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... No. There is more than enough friction, coming from the rubber pads along the edge of the mirror and the pads on which the mirror rests, that there will...
Hi Jeff, I guess it depends on how thick the business card is? 8^) Anyway, that was what I read here when I first bought my scope. Jim M. Jeff Hineline...
All, Thanks for all the wonderful advice on this problem. I disassembled the secondary and found one of the holes had been stripped. I removed the secondary...
I guess I'll have to take a closer look at the mirror cell. Jeff ... From: skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com] On...
... I'm going to back off a bit from the "why" part of my answer, but not at all from the "what" part. The mirror will not rotate, even without a hold down ...
... A friend of mine just purchased an XT8 that came - surprise! - with no springs on the secondary collimation screws. Took me quite a while to figure that...
Mucho thanks to those who responded to my query for filter information. It was very helpful. I've since done some more research and have found a VERY wide...
Hey group: Here's a tough one, I'm considering buying a 12mm Nag t4 for my xt10i, I
initially bought a 27 Panoptic to use as my finder and found that I can...
I had Celestron's 2 inch UHC, and the blurring effect (that exists to some extent on all filters) was horrible. Stars were mushed to become planetary nebulae,...
... Thanks Ilan, good advice. Also, after looking at the graph of the Celestron UHC it became obvious that it was really what Orion calls a "broadband" filter...
The 12 T4 focuses just fine in the XT10i. I wouldn't use it as a finder EP though, too much magnification at 100x. You wants something more like 40x. I use ...
... Hi Phil, I did remove the mirror cell to take a look. What I saw was that, indeed, a playing card can be inserted between the mirror and the clips to the...
I agree, use an adapter and it will focus just fine. That said, I do have the barrel extention on my 12T4 and used with the set screw it is real close to...
I will number the issues: 1.Mars Filter: I belive you are referring to the new "Mars Specialty" Filter made by Orion specifically for Mars. Look on Cn, this is...
... Bob! You need to take control of you home. I work on cars and telescopes in "our" living room all the time. My wife is neutral about it. I tell her it's...
I have tried different filters and I just don't see a difference with them in my XT10i. The only filter I do use is Variable Polarizing Filter when viewing...
... LOL! I knew you wouldn't be able to wait. Make sure you check everything, all the pakcaging. I thought I was missing some parts and after making my own...
... Hi dail, I tested it out on my neighbor's tree, about 140 ft. away, and it wouldn't come to focus. I'm not used to this scope as my ETX125 will come to...
Hey Tom Congrats on the new Dob. My wife bought me the same one a few months ago and it is a very good scope. It is fairly easy to move around, but I just...
... Hi ap777200, I am glad to be able to share mutual pain regarding our weather. It's pretty grim and the prospects are questionable. WE'VE BEEN ROBBED OF...
... Without an adapter it won't focus period... Of course the real question is why not just ignore the useless 2" barrel and treat it like the 1-1/4" eyepiece...
Hello, I'm a new subscriber to the group and a brand, new XT8 owner. It arrived today and I spent a bit over an hour putting it together before taking it...
First off Welcome to the group Bob! You have an excellent scope there that you will come to enjoy for many years. ... First off double check that the finder...
Hello Bob and welcome to the group... Did you adjust your finder scope? That is, if you center a bright star through your finder scope, do you also see the...
The first time you adjust your finder, it may actually be easier if you do it in the day time. Aim your scope at something on the ground - but far away - of...
... That's a wonderful way to start. You'll find ( after your get your finder adjusted a install a 1x Telrad or Rigel finder on your scope) that the binocular...
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