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11206
From: Ginger Mayfield <chikadee@...> ... Yep ... Yes. Unless you *really* kill the battery to the point where the display won't even light up enough...
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Jul 1, 2003
10:12 am
11207
... regular ... I have been racking my brain trying to remember why I thought what you are saying was wrong. My recollection was that the external 12 volts ...
mrbobarr
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Jul 1, 2003
12:32 pm
11208
... Hi, The date has no bearing on the setup accuracy of the Sky Commander. It has only two purposes. It allows you to find the planets. And it shows you how...
Alex Langoussis
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Jul 1, 2003
3:04 pm
11209
... to keep ... dead? ... you ... external ... disconnected ... I ... even ... Bob, My understanding based upon my goto test with Rick on the phone is that the...
Jerry Ott
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Jul 1, 2003
4:16 pm
11210
Alex, LOLOL!!!!! That's mainly why I set it - to see how long it's been since the skies were last clear!!...
Susan S. Carroll
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Jul 1, 2003
9:23 pm
11211
... Yeah, TS Bill just passed through with yet another 4 inches of rain today. If it keeps on like this, Vic can leave the month and day settings off the Sky...
Alex Langoussis
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Jul 1, 2003
11:50 pm
11212
... Phew, this is beginning to take on a life of its own. In desperation (kind of) I joined Sky Commander Yahoo group just to do research. They currently have...
mrbobarr
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Jul 3, 2003
12:06 am
11213
I'm puzzled. Why not pose questions specific to the SkyCommander itself either to the e-group, or its designer/manufacturer? Surely that would make more...
Susan S. Carroll
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Jul 3, 2003
12:30 am
11214
If it is part of the telescope that I paid good money for, then I believe it is quite appropriate for discussion on this e-group. The Sky Commander is ...
Marvin W. Huddleston
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Jul 3, 2003
1:56 am
11215
In the nicest possible way, without malice, ill-will, or anything else that could possibly be deemed as negative... ...I agree with Marvin. Hey Marvin! How's...
Doug Walton
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Jul 3, 2003
2:43 am
11216
Well, I certainly wouldn't characterize this group as over-moderated; but if that is the feeling of this group, perhaps I should stop banning the spammers. In...
Susan S. Carroll
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Jul 3, 2003
3:32 am
11217
Point taken :o) Marvin W. Huddleston, KC5LEI 18" Starmaster Zambuto Goto e-mail: kc5lei@... (lower case) http://www.marvinsuniverse.com ...
Marvin W. Huddleston
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Jul 3, 2003
4:11 am
11218
Hey Doug, Glad to hear from you. Taking the 18" out to Ft. Griffin State Park July 4th and 5th for a spin. Have a new Abercrumb Filter Slide (sold some other...
Marvin W. Huddleston
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Jul 3, 2003
4:17 am
11219
... itself ... would ... question, ... Susan, Sorry to have caused a such a stir. I do think that Sky Commander posts are appropriate to this group because...
Jerry Ott
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Jul 3, 2003
4:38 am
11220
I don't find the topic of discussion puzzling in any respect. I couldn't agree with Jerry more. Alan Garcia ... integral ... clear ... thing ... Although...
agar81
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Jul 3, 2003
3:43 pm
11221
To stay on topic of this group ;-) what would be the interest for a SM travelscope ? I can envision e.g. the 12.5" size, with the hardware collapsing in a ABS...
David
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Jul 3, 2003
4:42 pm
11222
I would buy one tomorrow:-) Richard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jul 3, 2003
6:29 pm
11223
Jerry, It was not my intention to censor discussion on this group - only to point out that the SC e-group is a better forum for questionings concernings its...
Susan S. Carroll
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Jul 3, 2003
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11224
... I think quite a few of us have asked about it over the years. I remember years ago Rick mentioned he thought an 11-inch would be an ideal size, which...
Alex Langoussis
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Jul 3, 2003
7:25 pm
11225
I got up semi-early last weekend (5:30 AM) to take a look at Mars through my 18". The atmosphere wasn't great, but I was able to easily see the southern polar...
Ken Coates
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Jul 3, 2003
11:08 pm
11226
Actually, the first 11" f/4.3 mirror we got from Carl was to buld a prototype of a travel scope. However, there didn't seem to be much interest in that...
Steve Carroll
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Jul 4, 2003
12:13 am
11227
Glad you are enjoying that new Starmaster! I do not have any problems transporting my rocker box with the ground board attached. It also goes along for the...
David
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Jul 4, 2003
12:57 am
11228
... Can I ask how was the interest gauged ? Two recent events come to my mind - the super-monocentric oculars by TMB/APM and the Burgess refractors...
David
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Jul 4, 2003
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11229
On 7/3/2003 8:39 PM David provided these words of wisdom... ... Basically by talking to people at start parties. ... That really is not a problem. It may be...
Steve Carroll
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Jul 4, 2003
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11230
Then with Richard, you have already two of us, interested in such new scope :-) David ... current ... so...
David
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Jul 4, 2003
3:54 am
11231
I became an official member of the Starmaster telescope owner's club today with the arrival of a 3 year old 11" F/5.4. I've built 10 telescopes in the past 3...
chuckfellows
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Jul 4, 2003
5:43 am
11232
... club ... Hi Chuck, Congratulations on the 11 ELT! I agree with you on the Zambuto mirrors. I've had several big scope owners over to check out my new 16-Z...
Randy Roy
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Jul 4, 2003
1:24 pm
11233
In a message dated 7/4/2003 2:38:46 AM Central Standard Time, ... It comes off?? Just kidding <g>. I know it does .... somehow ... but my system works so well...
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Jul 4, 2003
1:49 pm
11234
From: "chuckfellows" <cfellows@...> Welcome to the family! ... I asked Carl once. Although he loves long discussions about the actual production process,...
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Jul 4, 2003
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11235
Yep, when unpacking from a trip to our dark site, occasionally I will remove the mirror box from the rocker box. From there, an Allen wrench will loosen the...
David
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