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... I just uploaded what I **THINK** you are talking about to the files area. Go to the Files area of the group, then to Eyepieces, Barlows, Binoviewers and...
... BINGO, right on the money. Exactly what I was looking for.... When I get a moment, I will clean up the formating and load it back as a PDF for everyone...
Hi Gang, I have an XT8 and I will soon have access to a Stellarvue 102ED(friend is waiting for delivery) and a Meade 16 inch SCT (in a domed observatory at the...
Hey gang: Took out my xt10i tonight for some observing, after a bit of starhopping,
I decided to fire up the object locator, but tonight soon as it lit up,...
I am looking for a free lunch....Eyepieces with 20mm or so eye relief, 70 or so degree FOV, and sharp images to very near the edge of the field but without...
... Look at the Orion Stratus or the similar Baader Hyperion eyepieces. I have a 5mm Orion Stratus. It has 20mm of eye relief, a 68-degree apparent field, and ...
... relief, ... that ... I have a ... field, and ... f/4 (my ... premium ... though, I'd ... half the ... That sounds good...Hey, are you the guy who wrote...
... Everyone always recommends the Stratus/Hyperion, but why not get your free lunch and desert to boot. Look for used, made in Japan, Vixen/Orion LVW...
... Yeah, that's me. Thanks for the kind words. Barbara and I are just finishing up our latest book for O'Reilly, which is a field observing guide for the ...
... One of the things I've always wondered about when eyepiece comparisons are made: The comparison is almost made along the lines that started this thread -...
... I'm primarily a DSO observer, so my comments have to do with the amount of low-contrast detail visible in galaxies and nebulae. The better Pentax coatings...
... Yeah I do have a nearly full set of Pentax XWs and do a fair bit of planetary (still love DSO's better, but the humidity around here hasn't been condusive...
I'm trying to decide between these 2 scopes. I would like to know what the 550$ difference between the XT10i(800$) and Discovery 10" PDHQ (1350$) would show at...
... $) ... most, as ... it be ... This question came up in many of the astronomy forums. Unfortunately, there is no clear right or wrong answer. Below is a ...
Heart-warming to see other people speak of their XT10 in term of love! :-D Mine did come with bad optics, but Orion replaced them (with all shipping costs) and...
... love! :-D ... I'd like to add that the Orion XT scopes clean up real nice. By that I mean they're very solid scopes to add upgrades to -- flocking, new ...
I think you put the question at just the right place - what's the difference at the eyepiece? That IS the question. Everything else is simply a matter of...
I understand that the PDHQ has the better base, focuser, finder and movements, but I am interested in knowing only about the difference at the EP, ie....
... I have not done that. BUT I did install a set of D.S.C.'s on my XT10. The ones that I installed were sold by Orion but were discontinued many years ago....
... So all said and done I would like to know only about the difference at the EP, if there is any i.e., and if any body has made any head to head comparisons....
I've had my XT10 since March, taken it out many times, and have found every instance to be rewarding. After a succession through the years of various 4.5" ...
Hello, Looking for a steel (preferably stainless) sleeve to slide over existing plastic sleeve on the trunion bolt. over time the altitude tension springs have...
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