Pete, I was not a day early. It was 2 am UT, April 1, 2008. Clear skies, Bill Logan Director and Chief Astronomer Robert Burnham Jr. Memorial Observatory ...
Nice to have you back Willy Billy 8^) ...and don't worry about the guff. It'll dry up and blow away, like everything of little substance. warm regards, Frank D...
I have a counter balance problem with my NexStar11GPS. I just replaced my Astro-Tech 66ED refractor as my autoguiding and imaging scope that was piggybacked on...
Hi I dont think you have to worry about overloading that mount (well, sure you do but within reason, no). However, you -do- need to worry about balance....
I hate to reply to my own post but.... Here's the results of my Nexstar 5 tear down. I had a clear sky tonight (pity is its still clear but tomorrow is a...
Hi Because of your previous message, I suspect that gear is slipping on the shaft. ... Phil Chambers [ptchamb-at-svpal.org] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)...
When you align, be sure to center the star using ONLY the up and right keys. Otherwise, the accuracy you're getting sounds par for the course for these old...
We all talk to ourselves sometimes Les, no worries until you start answering 8^) An original Nexstar 5 in functional condition, and assuming an experienced...
Which Gear Phil? The gear that is attached to the Azimuth motor is frozen solid on the shaft. Could the large gear at the base be slipping? I don't see how,...
Heck Frank, I have full fledged debates with myself. But at least I usually win. ;-] Since the gear on the Az motor is stuck solidly, could it still be the...
Thanks Gary. That's reassuring. I ordered more ScopeStuff weights. Hope that will suffice. Clear skies, Bill Logan Director and Chief Astronomer Robert...
I was suspecting that the small gear on the shaft is not as frozen as you think (but it well could be in which case I have no clue (no jokes now)). My...
... What Phil said Les...except the parts where he drifted off <LOL> Two things here mister. First, there should be 3 screws that go through the big aluminum...
Looks like its back to surgery. There were no screws anchoring the big gear in the base of the scope. I'm certain that the only fastener I removed to get that...
This was a frustrating morning. It was partially cloudy! I had to image between clouds. Seeing was excellent, but think clouds reduced transparency! NEBn...
Seeing was unstable this evening. Tethys is visible in Saturn's left. Enceladus is suppose to be in transit in this image. Is it the tiny white spot on the...
Phil--- Looks like you were right. The gear was frozen in that it would not come off the shaft but it did rotate slightly. In fact, when I turned it so that...
Ken, I've been working on this since your last post. Based on input from others, the baffle design on the C-11 is limiting the image circle size considerably....
Oops, I always press the SEND button too quickly! I meant to say "Based on input from others, the baffle design on the C-11 is unnecessarily limiting the image...
Seeing was unstable this evening. Tethys is visible in Saturn's left. Enceladus is visible in mid-transit at the NEBn at the CM. Attached is the image of an ...
I woke up at 4:10am it was cloudy! At 4:30 it was still cloudy. At around 5am it was clear. I rushed to setup. Seeing was incredible this morning! Oval BA...
I've never tried to baffle a Cassegrain so I doubt I could do any better than Celestron has. Rutten and van Venrooij discuss the process in *Telescope Optics*,...
I've been playing with the original Celestron baffle design all day and night comparing it to all the stuff I read about baffle design. From everything I see,...
Please go to http://saturn.cstoneind.com You should be able to download it from there. Regards, Chris ... Christopher and Vicky Go Christone Industries ...
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