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66335 John Mahony
jmmahony Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
8:58 am
I don't know Kendrick personally. I've never met him and have never done business with him. I first heard of his laser SCT collimator in a long section in...
66336 starhopper44 Send Email Apr 1, 2004
9:12 am
Don't know if anyone's seen the announcement on Celstron's website, but the U2K is getting a "rejuvenation&quot; of sorts. It's been dubbed the "Ultima Plus 41AF"...
66337 RMOLLISE@...
rmollise Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
11:43 am
In a message dated 4/1/04 2:59:18 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi John: I'm not necessarily questioning your assessment, I just want to understand. Lasers for...
66338 Jim Kendrick
jimbo_kendrick Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
12:09 pm
... many ... Sir, I have read several of your postings now and none of them, when it comes to how my product works or who I am, have any basis of fact and are...
66339 John Mahony
jmmahony Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
12:47 pm
Rod, Using Kendrick's laser as a "re-collimator" works, approximately. Someone here checked the size of the laser spot and how much it moved when he made an...
66340 RMOLLISE@...
rmollise Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
2:21 pm
... Hi John: Very interesting, thanks! I didn't realize there _was_ a mode other than "recollimation." Peace, Rod Mollise Author of:_Choosing and Using a...
66341 Ron
ronrobisch Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
2:26 pm
Hello Group! Išm new to this group so by way of introduction: my namešs Ron Robisch, I live in Maryland, and Išve been happily observing with my 8˛ Meade...
66342 P T Chambers
phil11111111 Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
2:51 pm
Hi Guys The problem I have with any laser collimator is that it ends up being another way to use a fake star at ground level. First, it "will" work to some...
66343 wpg1956 Send Email Apr 1, 2004
3:32 pm
Has anyone here used the "PicoStar"; artificial star for collimating their SCT? It is expensive ($125), but maybe useful for convenient daytime collimation? ...
66344 Robert McCord
nexstarplease Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
3:33 pm
"Then repeat this process until the EP aim and laser spot are both centered. The obvious problem is that the laser light is going forward through the scope in...
66345 Richard Jordan
skyview32000 Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
3:54 pm
Hi Ron: Yes. I had some problem with my NS11 holding its collimation right after purchase. I was used to the Allen head screws on my Meade and was a little...
66346 John Hilliard
mesier27 Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
5:01 pm
Hey Ron, I'll second what Richard replied; try collimating by tightening the screws and do keep them all fairly snug. We have added Bob's Knobs to our scopes...
66347 John Mahony
jmmahony Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
5:36 pm
I used the article search on S&T's website to track down the article where I thought it said you were a photographer before starting your dew heater business....
66348 geoff beneze
geoffbeneze Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
6:05 pm
... Evidently, then, you've not ACTUALLY used the product? -- Geoff Beneze Tempe, AZ BEAST Enterprises target stands - http://www.beast-enterprises.com NRA...
66349 Leo Taylor
leotaylor2 Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
6:08 pm
... I'm looking forward to seeing the new controller, though I'm very happy with my current Kendrick Dew System. It has kept me running at the Connecticut Star...
66350 John Mahony
jmmahony Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
6:27 pm
Do a little more than that: tighten each screw by equal amounts until the screws get snug. The screws should always be snug after a collimatiion adjustment,...
66351 ronrobisch Send Email Apr 1, 2004
6:29 pm
Thanks, Richard and John. It wasn't too long ago that I added Bob's Knobs, I probably haven't had the knobs good and snug since. -Ron ... the screws ... ...
66352 RMOLLISE@...
rmollise Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
7:55 pm
Hi Joe: I don't seem to have your addy in my address book. Russ at Denkmeier would like to hear what kind of success you've been having with the StarSweeper...
66353 RMOLLISE@...
rmollise Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
8:04 pm
Hi Kevin: It's April 1...the contest is underway, correct (I know you're perhaps still having PC/email problems). Peace, Rod Mollise Author of:_Choosing and...
66354 Don D'Egidio
astrojunkie52 Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
8:29 pm
John, I think you are correct, if the scope is perfectly collimated. Robert, I think, has given a good explanation as to why the laser will work, if the scope...
66355 dunmunro1 Send Email Apr 1, 2004
11:20 pm
Say I just pulled this off the Bausch and Lomb European website. It sounds pretty exciting: Bausch and Lomb to Restart Schmidt-Cassegrain Production. Bausch...
66356 Tom Slater
tslater@... Send Email
Apr 1, 2004
11:51 pm
From: "Ron" <robisch@...> Subject: [sct-user] SCT Collimation question ... Hi Ron: Yeah, the earth sucks huh? ... As one new to SCTs I recently found...
66357 orangec8 Send Email Apr 1, 2004
11:59 pm
No fooling? What's the link? PB ... diameter ... production....
66358 RMOLLISE@...
rmollise Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
12:31 am
In a message dated 4/1/04 6:00:59 PM Central Standard Time, peteb@... writes: No fooling? What's the link? Observe the date on this post. ;-) Peace, ...
66359 RMOLLISE@...
rmollise Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
12:33 am
In a message dated 4/1/04 5:51:50 PM Central Standard Time, tslater@... writes: My point....it must be important for the collimation screws, all of them, to...
66360 P T Chambers
phil11111111 Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
1:21 am
Hi Ron I am about 100 messages behind on group so I apologize if this has been covered but: Both Meade and CI SCTs (non fastar) do not have collimation screws...
66361 starhopper44 Send Email Apr 2, 2004
1:36 am
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You mean the one that's spelled 'L.I.R.P.A.' ? He left out the 'Limited Obstruction Optical Field' part. *BOG* ~*H...
66362 Dave Adams
adamsdp1 Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
2:00 am
I bought a C9.25 last year and live in Michigan. The seeing here is lousy the majority of the time and was wondering how to collimate my scope for planetary...
66363 Bob Weber
bobolink95 Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
2:30 am
I use the Home Depot Star ($1.25). It's a chrome plated, 1 inch diameter drawer knob mounted on my fence. :) ... From: "wpg1956" <bgreen2004@...> ...
66364 Chuck
cscappaticci Send Email
Apr 2, 2004
2:53 am
Celestron makes a 7x50 finder with wireless illuminator. You may be able to find one at a reasonable price with illuminator on Astromart, I did ... Clear...
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