All things being equal, I'll take the warmer nights. But all things aren't equal. Throw one or two thousand mosquitos into the mix, and I'll take the 15 degree...
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Allan Keller
allank1@...
Dec 4, 2000 6:14 am
Greetings: I have started an eGroup for those interested in AstroSystems TeleKit Dobsonian telescopes. There are pictures of the 17.5" TeleKit that I have...
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mike.maddeford@...
Dec 4, 2000 7:27 pm
My first serious eye-piece. What should it be? I had a look at the Meade 3000 and 4000 series on a web site that is in Canada. Here is the description from...
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Bartolini, David
dbartolini@...
Dec 4, 2000 11:19 pm
I have the 15mm and 32mm series 4000 eyepieces and am happy with both of them on my 10" f/4.5 Newtonian. People who have compared the 4000's with the Celestron...
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Mike Maddeford
mike.maddeford@...
Dec 5, 2000 1:30 am
Well it's this way. My girlfriend is in the beginning stages of building a dob. When I say she is I mean it's hers but I get to help. I am in the custom...
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WEBMASTER@...
Dec 7, 2000 6:43 pm
Hello I'm a newbie with a 114mm newt and a recently returned nexstar 5 (optics = reasonable "OK" , GOTO = needs a few years but very portable, etc) bottom...
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Rob D.
daqc@...
Dec 7, 2000 8:42 pm
Hi Frank, I've gone through the same process that you're beginning. So hopefully I can help some... I'm in the process of getting a 12.5" dob to let you know...
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WEBMASTER@...
Dec 10, 2000 3:11 pm
Thanks for all the interesting replies Last night I had the opportunity to see the CR150 live!!!! what a monster scope, it was set up with dual drives very...
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mike.maddeford@...
Dec 10, 2000 7:47 pm
Well I know that the length of the focal length combined with focal length of the eyepiece determines magnification. The diameter of the mirror determins...
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Bill Prewitt
bprewitt@...
Dec 10, 2000 8:32 pm
If you're talking about a Newtonian, there are different bad things that start to happen when you get too long, versus when you get too short. A very long...
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Mike Maddeford
mike.maddeford@...
Dec 10, 2000 10:42 pm
Hey thanks for the links and the help. That works pretty slick. Mike ... From: Bill Prewitt <bprewitt@...> To: bigdob@egroups.com <bigdob@egroups.com>...
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Bartolini, David
dbartolini@...
Dec 12, 2000 12:03 am
I agree with most of what was said below, but I wouldn't rule out a faster scope at 10". I have the Meade 10" f/4.5 reflector (equatorial, not the dob), and...
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Mike Maddeford
mike.maddeford@...
Dec 12, 2000 3:54 pm
Thanks for the reply. Mike ... From: Bartolini, David <dbartolini@...> To: 'bigdob@egroups.com' <bigdob@egroups.com> Date: Monday, December 11, 2000...
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Rodger Blake
rabradman@...
Dec 14, 2000 4:36 am
... Frank, I'm biased. I have a 10" f5.6 discovery Dob. You will learn to collimate (align mirrors). A pain at first, but later part of set up. Things to...
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Mark
deepsky@...
Dec 14, 2000 5:07 am
I've moved recently and am just now getting back on line. I don't know what other replies have said so I'll add my 2 cents worth. I use what I think is a...
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Michael Myer
mdmyer@...
Dec 14, 2000 12:43 pm
... I am just a few objects away from earning the Astronomical League's Lunar Observing Award. I have used a 20" Starmaster dob for all of the observations,...
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Rodger Blake
rabradman@...
Dec 15, 2000 2:56 pm
... Mike, I stand corrected. With increasing apature there is increasing resolution. I guess what I meant to say is that the moon and planets are bright and...
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WEBMASTER@...
Dec 15, 2000 7:19 pm
Thanks for all the interesting replies I decided to get the meade 10" dob $499 deluxe package (I know it's not the best but there was 1 in stock near my area...
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Jim McPherson
kingjamez80@...
Dec 16, 2000 12:15 am
Hi, I currently have an 8'' Mead Starfinder Equatorial. I'm looking to upgrade it to a 16'' or larger Dob. I've been doing some research on the net and have...
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Michael Myer
mdmyer@...
Dec 16, 2000 12:19 am
... Well this kind of brings back memories. I also started out with a Meade DS-10a, Meade called them the DS or Deep Space series before going with the ...
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Michael Myer
mdmyer@...
Dec 16, 2000 12:40 am
... I have been working the Astronomical League's Lunar Observing Award with my daughter, she is 12. Since the award was set up so people can work it with a...
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Alvin Huey
Stars@...
Dec 16, 2000 12:54 am
Meade makes a wide range of qualities. I have a 16" Meade Starfinder in which I've converted to a truss. The optics are very good. Many have look through my...
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Michael Myer
mdmyer@...
Dec 16, 2000 2:06 am
O.K. I will try to take on some of these questions but before I start let me make clear that I am the owner of a 20" Starmaster dob. I also have a 16" Meade...
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Rodger Blake
rabradman@...
Dec 16, 2000 4:31 pm
... Jim, I have a 10" f5.6 Discovery Telescopes Dob and a 20" Obsession. The bigger tube dobs get heavier and you might want to see how heavy the OTA is. I.e....
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Axel CANICIO
acanicio@...
Dec 17, 2000 1:17 am
Hello everybody,
I have been using a Meade 16" Dobson Starfinder for over two years now, and
it has good and bad sides.
I've had to make upgrades on it,...
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Jan van Gastel
jhm.van.gastel@...
Dec 17, 2000 6:35 am
Why then would you buy a complete telescope ? I would by a good quality mirror (and the other things needed) and build my own telescope from scratch. Jan ...
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Michael Myer
mdmyer@...
Dec 17, 2000 2:01 pm
... Now we are getting into the reasons that a QUALITY telescope costs so much. When I purchased my 20" Starmaster I had to change nothing. Everything was high...
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Grzegorz Koralewski
oooooooo@...
Dec 17, 2000 2:55 pm
Hello All, My name is Grzegorz and I'm an amateur from Poland. My all world is a 16-inch Meade Starfinder, that I call a big scope - though some of you...
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Andy Wallace
andywallace@...
Dec 17, 2000 3:08 pm
Grzegorz- A 16" Starfinder is definitely a big dob and you must have a very good mirror. Your favorite targets are not some of the easiest objects to spot. ...
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Axel CANICIO
acanicio@...
Dec 17, 2000 5:13 pm
Hi,
Why I would buy the complete telescope ?
Well it's very simple. Meade does also sell mirrors separately. The 16"
primary and secondary mirrors bought...
