I just bought a 12xti. I carry mine outside every night and sometimes don't have to collimate it. you do need to it carry out in two peices. its a great...
I have one, and don't own a reflector. Its a good investment, collimation is easy, you just have to be careful of two things. 1. The laser collimator is...
I don't understand what you mean by rotate it against a wall 30'? My secondary is not spotted. How do I know where the offset is? Tony ... [Non-text portions...
Tony, Collimation seems daunting until you actually do it. After that, it's a matter of a minute or two to tweak it at the beginning of each session. Mirrors...
Tony; Basically talking here about rotating the laser collimator in a fixture and making sure that the laser is actually aimed along the collimator's center...
Hi all, I am new to this group and also new to observing astronomy. I am an 82 years young little old great-granny and have physical limitations as to lifting...
Dorothy, I have not used either scope you mention, but I have seen them. I also work with people with a variety of disabilities. For your expectations, both...
... <maxstax2@...> wrote: <snip> ... that has a right angle such as the Orion right-angle correct image, either 6 by 30 or 9 by 50. I thought that having the...
The kellners that come with the starseeker 80 seem to be the same as the 50deg explorer IIs, which seem to be the same as the celestron SMA wide angle....
Hi, Mike, Thank you so much for your reply. The finder I was thinking of getting is indeed the one you recommended, the Orion 9x50 Right-Angle Correct-Image ...
Thank you Keith and John. I should have read down to you messages before I sent the last post as you have answered some of my questions. The eyepieces that...
... before I ... eyepieces ... with the ... The thing about the telescope industry, is sometimes many different products are the same item with a different...
Dorothy, You'll probably find an altitude-azimuth mount will work better with your camera and binoculars. It might be difficult to find an EQ1 dovetail that...
... Deluxe? Thinking about ... Don't hit yourself in the eye or most will permanatly damage them even for just a split second. just a warning to everyone. ...
No, the LaserMate uses a Class IIIa red laser. There've been scientific studies done at the Mayo Clinic that showed no permanent damage to eyesight with...
Dear Keith and John, Thank you for your very very informative replies. I think Ičll just get the right angle 9x50 finder scope and some kind of tripod for...
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Would really appreciate any comments from users of this scope. How good are the optics? What about mirror shift? Does it take standard SCT accessories? Thanks...
Keith, thank you again. I am so grateful to be getting all this good advice from all of you. Hopefully, soon Ičll be able to post some Wow, I saw such and...
"litewavdave" wrote: ...Would really appreciate any comments from users of this scope... Hi Dave, I had the opportunity to compare two different Orion 150mm...
... I purchased one of the 150mm f/12 Maks from Orion. It is very good optically, though the image shift while focusing is a little sloppy, but I can live with...
Hi Richard, An actor named 'Richard Carlson' performed in some of my favorite classic science fiction movies such as 'The Creature From the Black Lagoon', 'It...
Hi group, Other than the obvious differences in design and f ratio, at the same power, said 50x, which one you think would give better images, the ST- 80 or...
Richard Carlson wrote: ...My favorite was 'It Came from Outer space'... Hi Rich, In fact he played an amateur astronomer, John Putnam, in that movie! Don...
... Those scopes can't really be compared. But, for rich field, refractors generally make better images. The low f# cassegrains I have seen make terrible coma...
Greetings, Finally got some shots with a bad moon and a 2/10 sky with the Orion 150. Shows I have nothing better to do. Figure it out, they are under Rome...
I've had both the Orion St80 and not a Meade ETX90 OTA. It seems the that the variations in build from one scope to the next can really make a difference in...
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