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A friend of mine is looking to buy her husband a telescope for X-Mas. Her budget is $1200. I have assembled the following turn key beginner package, which I...
Steve, That's an awesome list, what a great gift that will be. I don't see anything I'd change but she might want to get a chair. Also, as a beginner, I really...
... Both excellent suggestions. I always say the first accessory should be a comfortable observing chair, adjustable if possible. I would have a very sore...
Steve, I'll second the vote for a chair. My back won't allow me to observe comfortably otherwise. I'll also second Star Watch by PH. An excellent beginners...
Hi, Folks, After a 15 year hiatus from amateur astronomy, I've convinced my wife that I was interested in becoming involved (with telescopes) again. She agreed...
Welcome home! John Boyce ... From: skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ronald R. Hewitt Cohen Sent:...
Welcome aboard, Ron. You'll love that XT12i. I just got mine 10 days ago and have been enjoying it immensely. It weighs double what my XT8i did so I made a...
... <thompson@...> wrote: Agreed - the 30mm GSO is a steal! ... The 30mm GSO Superview gives you about 85% of the performance of the 27mm Pan at a quarter the...
“Mind you, it will be a cold day in Az. when I give up my 27mm Pan!” Better be careful, between the wind and the cold front going thru its almost freezing...
I'd like to thank everyone for their advice. I ordered the GSO 30mm Tuesday and it arrived Thursday. As everyone had said, it appears to be a great EP for the...
hi i emailed them yesterday and they told me the 30mm superview is out of stock! maybe you got lucky, or maybe they don't want to ship internationally! regards...
... out of stock! ... Hi, I took the plunge and ordered the same ep lastnight.I should get a responce Monday as to its status.I'll give an update then. Best...
Hi, On Friday I received my 1.25" Orion OIII filter which I had ordered just after Thanksgiving. Tried it out last evening (Sat.) using my XT8i and compared...
... Look at the Orion Stratus line. I have a 5mm Stratus that I ordered when Orion had them on sale for $96. It appears to be a clone of the Vixen Lanthanum ...
Thank you for the welcome! I am very excited to start observing again. The snows and cold temperatures we just had around the Denver metro area preclude any ...
I, too, succumbed to the temptation and bought a 30 mm GSO. I haven't used it yet, but was wondering about something I saw. I spotted some flecks or spots,...
Sorry I must have missed it earlier, but where are you ordering this GSO EP from? Bill ... _________________________________________________________________ ...
Hi, I'm new in the group and I received my XT10 last week. The weather hasn't cooperated so far, but hopefully I will have my first viewing attempt tonight. ...
- ... GSO EP ... Hi Bill, I ordered a 30mm Superview from OWL Services.I would expect to get an email confirmation of the order soon and an availability status...
... DBA is another vendor that carries GSO EP's, and I can state from personal experience, he is a top notch vendor, and I'd gladly do business with him again....
Bill, Here's the link to OWL: http://www.owlastronomy.com/superview.htm Greg Paine Orion SkyQuest XT12i with COL http://www.gregpaine.com/astro/ _____ From:...
Glenn, The only e-mail I received was from PayPal confirming my purchase, I did not receive anything from Owl; it just showed up in the mailbox 2 days later. ...
I have the GSO 2" 30mm and I hear alot of good things about it. Well I am not that excited about mine in my F5 10" Dob, quite soft near the edge of field. Back...
... I think you selected some great stuff, but there are a couple things I'd change up: I'd dump the Telrad Finder and the Stratus 13mm EP and here's why: ...
The one I purchased last week measures 4 7/8 (4 15/16" actually). Greg Paine Orion SkyQuest XT12i with COL http://www.gregpaine.com/astro/ _____ From:...
... Excellent choices, all. ... As RapidEye says, a lot depends on how he'll use the scope. If he uses the COL for all his observing, the Telrad is unneeded....
... Hi <RE>. Hope things are going well for ya. :) The latest Intelliscopes appear to have RACI finders on them (according to Orion's site anyway). I've...
From: "Bob Page" <bobpage54@...> ... As a general FYI, if anyone wants to convert to a straight through finder from the current RACI finder, I found that...
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