Joe, It's a shame about your weather. Ship your 150 mm Mak to me out here in dry and sunny (at least in the summertime) California, and I'll give you plenty...
1. Some binoc reviewers say that individual eyepiece focusing is better than bridge focusing because you can't accidentally push one eyepiece out of focus when...
Hi all, I want to get a different finder scope for my XT8i other than the stock one that comes with it. I have seen the Telrad at a star party and was...
Hi Rick, I love the EZFinder2 however, you can not use it for solar viewing. In fact, you must take it off of the telescope even when you are not using it if...
... The limiter with the Maksutov design is the massive front element. I can't even guess how much an 8" Mak would weigh, but it would sure need a beefy...
... Most good 'nocs have bridge as well as one EP that focuses. The main reason for this is to balance your vision. Both eyes rarely see with equal ability. ...
Optical design is also a consideration. The standard aluminized spot secondary used on the Meade, Questar and all Chinese Maks limits the well corrected field...
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Hi Rich, Have you seen the TAL MAK? Joe Rome Rich Wood <astronut1001@...> wrote: Optical design is also a consideration. The standard aluminized spot ...
I've heard it mentioned but no details and I have not seen one. Rich Wood ... spot ... the ... increased. ... TEC, ... element. ... sure ... Service....
They have the corrector just before the focuser. I hear the image is real good from a friend I sort of trust. This cuts down cost, their 10" goes for what...
Hi Guys Orion just added two Celestron 8" SCT's to the product line. They are now selling both the NexStar 8i and the CPC 800XLT go to scopes. It's been like...
Got my scope about a week ago. Tried it out on Jupiter and the views were very good. A good scope for the money IMO. Well built OTA. The focuser seems to be a...
Hi Richard, I had to mount mine on a EQ-3 mount for now. Its holding good. My front cap is kind of loose. I also though the focuser was broken when I first...
Hi people, I have a question (or 2) For a lightweight planetary scope, is there a difference between these other than price? (just for visual, no photography) ...
Mary; Both of those are achromats. Neither theoretically will perform in the same class for planetary use than your 102ED due to it's better color correction....
Hi, Does anyone know how to get Orion to sell you parts for their scopes? I have a friend in the UK who needs parts to repair a broken scope that he is buying...
Timm; I could be wrong but it appears that at least for the moment Orion has an exclusive on the Intelliscopes. So if the part needed is for the Intelliscope...
Thanks Rich. I was thinking lighter grab and go, and of using an MV1 filter with a 90mm scope. I love the 102 ED for most purposes. It may be wishful thinking...
... Mary, For planetary (and portable) work, you might want to look at the Starmax 127 and 150mm Mak-Cass scopes, they have what I consider minimum aperature,...
... two ... want ... mount ... or ... Thank Rich, It's the mount thing. Last year I dislocated my collar bone. (all I was doing was carrying the GP mount over...
I had both an 80mm and 90mm refractor which I was using as a grab and go setup... finally settled on a ETX90 OTA mounted on simple goto mount... much more...
Mary, Neither 90mm will come close to your VX 102ED. I own a VX 102ED and the best thing I ever did for it was buy a TV 2.5X Powermate. Teamed with my 8mm TV...
howdy everyone, I am continuing to build my messier collection with my G3 digital camera so these are my latest deepsky mesier images taken with my 5" starmax...
Mary; Even for visual observing a fairly heavy duty mount, or one with good damping, is definitely worthwhile in my experience. It is extremely annoying to...
Will Orion be carrying the new Synta 120mm x 900mm ED refractor? The September S&T carries a Skywatcher full page advertisement listing this new Synta made...
Hi everyone: When we choose binoculars some times use objetive size, FOV, magnification and forget some important aspect like prism and lens coated. For...
Simon, We have to know what we're looking for, search deep into the specificaitons, and trust the manufacturer's or seller's reputation, just as you do. ...
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