Hello Everyone, I have decided to sell my Tom O platform which was made for my 18" Starmaster - $1200, less than half of the price of a new one. My Starmaster...
I have communicated with Rick Singmaster about how pleased I have been with my 11" Starmaster Hybrid scope. I sent an email this morning to Carl Zambuto who...
The stunning quality of Zambuto mirrors notwithstanding, I sometimes think you lucky folks in Florida would get world-class views if you put a shiny dinner...
Doug, I think you are correct. We have to endure these very muggy and buggy nights but the seeing can really be something down here. It also helps to go out at...
HI to the Group... I am new here and hoping to purchase a 20 inch Scope soon.... I have been thinking about how to Load the Mirror Box, and etc. into the...
I finally replaced my US Digital S2-1000-NT encoders with the new US Digital S6S-2500-NT Encoders on my Starmaster 12.5 ELT and Argo Navis DSC. US Digital no...
Hello Carl, You're gonna love your 20" when you get it. I suggest you wait until you have it before you purchase ramps. It's very possible you won't need them....
... Hello Shannon, You may remember that I also have a 20"F 4.5 Starmaster/Pegasus and it has a full thickness mirror. The numbers that I seem to remember Rick...
Excuse the Goof up here....sent out mail before I responded.... Hi Shannon and thanks for the comments, especially abt likin the 20 inch Scope.... Naturally, I...
... I have never ... Then you are in for a treat. I've been fortunate to have owned a lot of different scopes. The 20" is my favorite. I no longer have ...
... it has a ... Yep, and those mirrors are worth their weight in gold :) ... I'm a throw back to a different era I guess. I drive old german cars, shoot a...
Here's a different twist to things to consider. If you don't have really strong aperture fever, then consider instead of the 20", a Starmaster 14.5" -- what I...
Hi Joe, I couldn't agree with you more. I had a 14.5" f/4.3 scope for about 5 years. It was awesome. I'm 5'3" and I could keep my feet on the ground except...
I don't have very good pictures of my ladder, but I did post a couple if you'd like to see what I'm refering to. In the Photos section, go to the folder titled...
You can also get a three-legged "orchard ladder", designed to be stable on uneven unpaved surfaces. One advantage is that the third leg can be set to a range...
Hi Shannon, John, and the rest of the gang....Thanks for your replies and feedback.... Good idea abt the added steps for the ladder Shannon.... Well, for what...
... to a enjoyable ... had that night in ... I bet you will find some 20" Starmasters at the Nebraska Star Party. I think the Astronomical Society of Kansas...
... forward to a enjoyable ... Carl, I've looked through Takahashi and TeleVue refractors, various SCTs, and RCs with mounts that cost more than my whole 20"...
... And the key to resolution is aperture. There is no substitute for aperture. Sad that the Tak and Tel Vue and Questar guys just don't have the aperture that...
All, I have used Joe's scope and admired Shannon's ladder. Joe and I are about the same size (the same height anyway, Joe does not feel the earth's gravity as...
... I've also seen steps added using 2X4s and angle brackets. ... views ... Where you're likely to run into several people with 24"-30+" scopes and decide 20"...
Hello, All: My 20" SM has been giving me problems, lately. It doesn't track properly -- after a few minutes the object has moved out of the eyepiece -- and...
... Hi Tim, Well it helps when you have an observing buddy like I do. Lynn gets the credit for my ladder. He put it together for me. He's a pretty good guy,...
... I only had troubles like that once. I found that one of the thin nuts that mounts or holds the encoders to their black plastic brackets was loose. It let...
Shannon, A guy that stores and transports your scope and then cleans the primary while he stores it for you is pretty much the definition of a great observing...
I have a 24" W/ GoTo and Tracking. The encoders are the stock ones that Rick installs.Recently I bought a illuminated retical eyepiece to use when I do my two...
I think we'd need something more quantitatively specific than "close, but not perfect", to decide. Orthogonality is often an issue with dsc/goto accuracy in ...
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