Hello, I have a 2080 GEM mount I just got. It has the extra JMI motor. The problem is that I have no docs or a way to know how to power the drive along with...
Hi David, Many thanks for your reply. I wish Synta would move over to the Losmandy saddle for their big mount. The Vixen bar is little on the thin side. It's...
Just got one of these in, taking it on a trip. Anyone else see one yet? Available at Khanscope and Island Eyepiece (both Canadian). It's a nice looking 127mm...
DWB-111, a/k/a the Propeller Nebula, is a faint emission nebula in Cygnus. I imaged an LRGB of 50 minute components comprising 5- minuted unguided subframes....
I just ordered a Nexstar C11 XLT from Anacortes. Should be here in time to take to the Peach State Star Gaze! My question concerns using a DC power source in...
Just a re-badged Orion Starmax/Apex 127 from Synta. Cheers! Rolly ... yet? Available at Khanscope and Island Eyepiece (both Canadian). It's a nice looking...
... Hi John, I recently made a cable to power my LX90 from a 17aH power pack. I used the cord from an old AC adapter with a moulded jack which fitted the power...
In a message dated 10/1/04 2:34:03 PM Central Daylight Time, john.r.miele@... writes: My question concerns using a DC power source in the field. Can I ...
John, I'm not familiar with your battery designation. It sounds like the 17 Amp Power Tank. If it has a 12 volt cigarette connecter, it should work fine. I...
Dennis, you consistently come up with these incredible images that leave me speechless. This is another one of them. I can only speak from my enjoyment of...
Hi All here's one for the CAT guru's I've not seen before. I am trying to align a refractor to a C14 side-by-side on my mount. I need the mirror to be flat as...
Hi Jim, Very nice setup you have! I've had a 4-inch refractor piggyback on my C-11 and now a Takahashi E160 astrograph. I don't have a very sophisticated...
Very nice, Dennis. Did you take the sub-images serially (10L;then 10Red,etc.)? Also, did you use dark frames? Thanks, Bill ... From: "Dennis Persyk"...
Hi Bill, Thanks for checking out the new image. I took 10 x 5 minutes Blue, then 10 x 5 Red, and 10 x 5 Green. The 10 x 5 Luminance was last. With that...
Please pardon me if this has been discussed before. I am only a recent GEM user. Is there a proper way to stack weights on the counterweight bar on a GEM to...
Hi Wade, As a general rule, the weight should be as far out as possible because it is the torque that matters, and not the total weight. Torque = distance x...
Hi, Dennis, I'd considered that, but almost have myself convinced that if the mount was well balanced the torque should be minimum if not exactly null, since...
Dennis, I see what you mean, the total weight added can be less if the weight is farther out along the tube. That's a good point. Thanks, Wade ... From:...
... Wade et all, While the less weight can be a good thing the placement at the far end of the CW arm can lead to more vibrations. Personally I prefer more ...
I had considered that point but I have determined experimentally on my two mounts that it is not an issue. My two mounts are at the extreme ends of the quality...
Hi Kathy, Gosh, I am overwhelmed! First I get a beautiful plaque from Rod, then your kind words about my image. And all in the same week. Thank you both, and...
... Thanks. I get lucky now and again :) ... Dennis, I probably should have prefaced my statement accordingly so thanks for pointing this out. I tend to...
Jim, We have similar configurations. When I align my 2 refractors to the same point in space as my C14, I always do it at the zenith. Pointing at the zenith...
Greetings, Dennis and Bill, Please, this is very informative for me, so feel free to be detailed, and write your thinking processes. I recently acquired a...
Well Dennis, the reason you won the plaque is the same reason I wrote- your stuff is very good, and you deserve some big pats on the back. Not only is it a...
HI Gang: I got up in the wee hours and got out with my SAC 7 web/ccd cam and the good, old Ultima C8 for my first run at Saturn this year. Haze and below par...
Hi Rod: For the conditions you described, GREAT results- I'd be happy with that under good seeing here. Possibly remnants of "Jeanne" in your area ? Elton ...
Chris wrote: Any chance of continuing the fiber ends out to a LED and get an illuminated reticle?? Not with fishing line or fibreglass cloth strands as they're...
Wow, very nice! Did I see 2 ovals in the equatorial band? Allen HI Gang: I got up in the wee hours and got out with my SAC 7 web/ccd cam and the good, old...
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