... Mike, I didn't do a trace but I swaped out the phone cord and the new one worked fine. It was a bad cord after all. Thank you for the suggestion though. ...
Mike; The Dec. issue of Sky & Telescope magazine has an article/review of 11 scopes for first timers for under $200. Their top 4 choices were all Orion...
Hello happy to be a member. Owner of a 10" Atlas W/guide scope package. ... Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. [Non-text portions of...
Hello everyone, I just got a brand new Orion SkyView Pro 120 and have no idea how to use it, I put it together according to a picture on a booklet that came...
... Great Clif. I leaned that trick back in Jr. High. The instructor gave us a section of phone cable that had about a hundred small wires coming out of each...
Anna; There should be lots of helpful resources in N.Y. including astronomy clubs and Hayden Planetarium. I would contact Hayden and see if they know of an...
Greetings Anna. You have a nice scope. I have the 120ST and love it. First, you have to know its strengths, and weak points. Your finder is the weak spot,...
Hello Ken, Welcome aboard. You have a nice mount and OTA assembly! Hope you'll share some photos with us. Darrell ... Hello happy to be a member. Owner of a...
I've been shopping for a scope for about 3 months now. I'm a newbie to the world of astronomy. It seems everybody thinks that a 6 or 8" dob is the way to go....
I like high power planetary views so I would get the 100ED SVP or the 6" LT SVP. Both of these have the ability to track objects and would have better color...
My initial points of interest would be the moon and planets, but I'm sure those will get boring after a while and I will move on to deep space objects. ... the...
... I'm ... deep ... Hmm, fairly differen't objects. In that case a regualar 6" dob would be a decent scope for both in my opinion, if you really want to ...
allpro13 wrote: ...It seems everybody thinks that a 6 or 8" dob is the way to go. However, I've been leaning more towards a refractor... Here's a thought. I...
If you like the Moon and planets I would stay away from a DOB. The planets need about 200x to see good detail. I find it very hard to use a DOB for tracking at...
... nice ... I was going to suggest an SCT as well, but I would recomend an 8". Instead of a c5, the SVP127 5" mak would be a good choice, its smaller...
In a message dated 11/10/05 6:29:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, ubernator@... writes: thoughts on whether I'm better to go with ... We just purchased an...
... it. We ... nebula too! The horse head! really? what kind of filter were you using, it shouldn't be possiable to see it in an 8" to my knowledge without ...
In a message dated 11/10/05 11:11:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, Funnybone101@... writes: The horse head! really? what kind of filter were you using, it...
... mitchell ... Barlow and ... night. ... Well, i'll have to take a look myself when i get a chance, i tried through my 4/5" one time which really is...
Marnie wrote: ... We really need to hook up with some of the Astronomy groups in our area to gain better understanding of what we are viewing... Joining a...
Greetings, Back in 1974 I seen the hoursehead using a 10" f/6 with a B29 bombsight's 32mm Erfle stopped down to a 2" eyepiece. It was 7º out that night at...
One night at a very, very dark site I was able to locate IC 434 and could just make out the horsehead. I appeared as a black "lump" - I could not make out the...
... Hydrogen beta, and I have tried. It just gets too dim at 8", especially with an H-beta. The best view I have seen was UHC filter and 18" scope. My friend...
OIII is not good for horsehead, but it kicks butt on the veil nebula. I too am thinking they saw m42, horsehead is hardly breathtaking even when you see it in...
I will post a quick list now, of easy objects that really start to kick butt in an 8" scope. I would take more time, but I have to be up in 5 hours. m42 orion...
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