... That was different Rod, an 8 course meal...I liked it! You're right about "tighten up time" too, but that's OK, we've had it so good for so long, maybe a...
Re Ethos: It may not be "80 degrees for 80 dollars" but I have compared my 13mm Nagler T6 vs the 13 mm Ethos and for my money (literally) the T6 is just as...
Hi Rod, Your comments about the poor User Interface of the DSI are right on the money! I tried suggesting that it needed fixing years ago but got nowhere - ...
Not at Starbucks, that's for sure. LOL Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... The Urban Astronomer's Guide ...
Yep...and what is aggravating is that it could have been real fine with just a little more work. Sigh. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a...
Alas, I tried the same comparo, and _IMHO_ going back to the T6 was like goin' back to a Plössl after the Nags came out. TANSTAAFL.... ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise ...
You may well have more peripheral vision than I (or be more used to using your peripheral vision). I am certainly not much of a visual astronomy guy. Drew S ...
Uncle Rod, I could NOT have said it better! The Ethos 13 makes ALL my Naglers seem like straws! It does NOT matter whether it is on my WO Megrez 80mm OR my...
Well, I have to be honest, it wasn't just the larger AFOV, in my opinion sharpness and contrast are better too. I wish it WEREN'T like that...y'all know me...I...
hi all, so the usb nightmare: one to the scope handcontroller, one to the webcam guider, one to the auto focuser, one to the astro camera etc. soooo... is...
Yes, use a hub. And make it a powered hub. A non-powered on seems to drop the connection. At the mount I have a hub connected to the the cameras/focuser/mount....
It's like wine. The best trait you can have as a wine drinker is to be happy with good wine and not to be able to tell the difference between the good and the...
For anyone interested, I ended up returning the one wedge and the replacement wedge was exactly the same. So, I solicited some help from a friend of mine. He...
Well then hang on to your wallet because I just got the new issue of the Reflector and the back cover ad from Anacortes says the 6 and 17mm are out. And the...
I think the length spec for USB cables is 5m max. Beyond that you need a powered hub (or powered "repeater"/extension) for each additional 5m. -John...
Hi There are several solutions to this. I use a 4port USB extender that converts USB to Ethernet cable at the scope and the recoverts it back to one single...
I've seen them sell for about $3000 in the US, even with fork mounts! I had one a few years ago and sold it on Astromart to a guy in California. Bob Piekiel...
I vaguely recall back in 1980 (when I bought my first C8) they had a 14" Schmidt camera in the catalog. I think it was on a fork mount, and had a C8 OTA...
Yes, They sold them either as fork-mounted units or as to be piggybacked on the C22. I believe the original cost of the 14" SC was about $7000. The earlier...
For astrophotography,should an LP filter be used in conjuction with the LRGB filters so that there are actually two filters in series during photo session? ie....
Assumiong you are imaging with a monochrome camera and filters you would want to use the LP filter _and_ the L, R, G or B filter. The LP filter cuts out a few...
I know what you are all going to tell me but . .. I have a Vixen VC200L. This has an open tube (no corrector). Mine is maybe 1 or 1 1/2 years old. There is...
From your description, I'd probably clean it. My method is to soak in the sink with warm tap water and a few drops of dish detergent, then drag/roll medical...
Personally, I like the cleaning solutions described at the Arkansas Sky Observatory website. Some isopropanol, windex, water and a drop of photoflow (then...
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