Greetings, It has been cloudy all week here in Minnesota, so my wife and I watched all 3 extended editions back to back to back :) Hope the weather here clears...
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... I got an Orion UltraBlock Neb filter. Naturally, it has been cloudy all week and no clear nights in sight....
Happy New Year, I cleaned the primary of my xt10 and can no longer properly focus a 35mm panoptic. I don't have enough outward focuser travel to achieve...
... Got that too. We went up to my Father-In-Law's for XMas and I watched it on his 50" HD TV with suround sound - man, that flat out blew me away! The...
... Congrats! You'll have tons of fun with that little guy - I know I do =) Just wait until the moon is out of the way and you'll be in for some real fun with...
... Hmm. I think you want to move the primary toward the secondary. Can you still focus with your other EP's? You can also try lifting the 35mm panoptic out...
Helllo, I've got a double problem with my Intelliscope controller system. Problem 1: I have no readings on the azimuth, though the altitude works fine. Several...
Why, I got a 7mm t6 Nagler. Along with the $40-off sale and the free shipping from Adorama, they managed to bundle 15" of snow at no extra charge! :) Happy...
... keep ... I purchased a package of those handwarmers someone else mentioned- fog/frost problem solved! I had my scope out for Madison's US Bank Eve last...
It's been cloudy for many days here in Northwestern Ohio. Being that I live in the woods, my viewing is somewhat limited. I'm surrounded by trees, but I have...
I got a 31mm Nagler. Tonight is the first chance that I have gotten to use it. Rain is predicted for here in Md. tomorrow with clouds increasing as the night...
John W. I also bought the hand warmers and nice freebies. I actually got them for the intelliscope controller but I am curious about how you used them for the...
I got my gift early. On Dec 15th my wife gave birth to twins. ... From: kevin201125 [mailto:mathe43@...] Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:36 PM To:...
Hi I want to thank everyone here who has been posting answers to my questions. I finally got my XT10i, assembled it, and took it outside and I've used it twice...
I lost a teflon pad several weeks after I got my XT8i and lost my azimuth readings also. I took the base apart and the encoders had crashed into the magnetic...
I am considering replacing the stock focuser with the newer Hardin crayford type focusser. Can anyone give their thoughts on this focuser, especially with ...
Congrats Mike! My twins just turned 2 on Dec 3rd - lots of work but an absolute joy (and my son is already an accomplished observer - he can find the moon and...
Rick, The first problem definitely sounds like something wrong with the encoder in your base, so you'll have to take it apart and check the connections and...
An easy way to check the encoder is to reverse the leads to the controller: if the AZ then works, but not the ALT, then look for a problem with the AZ encoder...
... them for the intelliscope controller but I am curious about how you used them for the fog problem. Where did you put it? Right on the eye part? or wrapped...
http://www.focuser.com/ You will find some good info about focusers here ... From: MelbMan To: skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 02,...
Brian: Welcome to the club of happy XT10I owners ! Glad you've had such great early success, it just gets better. Generally I tend to use the handwarmers...
Which scope do you have and how are you mounting the 12mm T4? I have a XT10i and I have no problem reaching focus with my 12mm T4. I mount my eyepiece in the...
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