I've just got myself a Dewbuster and two heater straps, one of which is for the eyepiece. I'm not really sure how necessary that one is but it seemed like a...
I put mine around the diagonal's tube that accepts the eyepiece and it works fine. In a message dated 01-Dec-06 6:00:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, ...
Hello I've the same issue with my classic 8" LX90 UHTC. In total the Dec play was about 30' in the sky. In my case the entire Dec block is rocking a bit...
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I've just got some Bob's Knobs and I'm a little bit apprehensive about fitting them. I've never tried my hand at collimation, and I'm not in any rush as the...
Hi Pat, I recently bought some Bob's Knobs from Moonfish for my 8" LX90LNT-UHTC and had no trouble fitting them, I just screwed the hex bolts tight and then...
Thanks Alan, I was hoping that would work. I imagine it would be more effective around the EP, just less convenient., Pat ... [Non-text portions of this...
Thanks Duncan. When you say one came loose, do you mean that you inadvertently unscrewed it all the way out when you were trying to tighten it? I got mine from...
Greetings, I have a question. I've built a home-built observatory with a retractable roof. Unfortunately, because of the virtual forest on our land, this ...
Hi Pat, The one that came loose literally fell out. I managed to find it in the grass. The scope was on its third outing into the garden, I bought it a nearly...
Duncan, That must have been frustrating considering the price of the scope. Good that you managed to get it sorted out though. Telescope House do seem pretty...
Hi I have just noticed a number of silver/white spots on the corrector lense. You cant see them at night unless you shine a torch into the OTA and only if the...
Hi everyone, Here is Rima Ariadaeus taken on November 11, 2006. This rille is located next to Rima Hyginus. It's my first image of this interesting formation. ...
Ed No that's the San Andreas fault line, ha ha. Great picture. Luther Edward Roach <elancer65@...> wrote: Hi everyone, Here is Rima Ariadaeus taken on...
Something else "I" do is to place one of my other eyepieces in an inside pocket so it will be warm when I use it. To bad I can't put them all in there! Ha! ...
Ed, A very fine job. It looks a lot like someone has been four-wheeling up there!!! In a message dated 02-Dec-06 3:58:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, ...
Well, it's a bit hard to say for sure but if you want to clean the corrector use Dr. Clay's cleaning formula, see link below. That being said, one of Dr....
I have another Horsehead Nebula image, taken with my Astro-Tech AT80ED and guided by my LX90 GPS. Some day I want to make a mosaic of the Flame/Horsehead. That...
Hi Jim I am in the same situation as you. I am a new member and others are likely to have more experience. I am still waiting on an attachment for my wedge so...
Ray, You've done a great job on it. Luther Ray Pickett <ewokvols@...> wrote: I have another Horsehead Nebula image, taken with my Astro-Tech AT80ED and...
Thanks Luther. I appreciate your thoughts. I want to get the Flame Neb with this scope also but the weather just isn't cooperating with me. I really like the...
I would like to modify a CCD Camera that I have for long exposure, am I right in thinking that the shutter speed of the CCD Chip is determined by how fast a...
Ask the guys over at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/ if a webcam can be modified for long exposure theose gys will have done it and published all...
Hi Pat I had a small problem with fitting my Bob's Knobs. I followed the fitting instructions and advice to the letter, but had a problem fitting the final...
... He's happily (and, on warranted occasions, grumpily) posting in other groups (such as LX200gps). He says he's been told by his doctor to lift nothing...
Meade - #909 Accessory Port Module for LX90 Series Telescopes Allows LX90 owners to use extra plug-in accessories, like a CCD Autoguider or #1206 Focuser. ...
Well, hope that he listens to his doctors advice for a speedy recovery. I'm sure he's just itching to do more than writing emails, surfing the web, unless he...
Hello to all and thanks Dick for posting this; I am diddling around limitedly and getting better by the day, so it is only a matter of time before the...
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