I recently bought an XT8 Intelliscope used and tried using my 21mm Stratus eyepiece in it last evening. I racked the focuser all the way out and it still...
... Actually Warren, it isn't uncommon. I've run into the same issue with my 10" F/5 and 30mm GSO Superview and also on two different 27mm Panoptics - they...
Hi RE, yeah, I have the same with my 30mm GSO 2" Superview, although it does come to focus without lifting. But then the focuser must be really extended, so I...
... If you want an eyepiece in that range that's sharp to the edge in an f/4.7 scope, your best choices are the 27mm Panoptic ($330), the 30mm Pentax XW...
You are right, Robert. My eyes are astigmatic. But I thought that only affected when viewing at certain distance (I need glasses to read the subtitles on TV...
... <cavalier17112@...> wrote: This was using the Stratus as a 2" eyepiece. Using it with the 1.25" adaptor I have no trouble getting in focus. I hope this...
From: "RapidEye" <RapidEye.US@...> ... 10" F/5 and 30mm GSO Superview and also on two different 27mm Panoptics - they sit right at the very edge of the...
The recent post regarding the the stratus eypepieces have me curious. I have a fair amount of astigmatism, have toric contact lenses, and glasses with...
Hi all, I apologize if this turns out to be a repost, but Yahoo seems to have (once again) misplaced my posting. I am new to both this group and to astronomy...
... One of the nice things about using the Radian (or any other eyepiece with a soft rubber-ring eyeguard with your glasses off is - if you have ambient light...
Tod, I also gave up on toric contacts for viewing. Like you I have astigmatism and need bi-focals. What works for me is a combination. For lower power I use...
... Gregg, If you're getting an XT8i for a first scope, all you'll get is validation here :-) Of course, if you go to an 80mm refractor site and told them...
... I purchased directly from Orion as I think most people did, and had nothing but great customer service from them. ... I was in a similar situation when I...
... Hi Greg, Welcome to the group. ... The XT8 is a great choice for a serious first scope. The added object locator gives the additional bonus of affordable...
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... Hi Todd, I wear my contacts most of the time when I'm awake and only really wear my glasses around bedtime. I have a slight astigmatism in one eye and none...
Todd, I wore contacts for 42 years (first hard lenses, then gas-permeable lenses), but when I started in astronomy at age 55 I found that my eyes watered and...
I composed a L-O-O-ON-G, detailed reply, but when I went to send it, Yahoo gave me a sign-in screen, and I lost what I had compsed! (Murphy strikes again.) I...
Hi, I'm in SE Michigan and I bought my XT10i from Rider's in Livonia ( this store is THE telescope store in SE Michigan). They are an Orion dealer and I got a...
... Thanks for the credit, but it was Phil Lefever who posted the beautiful response to the well thought-out set of questions just put to the group. Phil (now...
As you can probably tell by the subject heading, my stock rack and pinion focuser on my xt10 is not square. I'm thinking about attempting to square it up...
As you can probably tell by the subject heading, my stock rack and pinion focuser on my xt10 is not square. I'm thinking about attempting to square it up...
How are you determining your focuser isn't square? Did you remove it when you replaced your secondary? I would take a look at what you replaced. Cliff...
... Erik, want a cheap solution? A piece of plywood just big enough for the "feet pegs" to go completely on the surface. Then use a 1 inch boring bit to put...
I've looked at articles upon articles as well as collimating instructions with 2 of my eyepieces but still am having hazy-out of focus images. It's not my...
... If the articles you've read don't work for you, perhaps a movie would. Go to our "Links" section (Get there by clickling "Links" in the blue box at the...
Thanks Dave, I did that exact project except I used 2 locking castering wheels and 2 fixed wheels. Home depot had a 2x2 oak piece of wood that my xt10 fits...
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