... I applied to the base. Then *very important* all grease in excess (that which is pushed at the side of pads raceways, and/or which collects on the lateral...
... <kb0nes@c...> ... Star ... _tiny_ ... have ... When you relubricate, do you have to separate the base plate (the piece that rests directly on the ground)...
Len, The authorities let my daughter's family back into their residential area and they found no damage to their home or its contents. I hope you get your...
A correspondent on another forum reports that his Synta manufactured Orion XT has its secondary mirror siliconed to the secondary holder. We here have had long...
... THANK YOU! THANK YOU! In trying to aqnswer your question, I got the full answer to what _I_ was looking for! I was about to tell you to go to our files...
hi anybody heard of, seen, or used this new line in eyepieces from orion? (POSTED LINK BELOW..) i am thinking the big eye lense is great for showing stuff to...
Dave, There have been several reviews on these EP's on cloudynights.com on the eyepiece forum. From what I have read, they appear to be pretty good. FWIW, I...
... I haven't seen one yet, but by all reports I've read, the Stratus eyepieces are pretty much Chinese clones of the Japanese Vixen LVW Lanthanum Superwides,...
... orion? (POSTED LINK BELOW..) I've read very good reviews of them on CloudyNights.com and nearly purchased one yesterday, but decided to go with a 10mm...
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... came ... Mystery solved, Bob! Your 12XTi is the Synta-sourced variant, mine is the GSO-sourced variant and the mirror, mirror cell and collimation knobs...
the 10mm speers waler is very nice indeed! in my old 8 inch F5 dob, i could get the entire moon, at x100, in the FOV!! and crisp sharp and contrasty too. i...
thanks for the advice, i had an 8-24mm tv zoom, i liked it a lot, but i feel that these errm "inexperienced" folk are better off not even putting a finger on...
... anybody heard of, seen, or used this new line in eyepieces from ... One more little perk with these I've read about. (But I have not seen one myself, so I...
The Skyinsight search engine on our home page was clearly not working a few days ago. It gave visual notice that it was not. Although it now appears to be its...
Thanks everyone! I found all the suggestions to be helpful. I had it setup before I had a chance to read any of them tho. I set it up outside on my "level" ...
Gene, It took awhile to figure out how to get a copy of this manual so it can be seen. It is available on a web page I temporarly created for this purpose. ...
... Thanks. I'll look it over soon to see what I can find out. Other forum member who would like to help out: The link below leads more directly to the...
... one that's decent? ... They appear to be safe as long as you don't modify them and don't let children use them unsupervised. From what I've read, they can...
Hi Gene, Thanks for the link. Does anyone know why the Hardin electronic finder does not work for the 6" DSH? It is considered an accessory for the 8", 10"...
... Kenny, Thanks for posting the link to the manual. Reading it, I can tell your unit was manufactured by Tangent, and is ALMOST identical (ie, differing...
... Gene, All the ones I have seen have used some industrial double faced foam tape. I haven't yet seen a factory supplied mirror affixed with silicon. Clear...
... Unless there have been recent changes, the easiest way to tell is the Synta made scopes will have a silver plated focuser draw tube. The plating is...
... Gene, I have the same original GS made XT-10 as you do with the triangular ground board. The triangular board is a mixed blessing as it exposes the...
... wrote: Does anyone know why the Hardin electronic finder does not work for ... This is just a shot in the dark, but if the OTA isn't centered with the axis...