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... Phil, Thanks for your very sensible post. Clyde...
Hi, Gene just uploaded a recent sketched observation I did of Saturn. I used my 10" GSO at 397x. I didn't really find any new details that I didn't see during...
From: "mljbw2" <mljbw2@...> ... Brian, M42 is such a colorful object in pictures that we'd naturally expect to see some colors visually. Unfortunately,...
I'm thinking of purchasing a Tech2000 Dob DriverII for my 10" scope. I was wondering what kind of success other people have experienced with this drive. Is...
Good morning. As you know by the email I left below, we are in the 17mm eyepiece dilemma. I am emailing you privately, because I have a couple of questions...
I must apologize to the entire group. I was trying to send this privately. I am SO embarrassed. I think I will crawl in a hole and die. Please forgive me....
... Heh - at least you didn't call anyone a dumb@$$ or anything like that =-) Maybe another way to think about the 17mm that will make it easier to digest... ...
... Yes and no. As you reduce focal length of the eyepiece (increase magnification), you also reduce the true field of view, so objects appear to move across...
Carol, Not to worry, most of us are grownups here and understand wholeheartedly. I don't have any advice for you on what ep to get but I'd say to go with what ...
RE, I agree with your assessment of the 10mm. Something in that focal length would probably do well. I bought UO Ortho 9mm and a Nagler 7mm T6. I just don't...
Oh Tom, I just don't know where to start. Not long before Christmas, we knew we wanted to get an XT10 for our then 14 year old son. I was told about this ...
Please let me add this frindly advice; I have been a member oif about 30 differant groups and every group has its nice and not-so nice people. I tend to figure...
... eyepieces, ... looking at, ... good look ... down to 4mm ... Carol, The FOV is what decides how fast things streak through the eyepiece. It is not a...
Hi again The adapter I got from Orion for the Crayford focuser did the trick. Every thing is working fine know. all my eyepieces have plenty of in and out...
... Brian, others tell me it is rare to see M42 as pink in a 10" but that is what I have seen on all three of my observing sessions. I was expecting to see...
... Phil: thanks for your reply and taking the time. first off there is nothing hostile in my message 39270. Actually what I asked was appropriate. I simply...
Tom, Welcome to the group. Officially! I for one would love to hear about your mods even though I sold my 12xti. I am currently in the bidding for a Meade ...
Hi How do you get the speed that the item information scrolls at to slow down when using the intelliscope hand controller? When I select an item and push enter...
... with ... I considered the Tech2000 Dob Driver 2 but decided to opt for a Brian Reed Round Table Platform instead. Advantage of the Dob Driver if you have...
... Keith, Very nice answer to Ken's question. One small correction: with an equatorial platform (virtually independent of how accurately it tracks for...
I recently upgraded my finder on my skyquest 4.5 to a right angle 9x50. This is an excellent finder, and sky objects are much easier to locate. One problem-...
... Thats pretty much the rub with using a RACI finder - you also need some sort of zero mag finder to get the RACI in the right general location. Some use...
Bruce, I think you have hit upon the only reasonable solution. I think most folks who use a RA finder also keep some kind of unit finder on board (Telrad,...
... I have found this adapter to be very good, and at only USD $16.50, quite affordable. I don't see any slop in it like someone previously reported with a ...
The XT8 has a focus range of 80 to 120mm above the tube surface. Please note that I am NOT interested in extension tubes, parfocal rings or other compromises....
... You are likely to have to lift the EP a bit in the focuser before you set the compression ring in order to get it into focus. But I think your verbiage of...
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