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I was if anyone has any experiance with the 70 degree offerings from University Optics. http://www.universityoptics.com/125inch.html#70 I am considering wide...
Thanks for the tip Gene; I was asking if anyone had any experience with the new Q70 ep from Orion. I was thinking of the 38mm for my XT8. He also suggested...
... I definitely would have if the fix wasn't easy- I'm glad I didn't have to now because it looks like they're out of them. John Wunderlin Mineral Point, Wi ...
... Welcome to the forum - Gene is right, this is a crazy time for folks around here =-) I can't comment on the Q70's because I've never seen one, but if you ...
Hi Group; I am new here. I have a Meade LightBridge 12 which I consider an XT clone because the glass, the spider, the cell and focuser are all the same as the...
... That's an amazing website - and the problem you have set about solving is an impressive one. I'll go back to the website later and go through it to its...
I got the Stratus 17mm ep from Orion but as usual, when I get something cool for the scope, the clouds come out. Hoping to take it out tonight for a while and...
... Hi Jamey, Nice job on the lightbridge mod and welcome to the group. I wonder why Meade hasn't come up with a DSC option for these telescopes yet. Jim...
Hi, Jim; Pleased to meet all of you in the group! Jim, thanks for your kind words. Yeah, Meade has a little glitch there, not having a pointing computer...
I bought a green laser off Ebay some time ago to mount on a pellet gun, but it struck me today it would work great on my X10. The laser came with a mount for...
... GAH!!! He said the "M" word here!!! Just kidding - Welcome Aboard! =-) I actually got my first hands on viewing of a 10" and 12" Lightbridge at a...
... Now, now, laddie....don't make Uncle Gene take you out to the woodshed. If you come up here and visit, you'll have to put up w/ my Meade 24.5mm SWA that...
... <cedarman320@...> wrote: I hit the "send" button on my last post before remembering to add a welcome to Jamey. Congrats on the scope, and what a great...
... I admit, I have a sore spot about Meade after they sued Celestron for using a technology Celestron invented for their CompuStar back in the 1980s. Yet, big...
Gentlemen: I have a XT6 with Plossl 25mm and 10mm eyepieces. I also have a decent 2X Barlow( Orion Ultrascopic) from a previous scope. I live in very rural...
From: "Jamey Nyberg" <star-guy@...> ... Thinking out of the box, a couple of options: 1. Use it manually like most of us used to do twenty years ago...
... <rgewanter@...> ... First, congratualtion on your choice of scopes. The New England Medical Association has just released a finding (based on information ...
... That is because 3 of the 5 ARE Old Geezers with Gene being the Grumpiest of the bunch!!! =-P Now if an XT6 improves mental agility, does a 10" improve it...
... Gene will be appearing all next week at Caroline's Comedy Cellar...shows at 8 at 10 PM, w/ a matinee on Sunday. Don't forget they validate parking :-) Rg,...
Now, I would not want to compare these filters with, say, Lumicon's $199 BandMate. But, these filters are about as cheap as they get for precision dielectric...
I won't even make any smart @@@ comments but I am a geezer as well. For older eyes, the GSO eyepieces work very well. They have a much bigger hole to look...
Here is another ebay site that sells fairly cheap, narrow band astronomy filters. I bought one of their unmounted hydrogen alpha filters for $40 and mounted...
... Jamey Are you sure the optics are manufactured in Asia? The reason I'm wondering is because I would think the other vendors would be offering or at least...
... Yeah, but that 12i makes you a VERY SMART Geezer =-) ... I did, thank you very much! But I'm not certain how successful I would have been just using that...
... Mark, I just checked the GSO website and, much to my surprise, they now advertise a 16" mirror. Makes your speculation about lack of a truss holding Orion...
... Mark, I'd doubt that Synta had anything to do with the 'Bridge's mirrors. They bought out Celestron , Meade's biggest competitor. I don't think they'd care...
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