It's also a good way to find DSO's!I have Televue Ranger on the UTA of my 20" truss and besides providing exquisite views of extended objects, it is a great...
If you do public outreach events, having a small scope attached to the top of the box on a dob is a good way to keep objects centered without having to push...
Hi everyone, I am going to buy a thin mirror blank 14 inch 7/8 thick and i am wondering if there is anything i need to do differently to grind this blank vs a...
Thank you, John and Keith. Very neat! Charlie _____ From: bigdob@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bigdob@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Mahony Sent: Thursday,...
I've got a sky-fi on order for a servocat and skycommander equipped 16" Meade Lightbridge. I should be able to control the scope with Carina's SkyVoyager...
... As you probably know from the Starmaster group, getting _any_ computer communication with the SkyCommander/SkyTracker drive system is difficult. There are...
... Yes. The SkyFi wifi node shows up with other available wifi nodes in your network software (Airport menu on my MacBook). It's pretty neat. ... I'm not...
When you say "All of this over a local wifi network" you mean the wifi network that the SkyFi creates, right? That's impressive. I can't wait for mine. I am...
I just got back from the Chiefland Star Party where I spent some time playing with a late beta SkyFi wireless connection on my 22-inch StarStructure with...
I have a 14" F4.7 and love it. And with a 31mm Nagler I get awesome widefield views of the Veil and Double Cluster in Perseus and when just cruisin' the...
Well, it's a nice clear night this evening, so I rolled out the DOB with the refractor temporarily attached per my last post.... Had some quick looks at...
Thanks for the input guys- This morning, I began a bit of experimenting. I made a (very) temporary fixture that allows the refractor to be fitted to the truss...
You'll have severe balance problems if you try to mount it on the secondary cage. Some owners of big dobs mount a second scope on the "top" surface of the...
I know this question if off topic but i just had to ask being you have argo navis on a large dob. My question is . is your argo navis very accurate I...
If you use a counterweight, it'll be a big one. Figure the distances from the altitude axis to the CG of the refractor, and from the axis to behind/below the...
I've been enjoying my ServoCat/ArgoNavis equipped 14" Obsession clone DOB for about 5 years now (see photo section, Greg H). At f/4.8, the views of clusters...
Hi Louis, I agree completely with the preceding post. The book is an excellent guide to building a Dob and is easy to follow and understand. Charlie _____ ...
Thank you for your reply, I do belong to a astro group but there is no atm there. I think i may have to travel a few hours to find another group with atm's ...
Do you belong to a local astronomy club? If not, you should, if one exists nearby. Why? It's liable to have an ATM group, with folks who could answer questions...
Hi everyone, I hope you all dont mind if i ask this question. I own a 12 inch meade light bridge Truss dob.. The base it came with is cheesy at best and I...
I own a 12 inch meade light bridge and want to build a new base for it but i just dont know where i start? The reason i want to build a new base is i think it...
Yeah!! Good point. How can an "ultra light" and 60# mirror have anything in common?? <lol> My customer, Don, tells me it was a mirror from some sort of...
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