Hi all, I just joined and started looking at some of the past posts. I have noticed a lot of posts about collimationg a SVD 8" or other fast scopes. I have an...
Lost of interesting stuff on here. 1. Collimation: I use an old kodak film can with the bottom cut off and a 1/16" hole drilled as close to center in the...
Hello all I will be comming to the USA to live in May an i cant bring my 10" scope with me (for obvious reasons) so i want to know what the optical quality is...
I am leaning to the 8" Orion reflector with SVPro mount. I am hoping to use the scope 2 ways. First I can always use the mount as supplied as certainly must do...
not on a wooden deck chris the deck itself is not stable enough. your telescope should allways be set up on solid ground. people walking around will cause the...
Folks: I'm new to the group and am thinking of purchasing an Orion Skyview Pro 6LT reflector. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with or knows...
... Hi Chris, I have tried viewing with my scope (SVD 8") on a wooden deck and find that vibrations are a headache at higher powers. I suggest you try it on...
I have a question about collimation. When I view the collimation on my 6" 750 mm Newtonian: a) The Primary is centered in the view. b) The central dot on the...
... this ... Look under the links section at the left of this page. I have listed 2 links about collimating that I think are very informative. It's easier to...
... In a properly collimated newt, the reflection of the secondary is off- centered in the primary towards the bottom of the tube. This is due to the...
Hi Everyone, I have been into amature astronomy for about a year now and have an orion spaceprobe 130ST. It's been a pretty good scope and I've had some decent...
... have ... had ... of ... Joe, I just got one in December -- absolutely love it. Be sure to join the Skyquest-telescopes group. All you'll ever want to...
Hi - Weather has not been cooperarting for 3 weeks so I would like to work on my recently acquired secon-hand SkyView Deluxe mount. The equatorial axis gear is...
By "can't get back" do you mean you could not move the secondary back toward the spide vanes? If that's the case you may have moved it to the end of the center...
Hi folks, I am currently thinking of purchasing the Astroview 90 EQ. I currently have a Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian ( Love it !!) but I think a refractor would...
... currently have a Meade 8" Schmidt Newtonian ( Love it !!) but I think a refractor would be nice to have on those nights I dont feel like lugging the pier...
I took a look at this link which was posted in response to my query. It was very helpful. http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/tm/collimat.html The info in this doc...
Hello all, I'm looking for a little help from you guys. I have an Orion 50mm Dual Ring Finderscope Mount (the old ones that are no longer in their catalog),...
Hi Scott: Be sure to look for the dove tail plate at www.Astromart.com You can usually just about find anything there. Place an ad for the dovetail and I bet ...
I am in the same boat - or better yet, state. Weather down here in Corpus Christi has finally cleared up. Wish the collimation of my SVD-8 wold too! I believe...
Hi, After a 4 day wait I recived my new scope by Fed-ex. Everything was in good shape with nothing broken or missing. After much reading and compairing I...
I am so used to my C5, I find these newtonians a headache. But I'm not giving up yet! Normally a star-test starts out with some kind of circular image, but on...
I am looking at a Astroview 120ST for photography mostly. I am a bit concerned about the EQ-3/Astroview mount, though. I have heard it isn't steady enough...
Dan - Check out the SkyView Pro mount ( $300 ) at www.telescopes.com ( Orion ). It's beefier than the Astroview and owners seem to be happy with it. Jim ...
That is super if its okay? I wasn't sure the SVP was acurate/sturdy enough for astrophotography? But if it works you can't beat $300 (I was thinking more...
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