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Jan 2, 2005 11:02 am
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Thanks for the welcome!! Geoff Ginos [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi all! I thought I'd say hi seeing as how I just joined the group. My first SM was a 12.5" f/5 w/Sky Commander which I had for about a year and a half before...
Hi Geoff, Good things are worth waiting for! I waited nine months, but when my 14.5" SM arrived, I forgot all about the long wait. You'll certainly enjoy...
I waited 11 months and it was worth the wait! Gene Dawson SV80L SM14.5 ... From: dallasrodgers2000 [mailto:adlkrodgers@...] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005...
Ooops... I think you misunderstood me, Dallas. For the year and a half that I was enjoying my 12.5" ELT I wasn't waiting for a new 14.5" SM. What happened...
... Hi Geoff! Good to see you here. Congratulations on the new scope. Many people come to their Starmasters after having owned lesser dobs and wanting to see...
Geoff, Did you get the one in Arizona from the doctor? I missed that one. :^( It had Go-To and everything. Floyd [Non-text portions of this message have been...
SM 14.5 owners, I am interested in hearing what the actual delivery times have been running in 2004 for a 14.5". Starmaster's web site states 30-90 days. I...
... Now ... and I'm the lucky new member/owner who took delivery of that 12.5 SM... skies were clear tho' not tremendously stable Saturday night for me Geoff -...
Can someone tell me if Rick is building his Feathertouch focusers with levelling bases? I have two 5 months old SMs. Would they have it or not? Trying to ...
A far as I know and have seen he does not use the leveling base and mine did not come with one. As for the light shroud, I believe that is standard equipment....
... Coma increases as you go away from the center of the field, so a 2" EP should in general show more coma than a 1.25". But image quality near the edge of...
Ed, with my 14.5" SM the collimation knobs do not touch the ground with the mirror cell installed, but the 4 cell mounting knobs do. I assume this is what you...
... the mirror cell installed, but the 4 cell mounting knobs do. I assume this is what you mean and yes, it does not hurt anything to let it sit on these...
Bruce The telescope light shrouds from Astrosystems are Lycra/Nylon and very nice. Here is there website: http://www.astrosystems.biz/covers.htm Their scope...
I have the Astrosystem scope cover and secondary case, they are fine, but the Light Shroud does not seem to be one of theirs. I figured it came from...
... Hi Guys, The Light shroud that Floyd describes is the "stock" one made by StarMaster. As far as I know, either Rick or Carol Singmaster sew these. All...
Thanks guys... John - it struck me as odd that the Chinese-made 2" didn't show as much coma as the oft-raved about 26mm Meade Japanese EP. Then again, my old...
... Hi, I am not Bill, but can answer your question. No the mirror will not fall out. On all of my StarMaster's there are three black (Delrin?) mirror clips...
The rubber pad sounds like a good idea. I did not realize that the designs were so different. I have not seen that many Starmasters here on the West Coast. ...
If you have a "standard" Feathertouch Focuser, can you get a collimatable base retrofit or do you have to replace the focuser with a new model. Will the new...
... You purchase just a new base. The focuser and the base are actually two separate pieces held together by set screws. Just order a new collimatable base...
... Hi Paul, Bob K. had a Starmaster V8 at the ICStars Star Party in September and from what I remember it had the same style of shrouds on it that come on the...
... http://www.astrofieds.com/docs/feathertouch.htm Leveling bases are $35. ... If you intend to collimate the focuser you may need to slightly rotate the ...
Michael Collins was the Command Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 flight. As you probably know Neil Armstrong was the Commander and Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar...
... I wouldn't do that. You'll be insulating the bottom, which will slow down the cooling. Maybe not that much of an issue on a 12.5, but wouldn't it be...
... There's a picture on the truss tube page of the website showing Carol sewing a shroud. Somehow I can't picture Rick spending much time at a sewing machine....
Floyd, I got Eric Jamison's (he's an accomplished planetary observer who's written some excellent reviews and articles that you can see on Cloudy Nights. Geoff...
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