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14237
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 3, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 1, 2005
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14238
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 3, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 3, 2005
10:02 am
14239
Jerry, I haven't tried the USB version of the Aircable device. My laptop is so old that it doesn't have a USB port. I expect that it will work, but I can't...
Ken Coates
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Apr 4, 2005
9:56 pm
14240
Jerry, I could connect to the 12VDC RCA plug on the outside, but I'm already using both of those (secondary heater and Sky Commander) and I'd rather not have...
Ken Coates
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Apr 4, 2005
10:16 pm
14241
I have uploaded some photos of the power splitter cable I made to power the Aircable wireless RS-232 device. They are in \Coates\Aircable I got a connection to...
kennethecoates
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Apr 8, 2005
4:00 am
14242
I have posted some pictures of the quick release wheelbarrow handles I built for my Starmaster. They are under \Coates\Quick Release Handles I took some flat...
kennethecoates
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Apr 8, 2005
4:32 am
14243
Ken, Thank you very much for posting the pictures. So I take it that you disassembled the connector and added two more wires to it for the "split off" to the...
Jerry Ott
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Apr 8, 2005
12:06 pm
14244
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 10, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 8, 2005
10:02 pm
14245
Hi, After 5 nights of use last night was the first night I was not able to photograph with the S28 mounted on its Pier-Tech 3. Winds were up to 25 knots in the...
Dr Gary Eldridge
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Apr 9, 2005
10:33 pm
14246
Hello, all, I have a SM 11 ELT 4.55 with Zambuto and it is great, I love it. My only problem so far is with balance. I use a Paracorr all the time, as Rick...
starsearcheffort3
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Apr 10, 2005
1:57 am
14247
A solution to this was discussed on the bigdob group a couple of weeks ... Here is a link to a post I made concerning the installation of a dob brake. We all...
John Mahony
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Apr 10, 2005
7:43 am
14248
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 10, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 10, 2005
10:02 am
14249
Nice job Ken. I'll have to whip up something like that for my scopes as well. Matthew Sherman...
Matthew Sherman
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Apr 10, 2005
4:18 pm
14250
... Hi John, it looks interesting but I can't access the link even when I copy and paste it. Perhaps I have to be a member of Cloudy Nights to do this? I tried...
starsearcheffort3
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Apr 10, 2005
10:22 pm
14251
That wasn't my solution- I was just passing it along since it sounded like a good idea (I haven't even tried it since we have SkyTracker, so the scope stays...
John Mahony
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Apr 11, 2005
2:14 am
14252
Jerry, I left the Starmaster wiring alone. The kit I bought from Jameco.com consists of unassembled Molex connectors of the same size and shape that Starmaster...
Ken Coates
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Apr 11, 2005
4:59 pm
14253
Matthew, Thanks. I got the idea from someone who has a brand "O" scope. Ken Coates =============================== Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:18:42 -0000 From:...
Ken Coates
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Apr 11, 2005
5:16 pm
14254
Ken, Thanks for everything. Great explanation. I appreciate it and I'm sure many others do as well. Jerry. ... solder ... them ... from ... langId=-1 ... ...
Jerry Ott
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Apr 12, 2005
5:49 pm
14255
This past Saturday night, the skies were pretty magical in Chiefland, Florida. It is not often that three Zambuto-mirrored scopes form a closed equilateral...
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Apr 13, 2005
12:35 am
14256
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 17, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 15, 2005
10:02 pm
14257
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 17, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 17, 2005
10:02 am
14258
Who makes the Sky Tracker??? Is it made my Sky Engineering, Rick Singmaster, or someone else? I would really like to get some more technical data on the...
Gene & Martha Dawson
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Apr 17, 2005
7:50 pm
14259
The Sky Tracker is made by Sky Engineering. I don't know of any other telescope using it besides Starmaster. I would contact Sky Engineering for technical...
Ken Coates
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Apr 18, 2005
4:09 pm
14260
I bought my 14.5" SM late last summer. I spent a good deal of my time since then getting to know the scope and perfecting my collimation skills. I was...
voila1111
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Apr 20, 2005
11:31 pm
14261
Hi Ron, As an owner of a 14.5" SM myself, I can say it is an impressive instrument capable of awe inspiring views. Enjoy the summer to come. I just had mine...
Floyd Blue
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Apr 21, 2005
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14262
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. StarMaster Scope Chat Date: Sunday, April 24, 2005 Time: 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) Chat session for StarMaster...
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Apr 22, 2005
10:02 pm
14263
I should have asked asbout this a long time ago, but better late than never. When ever I move my 14.5 Starmaster on the wheel barrow handles it makes awfull...
Gene & Martha Dawson
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Apr 23, 2005
6:13 am
14264
Well, with the help of experts like Vic Menard and Mike Harvey, I think I have found the "perfect" set of tools for collimation of all my Newtonians...
gumbydad2002
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Apr 23, 2005
10:59 am
14265
... un-even ... My 20" does that when I roll it around. I think you are right. I think it is the handles moving up and down against the plastic bushings. I...
Mike & Kim Myer
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Apr 23, 2005
11:45 am
14266
I concur with gumbydad2002. I too have had a constant quest for perfect collimation since acquiring my SM14.5. The Orion Deluxe Laser I had used with my XT12...
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Apr 23, 2005
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