f/35 NOT f3.5...Ol' Jupe don't look like much at f/3.5... ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise Author of: Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope and The Urban...
Been there done that with regards to eyepiece projection on the planets. I had good results with a very low power wide field plossl eyepiece. Then I got me...
OK, the "mini announcement" thread got me thinking. I think many people have a sort anti barlow prejudice, probably because many of them are junk. In looking...
Bill That's interesting. Forgot about the Navajo and Hopi nations. They see the world in a totally different drum beat. LOL. Clear skies and calm winds, ...
Hi: The Powermates are, indeed, everything they claim to be. I have to disagree with your statement about barlows that "many of them are junk." Amazingly...
That prejudice may be left over from the lovely little barlows we remember from our first Tascos. These days most any barlow from a serious manufacturer...
... junk." Amazingly enough, most barlows (above the department store level) being imported today are surprisingly good optically. I will admit, that I've...
Not hype. I use a 2.5 powermate often, and a 5x powermate infrequently for prime focus film photography (approaching ~f/64). the powermate unscrews at the...
... That's a mostly outdated idea today. I did notice a significant difference between my Meade shorty barlow and a 2X Televue, but in general there are many ...
... I think you did a good job of summarizing several issues in a minimum of space! I have to wonder if Celestron can afford to not respond to the 200R at ...
Hi - I just "read" the French report (courtesy Google translate) about the 2 C92.5's that were tested. As some here know, they found that on the better of the...
Generally, corrector rotation is far more important. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of: Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope and The Urban Astronomer's...
My C9.25 secondary came loose too and Celestron said that the serial# on the secondary should be parallel to the ground when the dovetail side is at the ...
I see there has been some discussion of this on Cloudy Nights and the folks at Planewave Instruments say its ok to talk freely now so if you have been...
You may be interested in join their group. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Planewave_CDK20_Telescope/ Clear skies and calm winds, "Dollar" Bill Logan, ...
... wrote: OK, the "mini announcement" thread got me thinking. I think many people have a sort anti barlow prejudice, probably because many of them are junk. ...
John and All, I have a older Meade shorty Barlow that I can pair with my Meade 10 inch F/6.5 scope. I would also use it on a 9.25. So you are thinking that a...
HI: Who made it doesn't matter. Meade likely didn't make that barlow, anyway. There is no special compatibility between Meade scopes and the eyepieces/barlows...
Hi: I'm not sure that most amateurs will perceive the R as a radical enough advance to encourage Celestron to move on it. If it does, I'm sure it would be easy...
Is that the OTA from your beloved C8 Ultima? Scott Holland Lowell, NC ... From: sct-user@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sct-user@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Rod...
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... If only my Celestron eyepieces worked as well as the Tele Vue eyepieces on my C 8, and C 11 lol..... But I am happy with my Celestron Ultima barlow 8-) -- ...
I have a 6" SC and have been looking at focal reducers. Can someone tell me if there is any diffrence between the Celestron and Meade 6.3 reducers other than...
There should NOT be. Unfortunately, however, at least one batch of the Meade reducers was DEFECTIVE. I'd buy the Celestron at this time. Peace, Rod Mollise ...
... I've heard talk of that. Could you describe the defect ? ... -- Software design and implementation should be a joyous art, a kind of high-level play. If...
Rod, I am betting that new upstart companies will overtake C and M very soon. A glance at Sky and Telescope magazine reveals some great upcomers such as ...
I think Rod's referring to the recent problem with a batch of Meade reducers that had the wrong lenses installed. The resulting focal length was way too short...
