Hi Doug, I am the guy who posted pictures of mounting the Telrad between the focuser and finder on the XT6 by simply notching the plastic base of the Telrad....
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I will be removing the primary from my 10i. Any advice on doing this would be appreciated. Thanks,Bill...
... 1. Make sure the mirror cell has a soft landing spot under it. I generally sit with the rear of the tube just about in my lap, with a pillow for the mirror...
... 10" ... Mike, Using the chart from Sky&Telescope, June, page 68, you should find Comet Temple practically "touching" Delta Virginis (SAO119674) on June 1....
... wrote: <snip> ... Are you sure you are using high enough magnification (1x per mm.) I would think a "turn or two of the focuser knob" would place you...
I found the comet in XT-8 on May 27 from my yard. Low level of light pollution due to a few neighbors, but my sky is mostly dark to the south and west. I have...
... The relative utility of the two types of finders may depend a lot on how dark are the skies you are observing from. With brighter skies, you may not be...
... someone ... heavy ... that ... I had the mirror out on my XT-8i a couple of weeks ago to flock the tube. The mirror cell has a rectangular shaped slot...
Hi Mike, I have an XT10i and I couldn't find it from my home in Arlington, MA which is under very light-polluted skies. That was about 3 weeks ago before we...
Um - gee Bob - don't throw it away just yet. Send it me and I'll verify if it is still working. If I determine it to be "useless", I will dispose of it for...
Thanks all for the responses.. I think I'll be ordering a Telrad tonight then. I live in the 'country' in our area (east of Rochester NY) and have decently...
Thanks Robert, I've taken the mirror out of an older XT8 and was careful then. Your advice will come in handy for this next task. Thanks again' Bill...
... Don't sweat it... :-) I've had the primary cell in and out of my DSH 8 about three or four times since last weekend when it arrived. I even took the...
Good luck Doug. You might be interested in knowing, although it doesn't show it in the photo, that I actually installed my Telrad with the stock 6x30 finder...
I gave it another try this evening, and I still cannot positively identify it. Seeing is better tonight than the past two, and I can see a few objects in the...
... the ... matches up ... Hi Bill, I concur with Todd. I have had my 8" miorror out of my xt8i several times and it was an easy procedure. Just move...
... to ... down. ... I was out last night too and saw the same points of light near delta Virginis. One of them caught my eye; I thought there might be a ...
... I've flocked my entire tube. This noticably darkened the background when I view from in town. The comet core was bright point of light with noticable fuzz...
... this ... Bill, I had the primary mirror out of my xt 10" dobs serveral times. Just be carefull take your time it should all go well. If you decide to...
Hi all, I have an XT8 Dob (old one) and I would like to locate comet Temple 1. Can anyone point me to a star chart that I could use to hop over to it? I'm not...
... 1. ... it? ... Go to our "Links" Section. Open "Observers Guide, Illustrations Etc." folder. Open "Current Comet Locations folder. Click on the "Comet ...
Todd, Cool, I'm glad someone can see it! Can you estimate the limiting magnitude where you are. I can just barely see (with averted vision) stars at about...
Thanks Kevin, I'll probably attempt this in the morning. Been cloudy here in the Keys for the last few days. Good time to work on the scope.I'm putting a red ...
Greetings folks. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions for eyepiece or eyepiece/barlow combinations for snagging the morning Mars. I'm using the XT10 with...
... I'm interested in this as well. I have a 5 year old XT10 that has never been out of it's box, but the eyepieces have not been found. I hope I can figure...
I have a celestron 5mm x-cel eyepiece that is awsome for planetary viewing and only 50 dollars too. They have a 20mm eye relief ... Daniel Herron Siemens One ...
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