Joe, Thanks very much for your thoughts and experiences with the 14.5 and with moving up from a 10 to a 14.5. They are very helpful. I will consider them very...
I had a lovely night with my 11" Shorty on Sunday night. With all the light pollution we have in my town, it's not often that I'll "bother" to set up and view...
Ahh, the ole leper at the telescope, bound to keep the neighbors and passersby from venturing too close. Buck ... all ... But I ... pale ... improve ... eye. ...
Dear Ray near Sacramento, Yes, you can thread a 2" filter on the TV Paracorr. I use a 2" DGM NB filter and it threads just fine on either a TV eyepiece or the...
... Sometimes that's not such a bad thing, Buck. :} I know the process sounds a bit on the silly side, but at the recent Shingletown Star Party, I was with a...
Ray, You've shared a good lesson for all of us -- maybe it's better to attach and change the filter on the eyepiece rather than to put it on the Paracorr, ...
--Hi Ray, I have found that many non-TV filters do not fit really well on TV eyepieces. I don't know if it is a ploy by TV to discourage use of non-TV filters...
... I agree. My Orion 2" 80a blue will only screw on about half of a turn. It is enough to hold it but that is about all. My 2" Lumicon O-III screws on without...
... Well Joe, I'm glad my pain can be somebody else's gain. :P ... eyepieces.< ... turn. It is enough to hold it but that is about all. My 2" Lumicon O- III...
Tonight in the heat and haze I tried various horizontal positions with the StarMaster and the Tangent DSC and was able to get warp numbers of .4 and .2...
Hi Tim, So you think that maybe you were unable to get a true perpendicular vertical position? That would certainly be a possibility. Floyd ... From: Timothy...
Hi Folks, I would like to share an observation with you and perhaps one of the optical gurus can answer my question. Recently, I was observing with my 14.5 in...
Can't answer your question but I have another observation that I'm interested in collecting opinions on. While I can't prove it, I have tried observing the...
... Keep in mind that your eye itself does some focusing. The accomodation made by the human eye in this regard varies with individual. What you may be...
... first focusing ... get a ... than when I ... you may ... attention on ... You also cannot discount the fact that a "perfect" star image is a diffraction...
... What you just independently discovered is the wave nature of light and the effects of changing focus on the Airy Disc. You can use your discovery to test...
Has anyone encountered a problem or modified the DC power connectors for the Sky Tracker? I have a 24-inch Starmaster (with Sky Tracker) housed in a backyard...
- Hi Michael, I am familiar with the typical images you see when the star image is put in and out of focus in a classic star test. What I am talking about is...
I'm attempting to replace the adjustment screws on my secondary mirror with some knobs. I searched through this group's archives to see if it had come up...
Great question! I have the same scope and have been wondering about replacing the hex bolts with knobs. I will be very interested to see the responses to your...
Hey Bill, I went down to Lowes and bought brass knurled nuts for my existing screws. I screwed the screws into the nuts tight and they are now knurled bolts. ...
Not the shorty (f/4.3), but close, this is the f/4.55. Otherwise the same wonderful 11 inch ELT you can enjoy seated. Two years old with the two speed...
Hi all, I received my scope today!!!! Everything was well package with no damage to anything. UPS delivered the mirror Friday, everything else came today....
Hi Ray Lets try this again. I posted this about 3 hours ago so if a duplicate shows up I apologize. In the photos file under Bucks pics there is a pic of how I...
Adam, The new-scope curse will prevent you from using your new masterpiece for at least a week :-)) When you do, it will have been worth the wait! Enjoy it. I...
Hey Buck, thanks for chiming in. Yes, I saw your post in the archives, but had trouble finding the exact items on the McMaster- Carr website. So the 10-32...
... I am not Buck, but AstroSystems makes the spiders and secondary holders that StarMaster uses. Perhaps a call to Randy at AstroSystems is in order... The...
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