Per <http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/10819876.html>: "... This week more details of Meade's plans became available. In an " e-mail response to questions...
Thanks, Thad...but I don't see the "more details." This really doesn't say anything more than what we learned from the material Herb posted. Peace, Rod Mollise...
... love > to give it a try. ... Further update on the mount. I talks standard LX200 commands on the USB port!. There is a downloadable USB serial driver. Load...
Hi guys, There's a really nice Comet Holmes image gone into the contest website - but isn't it in the wrong category? It's presently listed as Deep-Sky...
Good canned answer but.. Reflectix and its competitors are sold around here off of rolls by the foot and in two different widths (2 foot and 4 foot). I just...
... Kowabunga, Howdy Doody. You're right, Rod. I didn't read the entire S&T article until after posting it. After the opening sentence, I copy'n'pasted it and...
Discovery Science channel will present a short clip tonight at 10pm EDT about the Large Binocular Telescope during the "How Do They Do That" show. The Sky &...
I have a Meade 8" lx200 optical tube that I am mounting on a used CG5. Have been doing a lot of reading about different diagonals, visual backs and crayford...
Just wanted to see if it was too late to see why my entry was never posted. I just noticed that it wasn't and I sent it in back on 6/29/07. If it's too late...
Hi Brian: I have your entry in my files, so you are legal ;-); let's enquire with Roth as to why it did not get on the website; and you might just want to send...
Only in a very minor way. To begin to see much difference, you have to go farther back than you will with a diagonal or reducer. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of...
I've been measuring various configurations like this recently, using star timings across the field of view. For one example on a 8" LX-10 (same OTA as you...
OPT also has their own brand of diagonal that are very nice, now with carbon fibre housings and excellent high grade coatings. Price very reasonable.IMHO ...
Howdy everyone, here are my latest astro-shots mainly of comet Holmes (Which BTW is a beautiful comet) Go out and see it if you haven't yet!! Anyway check out...
Is Meade in financial trouble? They spent alot of money on Lawyer suing Celestron. This money could have been used to better purposes. I have a LX200GPS, I...
Meade is basically broke and in debt. What happens to them (sellout, regorganization, etc.) depends on what happens this holiday season (which for businesses...
Not true Rod I will post when I have a better connection Herb ... From: Rod Mollise To: sct-user@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:52 AM ...
Hi Herb: Thanks. By "broke," I mean that they were forced to gather capital including a recent 6 mil. ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a...
... including ... And that was a stock sale. There was also $384,000 in interest payments last year. At prime that would equate to a 5 million dollar dip into...
... Not really -- they have a lot of "old" pages describing and/or documenting obsolete and/or discontinued products in addition to current products; for...
Meade management seem abit more optimistic than some members of this group about their future. This article is from S & T online from today....not much new in...
I don't see _anything_ new here. And, frankly, I doubt there will be anything new _to_ know until post-December. As for product lines, Meade did quite well for...
... And thus begins the end of an era, leaving 14" SCTs to Celestron, no manufacturer of 16" SCTs, and larger [D-K, R-C, etc.] scopes to the PlaneWaves, RCOSs,...
I'm happy to report just completing reading Rod's book The Urban Astronomer's Guide. For a person living just outside of Philadelphia, PA, (or any other...
Info from www.heavens-above.com Geocentric Data Right Ascension (J2000) 3h 43.5m Declination (J2000) 50° 36' Constellation Perseus Magnitude 3.0 Distance...
HI Steve: For the benefit of those new to the book and to the list, let me make mention of the fact that the book's objects are available in file formats for...
