The Sony S75 has 3.45 micron per side pixel and about 3.15 million effective pixels. The S85 has a smaller pixel than this and an effective pixels of 3.9...
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Astrofx@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:29 am
Terrific photos Peter! You make that Vesta-pro sing. Charlie. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:31 am
PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF CORRECTOR PLATE FROM Meade/Celestron Telescopes: There really is no problem removing the corrector plate and secondary assembly from a...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:03 pm
Nice shot of Saturn, Bill. I have a C3000 and the Scopetronix Digi-t that I plan on trying out once the gas giants are rising early enough. Would you mind...
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gnolasc1@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:41 pm
Hello, Finally after 5 month waiting (in Portugal) I received the LX90. Everything is OK except for two small (less then 1 mm diameter) black ...
15431
Peter Vasey
petevasey@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:49 pm
Hi, Gustavo, If you left the external power cable plugged in, it disconnects the internal batteries. This is the most likely reason. Otherwise check your...
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David J. Watson
djw@...
Oct 1, 2001 1:01 pm
Folks, (running 2.2Er) I've plugged my APM into the scope Aux port and the Handbox registers its presence by presenting a Focuser menu, so from that I...
15433
jm.rayon@...
Oct 1, 2001 1:16 pm
Is't obligatory to use APM to connect a ST237? Possibility of using the AUW ports directly ? Thanks you Jean Michel...
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jm.rayon@...
Oct 1, 2001 1:27 pm
Which are the dimensions of LX90 ? Thanks You Jean Michel...
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Comeford, Keith
keith.comeford@...
Oct 1, 2001 1:56 pm
Thanks Guys. Sounds like the Meade one may be a smidge longer. I'll have to measure when I get home, but I'm betting the Radio shack one is 6-7mm sholder to ...
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Comeford, Keith
keith.comeford@...
Oct 1, 2001 2:55 pm
... than the ... The big question is, What do you want to do with the new scope? Look at planets? Look at Faint Fuzzies? Take Astrophotographs? Buying another ...
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Peter Vasey
petevasey@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:07 pm
Hi, Keith, ... If you take the ETX tube off the mount and piggyback it on your LX90, you've got a superb guide 'scope, and on difficult seeing occasions better...
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Comeford, Keith
keith.comeford@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:26 pm
... Thanks Peter, Those are both good ideas. I have considered the guide scope option, but really don't feel any compulsion to do astrophotography. And if the ...
15439
WB6MCW@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:35 pm
Dr. Clay: Thank you your response. I'm "equatorially mounted with the wedge" to get polar alignment. I'm familiar with your three guides on alignment that you...
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Bill Bauer
bbauer@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:43 pm
There is interest in these units as guidescopes, so I thought I'd offer some input. Hope I give adequate info. Please ask if you have questions. ... Quick...
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rseymour@...
Oct 1, 2001 3:57 pm
... Unless the ST237 is made by Meade specifically for the AUX port: No, you cannot plug the CCD into the AUX port.. Most likely you -will- require a 909 APM...
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reim58@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:28 pm
For one thing SBIG just makes a lot of money off of their cameras. Making it cooled does increase the cost but the other main factor is "volume of sales"....
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Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
wb5rue@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:28 pm
Are these babies "plug and play" with the LX-90? Kevin, WB5RUE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Steph Roberts
stefrobrts@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:39 pm
Hi Martin, The binovue is for 1.25 eyepieces. It doesn't come with a diagonal. I've been using Orion Plossel eyepieces with it( a 40, 26, and 10), just because...
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phanc60844@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:54 pm
hi, to clean out dust from inside your scope ,get one of those static cleaning sheets ,attach it to a garden cane(make sure it is clean) and just push it ...
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n7xgr@...
Oct 1, 2001 5:28 pm
QRZ? Not exactly Kevin, you have to place a deposit on one and wait at least nine months for delivery. Mother Meade doesn't like to rush things HI! HI! But...
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Gemmill, John
Gemmill.John@...
Oct 1, 2001 6:24 pm
... Awesome, dude! Will you be out at TdS next new moon? I want to see this setup. I was also drooling over that little Orion Mak at OPT the other day. It's...
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lindahicks@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:08 pm
A lot of people will tell you, what I'm about to tell you, is a bad idea. I'll leave that decision up to you. (it will work if done with care and practice) ...
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ian
ian@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:12 pm
Hi Paul, I glued together three drinking straws and gently *sucked* the bits out. Ian At [Mon, 1 Oct 2001 12:54:14 EDT]...
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ian
ian@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:13 pm
Clay, Most excellent description. Can we include it in our LX-90 FAQ? Ian At [Mon, 1 Oct 2001 06:31:07 -0500]...
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Gary Hoyles
ghoyles@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:31 pm
Hi Paul , Ian Ian, How did it taste ! Paul have you done this your self, sounds promising. Gary ... From: Gary Hoyles To: lx90@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
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Gary Hoyles
ghoyles@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:37 pm
Hey guys, I thought I would try to photograph the dust to show what I meant, but have you ever tried to photograph a mirror. Near impossible! Gary ... From:...
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Richard Mallett
100114.573@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:38 pm
Reply to : Richard Seymour ... or just said "eh?" and pressed [enter] without centering? (that's how the sentence parses to my eyes) << Pressed enter without...
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Richard Mallett
100114.573@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:39 pm
Reply to : Ian ... << Arrived here yesterday (Sunday) ... especially if your view is limited for whatever reason. With EASY you go through the list of...
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Richard Mallett
100114.573@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:39 pm
Reply to : ralldredge@... ... had absolutely no success in trying to recover by synching on known stars. Better to start over. Using two star...
