alternative "Elegant Control System" of large mirror...
... wrote: I have a 15" Obsession, a 25" Round Table platform, and a tall perch made by Roy Hess in Canada. My perch is very similar to the Cat's Perch so I...
Fan locations & function I accept the concept of sweeping away the boundary layer from the primary mirror surface. I'll also use some fans under the mirror ...
Dear All, I am in the UK and after a platform for a 12" Dob. I already have one ( a Tom O ) for my 16" Dob. I was thinking of getting a Johnsonian as I saw one...
I am in the middle of my 10" f/6.4 truss dob. I have picked up 8 very nice, 1" OD aluminum truss poles. They are right now clear anodized. They're very...
i have a 16 inch mirror and a secondary that goes with it for sale if interested mail me back the telescope they came out of went through the flood that hit...
Hi I am looking for 24"x 1/4" Al disc. I need only one. Maybe somebody knows where to find one with close enough dimension. Thanks in advance, Dr.Roman Tunkel ...
The new astronomy and telescope classified ads site http://AstroAds.com has now been launched. It is totally independent of any equipment manufacturer or...
Has anyone tried Spectrum Coatings new MAX "R" Enhanced Aluminum Coating for Primary Mirrors? If so can you compare the before and after views? Second...
Hi All, I've been using a 50mm RACI finder (SV) and red dot for awhile on my 14" and have been very happy with it. I've been enjoying short refractor scopes...
I took an IR hand held thermometer out a few months ago and put my C14 out there, pointed it skyward, and measured temperature differnces until it had frozen...
So how do the new lightbridge scopes stack up? Optically, and in terms of the mechanicals (focuser, secondary, support of the primary). thanks Greg N...
