... It's normally not that hard, but in this case handling the weight of such a delicate component will be scary. Remove the corrector, then the mirror is...
We had a close brush with a tropical storm yesterday. Fortunately the storm went north and did not affect us. It was mostly clear today instead of being...
Hello folks, the 2008 SCT-User Imaging Contest is now officially underway. The rules are simple, there is no cost to enter, and we'll be handing out some...
That's an excellent website, Roth! I've never entered a contest with any of my images, or even shown more than a couple on internet groups. I'm going to...
... cleaning. ... the ... some ... they ... back in ... of such a delicate component will be scary. Remove the corrector, then the mirror is only held in by...
Thanks Shawn, I just hope it actually works :) Nobody has an excuse not to enter this year - (PS: I'm a GA migrant myself) Dark Atmospheres / a s t r o p h o t...
Hey Folks, yesterday out of the blue, Daniela offered us a $500 gift certificate from his company Northek which sells scopes and accessories in Italy. Thank...
... http://www.darkatmospheres.com/contest/2008/sponsors_prizes/sponsors_p rizes.php ... fancy ... about ... Hallo and nice meeting you all. My name is Massimo...
Hallo and nice meeting you all. My name is Massimo Boetto and I own the NortheK brand name; our team member in charge of the north american market has offered...
... According to your WEBsite the price is really astonishing: €0.0! I wold be glad to receive one of each! Or am I exaggerating? In this case the 254 mm. f...
... Thank you Massimo, your generous sponsorship is _greatly_ appreciated! Daniela has also been a welcome addition to our group. It's nice to have some female...
... Anyways, I will gladly provide you with my address in case you ... Rok Rok Rok <LOL> Be nice to the vendors, prizes don't grow on trees you know 8^) Frank...
Hi all! Tired! Beat! My Butt hurts! Scoliosis from sleeping on the floor in my tent! The C8 performed like a champion! There is nothing like clear, dark skies...
Not a problem my dear friends; sadly, one can find all over the world some people whose manners are found to be lacking.... With friendly regards Massimo...
Dear Frank, Biella is a small town near the Prealpi hills, not far from Switzerland and France. It is a very pleasant countryside area with some tourism and it...
And he is quite the conversationalist: http://uncle-rods.blogspot.com/ Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... ...
The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club had its public Star Gaze on Saturday (big success - weather cooperated, and we had a good turnout). I snapped this pic of...
I wonder if my experience with Meade's 'Customer Service' (MCS)is typical? I don't own a whole lot of Meade equipment, mostly eyepieces, but if my experience...
I have an imaging problem with my C8 and I hope someone can help. I've been tweaking my imaging procedures with my Canon 300D and noticed non-symmetrical coma...
This ain't coma. It's bad on one edge and not on the other edge or the center. You camera's focal plane is tilted. Check visual back, T adapters, camera T...
Rod I'll check for tilt. However, I know that there is absolutely no play in the optical path. If there is tilt, then the tilt is fixed in place. I'll...
An off center secondary might cause it, but that is less likely than the film plane problem. How do things look through an eyepiece? Peace, Rod Mollise Author...
Well, I've never noticed anything odd. However, I don't have anything to compare it with as I only look through my two scopes; the C8 and an ED80. I don't...
Hi I think that Rod called it right. As for centering, the answer is never easy. It depends. I ran into one scope where the secondary housing was off...
You may want to check the focuser. One screw lock down is not enough, 3 screws work better also there could be some play in front of the the focuser some...
Quick thought , take a short exposure of a open star cluster in monochrome with the image slightly defocused. The stars should be round donoughts through the...
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