Does anyone have a preference among the "deluxe" observing chairs being offered by various vendors? My DSH-10's eye-piece is at an uncomfortable height for...
... being offered by various vendors? My DSH-10's eye-piece is at an uncomfortable height for any chair that I have in the house when the telescope is pointed...
David, Just curious, with the 2.5X powermate, why would you need other smaller eyepieces for planetary viewing. I was thinking that a barlowed zoom would be...
Thanks to all who responded with possible remedies. In my case (a) the O ring was not completely seated and (b) the dovetail bracket casting was not quite...
Hi all, My new 6 inch Skyquest is on backorder and until it arrives, all I can do is prepare for some stargazing. This is my first scope and I am new to...
For additional dust protection I've found Saran Bowl covers work well. The large ones fit snuggly over both ends of an XT 8. David Schuster Lawrenceville NJ...
... good). ... ************** The Orion Shorty has gotten bad press on most Astro Groups. The Orion Shorty PLUS, on the other hand, is widely regarded as a...
Just curious, my XT6 is on backorder, when it arrives, will it be good to go or do I need to collimate it? What are your experiences with these Orion scopes...
... that ... Thom, Your XT6 will probably be close out of the box as it's an f/8 scope and can be off a bit and still produce good images. Make sure your...
I used a graphing program to plot a polar graph with 360° marks. Then I took a disk to a local print shop and had them print it from a PowerPoint file at the...
Ben, I have an XT8, and the first chair I had was a poorly constructed Denver Observer's Seat http://members.tripod.com/denverastro/seat.html Last year at the...
I would echo the other post that you ought to get the Shorty-plus (3 element) barlow, instead of the Shorty. It is well worth the extra difference. In terms...
I think the issue is the base is not seated all the way down on the brass bushing and there is some confusion as to whether the brass bushing will stick up...
Thanks for the tips and recommendations. The Shorty Plus and the Orion Sirius 32mm Plossl sounds like the way I will go to start. That seems to give me a...
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> I used a graphing program to plot a polar graph with 360° marks. > Then I took a disk to a local print shop and had them print it from > a...
You know Larry, I had tried making Alt-Az degree charts and correlating objects with my Pocket The Sky program, but I found that my own accuracy, which has...
Has anyone tried the observer's chair at http://www.buyastrostuff.com/store/metal_astro_chair_to_come.htm?? This a $95 astro-style observing chair. It looks...
... My opinion is that I'd rather just have 3 good quality Plossls over the range which can be had for about the same price. The only real advantage the zoom...
... Todd, Glad you found the washer suggestion helpful and that you had success getting everything squared away! The problem of the indentations made from the...
... You may want to consult the Orion catalog again, the $119 model is a simple drummers throne, not a folding adjustable chair like the Starbound model.......
David, What a great idea on the Saran Bowls! Any other kitchen ideas for protecting my XT 10? Chuck In skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com, "davschstr"...
Ben, I use the Stardust chair from Hands On. It is excellent! Very comfortable, easily adjustable, and has a step for your feet to rest on. It stores very...
You can't beat a chair designed for your problem - but walmart has some folding bar stools that are the right height for the scope at about zenith - and they...
My experience is similar. The first year I had my XT10, I used alt-az circles along with my Palm Pilot almost exclusively. When used with a widefield ...
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