True, it's not a true "grab and go", but believe me, carrying everything downstairs and out the door is a real hassle for me. At least I can eliminate one trip...
On April 2nd and 3rd Venus can be seen to cross the Pleiades open star cluster. Take a look because this will not happen again for another 8 years. More at the...
Now that my 80ED is on the way I was thinking of selling my astroview 120mm 8.3 OTA. I am having trouble figuring out what to sell it for. It would come with...
Thank you I did not think of that. Chris Heh West Columbia, SC ... You can get an adequate picture of the market by monitoring prices at AstroMart. ... Yahoo!...
... Great site, Andy. Wish there had been something like that about a year and a half ago when I was just getting started and looking for information. Clear...
I wanted to reply to your comment about EP for this scope but yahoo groups wasn't repsonding for me yesterday. Anyhow, I have the SVP127 and have been enjoying...
Andy, What a Fantastic web site. Your articles explained so many things that i never had a grasp on. Man, what a lot of work it must have been to put that...
Dear All, After much web browsing and after talking to several people, I've narrowed down my "new telescope search" to the Orion SkyViewPro 6LT (or the...
Jay, Don't let anybody tell you that the SVP mount is unsteady with the 8" OTA. Do the people down at your local astronomy shop use the SVP 8 EQ? I know the...
I am looking to buy a telescope (my first if you don't count the department store - Toys R Us - impulse purchase I made a few years ago). I have been to one...
Here's what I use with the Nighthawk: For high power on the planets I use Siebert's 4.9mm standard. Very nice views. Great contrast and 65 FOV. However, I...
... <thecowed@c...> wrote: [snip] ... Both telescopes have the same diameter mirrors so the light grasp would be the same. The differences between the SkyQuest...
... Dob. ... Polaris. ... 10" ... of ... One last question, then: Would you like to have the new "Intelliscope" feature on your scope (in other words, do you ...
Hello, I really believe you won't be disappointed with a dobsonian based telescope because: 1. You can purchase one that is of decent size (aperture) to allow...
... do ... Hi, Let me suggest a book by Philip Harrington titled "Star Ware" 3rd edition. In it you will find review on almost any scope available today....
... At this point in my amateur astronomer career I am more than satisfied in having an XT10 classic Dob. Perhaps if I were to buy another Dob I would consider...
Stephen, The 5mm and 3.8mm Ultrascopic eyepieces are in fact a 10mm and 7.5mm with a built in Barlow. I had both of them at one time and thought they were very...
Jay, The SkyView Pro 6LT is a nice package. I think it would be a excellent choice but the SpaceProbe 130EQ is not. Two problems with the standard 130, 1) it's...
... No, but Orion's smart scopes don't have GoTo, they have digital setting circles. Nice feature if you like playing with batteries and lights, but manual...
With much whining and gnashing of teeth I report that an impenetrable heavy low overcast produced by a weeklong cutoff low has again robbed me of the...
I have found the culprit for this play in the drive motor... The RA/dec drives have a cluster of about 6-8 reduction gears. This cluster are all brass, except...
Ouch is right. As of this Sunday morning 620 Euro is $751.87 USD. Yikes! Euro converter: http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Please trim messages to only the...
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