"Refractor Yoga" I am familiar with your predicament about having to sit on the ground to view objects at the zenith :-). A few things may help: Make sure...
HI All I frequent several of the other telescope groups, but have joined the Orion group 'cause I just bought the XT10i. I've got to look through it once so...
Hi Jerry, Welcome to the group. I mounted my Telrad about one half-inch to the right of my Orion 9x50 RACI as viewed from the rear, and I think the location is...
Hello Jerry, I have the 10" Atlas GEM. I mounted my Telrad to the left of the eyepiece. I do most of my observing from the right side of the scope and if I...
... What realy is needed is some additional weight for the eyepiece end. Tele Vue made a eyepiece counter weight at one time so you could go from a big Nagler...
David, Check out the balancing weights available at Ken's Custom Rings and Things: http://users.kricket.net/ken/rings.htm While designed for Dobs, the sliding...
Thanks for the great advice - I will put the RACI finder on my list - o' things to get. I have the "dew shield plus" for the telrad that allows 90 degree...
I agree with you there. The best views of the moon and planets I've ever had came through my 6-inch F\8 and much larger longer focus reflectors, like a 12.5"...
... Mike, I've seen his stuff. I don't need any help in this area since all my refractors are short focal length. ShortTube 80 f5 Nighthawk f6 Vixen 102ED...
Dear group, I'd appreciate any thoughts you may have on finder scopes. I have an Orion 6LT, with the standard 6 x 30 inverted finderscope. After about six...
Hi Jay, I HIGHLY recommend the Orion 9x50 RACI finder. I have used mine for over a year now and could not ask for a better finder. I believe a 50mm finder is...
I would strongly suggest avoidng the right angel finders because they either dim the imge when they have an Amici prism diagonal, or a reversed image from...
Taras, I have noticed no dimming of the image through my Orion 9x50 RACI finder. I have compared the view through it with a conventional Orion 9x50 finder and...
... finder, it is very ahrd to find objects that way. I have to agree with Taras that a right angle finder by itself is hard to use. If you go that route,...
For the money... the Orion RACI is a great finder. That coupled with one of the LARGE Mars Eye finders from Apogee makes finding almost anything a snap. Warp ...
All Members, Yahoo has a survey in which they propose reducing storage limits for its groups, and charging for more storage and premium services. I think it...
For someone buying a 10" atlas, what are recommendations for the best objectives, if I were to spend an extra approx. $150 on each of two. thanks, Jordan...
When using the bulb setting with the rebel, how does one keep the shutter button depressed for long exposures. Is there a way to keep the shutter open without...
I've looked through Amici type findescopes, which is a type of image erector that is probably different from the Orion RACI finders. In truth, I haven't had a...
For about $25 USD you can get a remot shutter control. It has a 3 foot or so wire. It plugs into the side of the camera. It is depicted in the fold out ...
I replaced the stock 6X30 on my SVP 8 with the Orion 9X50. It made a huge difference in being able to locate DSOs that are viewable from my light polluted...
When I'm not using DSLRFocus to control the camera, I use the $20 Palm Pilot program "Novii Remote". There is a codebase for the Canon RC-1 remote. You just...
I agree with the folks that suggest the 9x50 RACI finder is the way to go. I use it with the red dot finder on the same dovetail on my 127 Mak. Using both...
Hello folks ~ I'm new to astronomy & new to this forum. I really appreciate having some experienced people to learn from, so thanks - right from the start. I...
I very recently bought a used StarMax 127. Here's a specific equipment question: I wish to adapt a Celestron reducer/corrector-f/6.3 lens (Celestron model...
If any of you have wondered how to do this, I just did it this weekend. I used to have mine mounted below the focuser, which required a massive seat height...
... I have a 4.5" reflector and I replaced the 5 x 26 finder scope with an 8 x 50 straight through finder and it really made a great imporvement. I also have...
Hi Lee, I agree with you on the advantage a 50mm finder has over a 30mm finder. Being able to see dimmer objects through a finder cannot be overestimated. This...
Hi hoofer, Welcome to our group. Here is an Epinions review of the Celestron #94175 Reducer/Corrector. I hope it answers some of your questions. Please get...
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