JJ Please download the manual so I can delete it. Let me know when you have done this. It should be deleted since it is a memory hog. I could not get a clean...
I can't believe it but Rick has done it again. Short lead times on no ladder telescopes. Rick announced that he is going to be building a 18" f/3.7 and 20"...
Lou, I retrieved the file, thanks for your efforts. One tidbit that was in there was how the mirror cell was installed, that was helpful. Clear Skies, JJ ...
The only person I am aware of that is making large, fast mirrors is Steve Kennedy. However, as far as I know the smallest mirror he makes is 22". Perhaps...
Zambuto? No way! It appears to be taking 8 months for any Starmaster scope requiring a Zambuto. Got to be somebody else. Carl has his hands full. Jim ... ...
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Kevin, Carl recently advised folks at the Zambuto yahoo group that Mike Lockwood was a good alternative to make mirrors, and Mike appears to have made several...
Bill, It is hard to "triangulate" Rick on this one. He probably has about 3-4 opticians that could do the work. The cost of the new, much faster mirrors...
Just in case some of you are thinking about the new f3.7 dobs I'd be interested in a 18" f4.3 or 4.5 dob with a Z mirror. I'd prefer not to have "go-to" but...
Is Wes Higgins a member of this user group ? I am looking for some viable solutions regarding "in-focus" issues with my 14.5" Starmaster. Moving the mirror is...
Hi David, You didn't say what you're using for a camera but I have used a Canon 10D and more recently a Canon 30D with my 14.5". I have used a 2x Powermate to...
Thanks for the tip Ginger, I'll contact Denkmeir Optics. I'm using a Canon Rebel. david ... From: Ginger Mayfield To: starmaster_scopes@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... Hello, Wes has yet another photo on the Lunar Photo of the Day webpage so if you go to this link, http://www.lpod.org and then click on the name Wes ...
Hi all. I ordered a V11 a few weeks ago & wonder why there is so little feedback on this scope as it has been out for awhile now. I had an ELT 11" 4.3 shorty...
Excellent ! Thanks, I've sent the message to the posted address which is quite different from the one I found on the internet. david ... From: mdmyer To:...
I am reprinting a post I recently placed on the BigDob and ZOC groups, trying to glean as much insight as possible before proceeding... Recently started mig...
Bob Morrow of Bobs Knobs really went all out fitting me up with a set of 4 secondary mirror collimation screws.He made them a small diameter so as not to...
Part #1 my First Telescope my first telescope was a 3" refractor on a azimuth mount. The kind most kids start with. It was a present from my Mother for my 13th...
Part #2 The OCA Observatory In 1987 i joined the Orange County Astronomers and was sent my first news letter. In it they listed the next Star Party for the...
Part #3 my First Observatory After a year of being a member of the Orange County Astronomers i was in love with the dark sky. So i started to look for a place...
Part #4 The Observatory Gets Bigger By 1991 i was getting a server case of aperture fever. Just up the mountain from Anza is the beautiful Mountain town of...
Part #5 Three Great Comets By July of 1994 i had my two observatories up and running for 5 years. The Hubble space telescope was up and running too and every...
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has used a Mallincam hyper with a Starmaster 14.5" and Feather Touch Focuser. Are there any issues achieving focus...
Hi Ken, Good news and sort of sad news. Sad news, I just sold my 20" Starmaster to a fine gentleman in Tennessee. Good news, a friend sold me his 2007 14.5"...
Part #6 my 28" StarMaster So after years of mining the sky with the 3", then the C-11 and finally the big 17 1/2 dob i had seen it all! Every object plotted on...
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