I am about to make some upgrades to my new 8" GS Dob. Among these are replacing the small finder with the 8x50 finder, and getting a good barlow, probably the...
... $400 for an eyepiece. Dave, Orion now has their Lanthanum LVWs on sale, a little under $200 each. These have 65 degree AFOV, 20mm eye-relief, and are...
I have an XT8i . I would recommend flocking the tube, to eliminate light scatter. Check the archives for flocking and flocking materials. If the focuser...
... Skyquest ... anyone ... Hiya! I used my 10" GS for about a month without flocking and wasn't happy with how "light" the background was. I picked up a...
" I still need to build a light sheild for the front of the scope because I can clearly see open sky when I look foward through the empty focus tube, but I did...
Zsolt: I want to second your suggestion that Dave look into the Orion Lanthanum Superwides. I have 4 of them(22, 17, 13 and 8mm)and think they are absolutely...
... Dan - can you elaborate on the "light shield"? I also have annoying streetlights and such within close proximity to my main observing location (my...
... Rob, In addition to any answer Dan gives you, go to our homepage, and in the Skyinsight search box, type "light shield" (no quotes). On just the first...
"can you elaborate on the "light shield"? I also have annoying streetlights and such within close proximity to my main observing location (my driveway) and...
I think I missed the beginning of this thread, so I don't know what scope you're using, but I have the XT10i as well as a 10" LX200 GPS...on the LX I'm using...
Greg and Zsolt, Thank you for your comments. I saw the Orion adds and wondered if the Stratus eyepieces are replacing the LVW's. The Stratus have very similar...
... The Orion Stratus eyepieces appear to be Chinese clones of the Japanese Vixen Lanthanum Superwides. I haven't seen a Stratus yet, but I'd guess that, like...
... annoying ... My light shield is even more barer-bones than what Dan has reported to you, but it is still highly effective. It's design is based on a well...
... Rob - Light Shields and Flocking basically serve the same purpose, but for different issues - prevent any light other than that coming from the object you...
Szalma, I'll offer some suggestions, but they are based on my perception that you have recently graudated from school and have not been working long enough to...
Hi all, I want to get a different finder scope for my XT8i other than the stock one that comes with it. I have seen the Telrad at a star party and was...
Rick, Here is a link to some reviews on finders. The fourth one down compares 9 of them. Though for some reason Orion isn't one of them. Hope this helps. Dan...
Rick, The obvious difference (which you noticed) is actually the reason to buy a Telrad. The purpose of the bulls eye is to provide .5, 2 and 4 degree circles...
I have noticed something about my XT's ability to loose collimation more frequently as it gets older. I got my XT8i last December. Up until the last two, or...
I had a wonderful viewing night this past Saturday with my XT10i. I'dd taken the scope out Friday and done some starhopping, but my intelliscope use was rudely...
Flocking? Why would you want to flock the inside of a telescope if it's already painted that flat black? I have a 10 inch Skyquest and it is painted in that...
Greetings, distinguished panel of experts. I was reluctant to pose this question to the group, because I know it's been addressed a zillion times before in a...
... ease of use. However, Orion has a "red dot" finder scope (EZ Finder II). ... eye image on the Telrad), ... Over and beyond the completely-on-target...
... Yeah, you've got to be careful tightening them down - uneven tightness will throw out your collimation, really easily. If you are going to use them, you...
" The weather was great. Short sleeves, no jacket, no mosquitoes, and a light breeze. My collimation was spot on. Stars in and out of focus gave me perfect...
Ed, Flat black paint still has reflectivity in it. Flocking paper, or similar, has less than paint. I have a site, somewhere, that shows a study that was ...
... I'm having a really hard time figuring out what eyepieces ... (I left that "experts" line in there, along with the "distinguished" because it makes me feel...
Ed, Here's the link I mentioned. Dan http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=85 <http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=85&pr=3x72> &pr=3x72 ...
... similar, ... Particularly at the low angles of incidence and reflection that you encounter inside the scope. The reflectivitiy of even "Flat" black is...
... It's kind of hard to quantify, but it's a cumulative effect. And, flocking paper is /significantly/ blacker and less reflective than any flat black paint...
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