I have posted a couple of attempts on our group website. Goto groups.yahoo.com, login, then goto Photos -> Collimation Photos. The last photo is my...
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Phil Lefever (Laptop)
kb0nes
Jan 1, 2002 8:55 am
Congratulations on joining the list of XT10 owners! I have had an XT10 for the better part of a year now and I have found it to be a great scope, especially...
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heavenwatcher2001
heavenwatche...
Jan 1, 2002 4:45 pm
John, I've had my XT8 since May of 2000 and just a few months ago got the Orion 9x50 RA CI finderscope. I think it's one of the best purchases I've made. It...
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miracle_40353
Jan 1, 2002 5:05 pm
Last night after good viewing in very cold temps (10-20 degrees) I brought the tube inside to a 50 degree difference and noticed that frost was building up and...
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g2baraff
Jan 1, 2002 8:12 pm
... *********************** Certainly the dew will not scratch your mirror. Certainly, it is "like" distilled water, but it might differ in that gasses in the...
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davidkone
Jan 2, 2002 12:37 am
Subject says it all! David...
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skyquest-telescopes@y...
Jan 2, 2002 4:32 am
This board was created to share knowledge about our Orion SkyQuest XT dobsonian telescopes. Lurkers are most welcome to hang out here. Posts from new members...
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nathancole27
Jan 2, 2002 5:38 am
Hello guys.. I recently got a new 8x50mm finder from Orion, this was a replacement from the one I got with my XT10. The first ones eyelense that had the cross...
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mikefitz111
Jan 2, 2002 5:55 am
... was ... I ... the ... Have you tried focusing the 8x50? The focus ring is in the front. My 8x50 is very sharp after I focused it during the day. Mike...
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jh44us
Jan 2, 2002 6:16 am
Have been reading and learning (great site) and i think i am ready to order an XT --problem is I live in a NY surburb near a corner--and on that corner is a...
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Phil Lefever
kb0nes
Jan 2, 2002 6:29 am
Nate, It sounds like your finder isn't focused properly as the other post mentioned. Loosen the short lock ring behind the objective cell then screw the cell...
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Phil Lefever
kb0nes
Jan 2, 2002 6:45 am
Your observing through either the XT8 or 10 will be basically affected the same from your local light problem. Local light will mainly cause problems with your...
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Phil Lefever
kb0nes
Jan 2, 2002 6:50 am
The dewing and frosting shouldn't really harm anything but it is disconcerting. The suggestion of capping the focuser and sealing both ends of the tube will...
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chris_in_mass
Jan 2, 2002 12:31 pm
... Esmail- Have you considered hacking apart a cheap pair of binos? I've never done it, but have heard the suggestion before. Anybody else ever done this?...
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Esmail Bonakdarian
ebonak
Jan 2, 2002 12:41 pm
Good morning, ... I've thought about it, it's on my (long) list of possible future enhancements/things to try, but I wonder how you'd get some usable ...
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ccsxt10
Jan 2, 2002 12:57 pm
I'm across the Potomac in Falls Church, VA. XT10 owner and NOVAC member. Craig Simmons...
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chris_in_mass
Jan 2, 2002 1:14 pm
... never ... Sharpie pen? <g>. I hadn't even considered that, but you're right...that would be one impediment. Chris N....
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lintonreflections
lintonreflec...
Jan 2, 2002 1:57 pm
I found the information for the 4.5 user interesting. I have an xt4.5 How would that eyepiece advise be tweeked for a 4.5 user working with different focal...
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lintonreflections
lintonreflec...
Jan 2, 2002 2:17 pm
... <kellybucheger@y...> ... Also a resident of a Buffalo suburb, I have to say the clouds did part and I had a wonderful first view through my new scope at...
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Robert Bruce Thompson
ttgnet
Jan 2, 2002 3:07 pm
The XT4.5 is also an f/8 scope, so I think I'd stick with the recommendations I made. Collimation is less critical at slower focal ratios and with smaller...
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g2baraff
Jan 2, 2002 3:09 pm
... I ... Do ... do ... Try keeping the caps on your finder, and a piece of light wool, like a scarf, over it when it is not in use. If it has already been ...
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CraigMolstad
Jan 2, 2002 3:49 pm
I have tried everything to keep my eyepieces from frosting in cold weather. At -10 almost nothing works. I have tried wrapping them in cork -- messy and did...
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g2baraff
Jan 2, 2002 3:59 pm
Phil, This is the first time I've had to disagree with an opinion you have expressed on this forum. The problem for those of us who live in the N.Y. City...
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Robert Bruce Thompson
ttgnet
Jan 2, 2002 4:29 pm
Gene, Have you tried a narrowband LPR filter? The broadband ones like the Orion SkyGlow and the Lumicon DeepSky are pretty much worthless except for ...
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jnwcmr
Jan 2, 2002 6:31 pm
Hello, I got my XT8 about a month ago, and am considering taking advantage of the new 2" focuser. I'm pretty new to the hobby, so I've read a lot of stuff on...
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benh7893
Jan 2, 2002 6:58 pm
Has anyone made a cart to move your scope around on? I'm thin king about making something similar to a furniture dolly, but with bigger wheels so it can be...
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Robert Bruce Thompson
ttgnet
Jan 2, 2002 7:09 pm
The lowest useful magnification is generally regarded as the one at which the eyepiece exit pupil exactly equals your eye's entrance pupil when fully dark...
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fms5000us
Jan 2, 2002 7:36 pm
... bigger ... I have an XT10 on a piece of plywood. It has 2 rear wheels about 5" in diameter and one front wheel that swivels. I pull it with a handle from a...
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chris_in_mass
Jan 2, 2002 8:40 pm
Robert- Speaking of Pentax XLs...did you get yours...ahem, I mean, did your wife get hers? How is it? Oops, I mean, how does she say it performs? Chris N....
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heywoodyou
Jan 2, 2002 9:15 pm
My wife got me an XT8 for my birthday a couple of months ago and the Orion laser collimator. After learning more about telescopes I think I need a collimating...
