Thank you to all who responded to my query re difficulty in focusing planets. I found all the responses very informative and helpful I am pleased to report...
Matt: Nice work. Let us know how it functions in the field. Have you and your brother considered putting the hardware and plans in a kit and making it ...
... Hi Scott, Take a look at http://www.astrosurf.com/astrobond/eblxinge.htm <http://www.astrosurf.com/astrobond/eblxinge.htm> It contains instructions to...
Dear all, first sorry about the blank emails, i hit sent a few times without realizing it. On friday 8/1/08 at 9:55 I was outside my house and just happened...
Possibly an "Iridium flare", where the Sun over the horizon briefly illuminates a passing satellite. Regards [Non-text portions of this message have been...
First thought is that it was a flare from an Iridium satellite If you Google Iridium Images you'll find dozens of photos and videos of Iridiums in action. ...
Please stop this sequence; moderators: can you please intervene here? Thus far I have 27 of this identical message. Dr. Clay ... Arkansas Sky Observatories ...
Thanks for the explanation....at first I thought your weird object was causing the multiple messages. As for the object, this does sound very much like the...
How about an Iridium Flares? Check http://www.heavens-above.com/ Joe ... From: linda damico <creek5182@...> To: lx90@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Don, I did the test you suggested and and the dec motor stopped after about 5 seconds so the dec circle did not reach 80. If you think I neede an encoder...
Finally had the chance to try out my new wedge on Saturday night (first clear night in a long time). I started out by spending about an hour trying to level...
Gday Matt If you are running patched firmware, what does the saved PEC data look like? That may give a clue as to whats happening Re "(no Periodic Error in...
Hello All, I am a new memeber to your group. I will in the near future be purchasing one of the very good Telescopes for myself. I have been medicaly retired...
C/2007 N3 Lunin is a magnitude 11.8 comet in Sagittarius. I imaged it (non-Meade scope) four days ago under poor conditions so I tried again a couple of nights...
Again Dennis, Great stuff! Joe ... From: Dennis Persyk <dpersyk@...> To: lx90@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 4, 2008 11:40:48 AM Subject: [lx90] (OT)...
The other thing worth watching out for is your Tracking Rate. Despite any claims to the contrary, I have never been entirely happy that a PEC training routine,...
Hi Gang, does anyone know how much current at 12 volts the LX90 8" draws? Usual last minute thing, I thought it came with one, but guess not as it is shown as...