Well here is the second, I was shown iPtron two weeks ago. after some minor alignment problems seem to work well. Then came up with a over current error. ...
It appeared fairly dark. Lockhart had some glow to it. All constellations that were up were clearly distinguished the milky way was very easy to see . I...
Guys: I have been giving some thought to trying something to help assist with a quick Polar alignment when setting up my GoTo Gem mount. It seems that when I...
That would be a great idea Donnie. For years when I had a 12.5" Star Liner reflector on a big EQ mount I just eyeballed the north and for visual it worked...
... Correct me if I'm wrong here: Digital Setting Circles and/or the Intelli systems,(Push To - not Go To) on an Alt/Az or Dob mount don't have to be aligned...
I'm a sometime member of AAS. Their Canyon of the Eagles observing site is great but it's just too far away, through too much traffic. The Mansfield Dam...
Hello everyone, I have an Orion short tube 80 that I'm using for a guide scope. I also have a (two or three of them actually) red dot reflex sight. What I'm...
... While a goto GEM mount doesn't have to be accurately polar aligned, it will run much more quietly and efficiently, the more accurately it is aligned, since...
... Donnie: A few more ideas--- 1). I made a compass based unit which attaches to my 300 pound GEM. It tells me where to align my azimuth so that I can find...
... WG: Gene, I use Sky Commander DSC on my Losmandy HGM-200. I do not believe it would work without polar alignment. Yes, I can do a 1, 2 or 3 star...
For the Mansfield dam I leave somewhat early to avoid traffic, going home I am in no traffic at all. We could have used several more telescopes at this last...
Guys: That's indeed a lot of good ideas. One of my mounts the TV Gibraltar with their SkyTour system just requires that you initially align the mount to the ...
... I'd used several altaz goto mounts (Meade ETX, Celestron NexStar 6SE, Celestron CPC 1100) before I tried my first GEM goto (Orion Sirius). I must admit...
I found a book a few days ago that looks like it could be very interesting so Im thinking about purchasing it. Its called: "Star Testing Astronomical...
... It's a great book. I own the first edition, and refer to it all the time. A bit technical in places, but full of excellent illustrations of what star...
... Thanks for all the information in the part of your post I deleted. It was very much to the point. Re: the part of your post that I retained above: One...
... I once mounted a red-dot sight to a binocular mount I had built. The clamp by which the sight fastened to the mount cost less than two bucks in materials....
... Sorry. This might take a bit longer. I just discovered that pictures on this forum MUST go into an album and that there is a size limit on pictures to...
You may use windows for reducing the size, put the picture on a folder, right click on it, select send to, mail recipient, and you will get a make pictures...
You may want to call Jim at scopestuff.com. He sells the whole finder with a stalk for $20.00. He may have some stalks lying around. ... From: Freddy Diaz...
... WG: THat's the book you want Donnie. About the best widely available book on star testing out there. A fascinating read on how light and optics combine...
Geoff and Wayne: Thanks for the endorsements on the potential book purchase. I'm going to order it in a day or two. Looking forward to receiving it. Donnie...
... WG: Here is one idea of why I love German mounts so much Geoff, it is like having a real observatory in your hands: in this photo a 200 pound Gemini goto...
Stemming from a recent discussion about the reliability of modern meteorology (and its implications about long-term weather forecasting) I just noted that for...
... The weather here has been very peculiar these last two days. Yesterday was very mild, much as you describe. When it got dark, it stayed very mild, and I...
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