I've been looking for a small-medium size, high quality used truss dob for a few weeks, ever since another local club member bought one. I like his because it...
That price for a 14.5" is a good deal! I have an 11" shorty and you are going to like it!-great views and great ergonomics combined. Jim Jackson ... to ... a ...
... Congratulations! You will not regret pullin' that trigger, trust me. I too own an 11" Shorty and I just love it. It's a great combination of aperture...
I just bought a used 11" f/4.3 (?) Starmasty "Shorty". Will I need a Paracorr with a 32mm TV plossl??? With a 20mm plossl?? A 16mm Konig??? What ep's will...
Hi folks, I need a little help. I recently purchased a loaded SM 14.5 from a gentleman who sold it do to poor health. The scope arrived in immaculate...
I believe my 11" shorty is F4.55- but I could be wrong-haven't checked recently to refresh my memory. :-) I keep the Paracorr in for all eyepieces- just makes...
... Mark, No one can answer whether you need a Paracorr but you. As you might know coma is focal ratio dependent and independent of aperture. The faster a...
Mark, I felt compelled to input my experience also. I have a 14.5 Starmaster (4.3 fl). In a very unscientific test, I compared the moon and Jupiter with and...
Michael, A good battery will show between 12 and 13 volts dc when charged. You can get a digital voltmeter from Radio Shack and measure the voltage as a...
... Thanks Joe - If I had known the batteries were at Radio Shack I'd have stopped by this weekend. I may as well pick up a voltmeter as well. Is Radio Shack...
Hi Michael, I also have a 14.5 and you are going to love this scope. For the black battery that sits in the rocker box, I would charge that for 12 hours and...
... Hi Ginger, I wrote to the previous owner of the scope. As his health has been poor for several months the scope has not been used for quite some time. I'm...
MG, If a new battery does not solve the problem, I am with Ginger that a call to Rick will solve most problems in the most expeditious manner. One of the joys...
... Close. Most likely the battery just isn't charged nearly enough yet. The battery will loose charge over time, and by now they could be very low. The ...
... You'd have to make it, since it uses different connectors on either end. Both are common individually, but you'll never find a cable with that pair at...
... Just to be clear, coma is an inherent aberration in parabolic reflectors, so the quality of the mirror doesn't have any direct effect on coma. It's ...
... What a great crew we have here. I picked up the digital voltmeter at Radio Shack and sure enough I found the problem! I had 12.8 V on the battery and...
I've blown those fuses twice - plugging in things like the dew heater (I think) after everything was powered up. Maybe it wasn't the dew heater connector, but...
... wrote: ... John, Here is the way I understand the concept: Using the same design coma will have the same apparent size in eyepieces of different focal...
... They pull straight out- you might have to wiggle it a bit. Somewhere in your car, in one of the fuse boxes, there's probably a little plastic gadget that ...
... So have I (also twice), plugging the external power to the SC. I think Rick copied Victor's use of RAC plugs for power, since he also uses them on the ...
... accidentally touch the center post of the plug ... I have an extra battery mounted in the mirror box of my 20". That battery powers my Sky Commander, Tel...
... I did this too. I added a second circuit to my 14.5 goto/track. The original circuit runs only the Sky Tracker goto system. For my dew heaters, dew...
Rick is an awesome nice guy. I picked up a used 4-5 year old Starmaster 11" f/4.3 Shorty on AM last weekend and it will arrive later this week. The shroud...
Ok Ok scope has not arrived yet (used 4.3 Shorty 11"), but I have a question. Rick explained how you turn the 2 allen screws that are in line with focuser to...
Mark I made long screws from SS threaded Rod and SS standoffs and both were ordered from MMC. I have a picture in Photos to the left under Buck's Pics. I cut...
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