Hi Group, I am the happy owner of a 20" Starmaster with (of course) a fantastic Zambuto mirror... The mirror is from the year 2000 and it has never been...
Hi, I was about to reply to Renato and thank him for his review of the 14.5" FX when I saw the coating question. There may be a common issue between these two...
Hi Francois, The mirror in my 20" f 4.5 Starmaster was done by John Hall and coated by Spectrum in 1999. I had it re-coated by Paul of Spectrum last year with...
... Oh Great, Up till now I have been able to avoid the urge to put a light behind my 20" Starmaster. It gives good views and I have never felt there was...
Hi, ... Thank you for pointing that out John. That's what I meant when I said a "modest number" of pinholes was OK, and is normal. Modest number can be up to...
Mike, Now before everyone panics, please read my message below. ... I'd be very interested in seeing a picture of your test if you can get one. That would be...
... Also, besides pinholes, look for the transparency of the coating. This was what got my attention about our mirror. Either the coating wasn't applied...
Hi, The front page of the Starmaster site has been updated: http://www.starmastertelescopes.com/ First, note that Rick is again doing international sales, for...
Hi, Just a quick note - Rick and John VeDepo will be at the Texas Star Party next week, and collectively they'll have a 16.5" FX, 22" Super FX (F/3.3) and a...
... I'll tellyou what I've been up to...Working my rear end off painting cars to pay for that 30" I'm getting in a couple months. Can't wait. Dan Kleppner...
Hey there Paul Mike is going to have the mirror done next week.....just kidding. I expect to have the scope in about 3 months and the first place I'm going is...
I'll be there, but without my 30" Starmaster as we don't want to haul the trailer 3000 miles round trip to TSP. I'll bring my 22" f/4 and should be setup near...
I can't make TSP this year but I will be at Rainwater with my FX 20" f/3.7. Last year Rick and John were there. We had 7 Starmasters, all in a row. Anyone...
Hi Gary Dan Kleppner reporting for duty here. I'm going to Cherry Springs Friday night for my " first light " with the 14.5". I'll report back but I suspect ...
Enjoy Dan, I know you will not be disappointed. If you get a fraction of the enjoyment that I got from that wonderful scope, you will be satisfied! I am...
Hi John, what can I say. As a relative newbe, it just shows to go you that good ideas are rarely original ideas. And I thought I was so cleaver! Gary ...
... Yes, in fact I probably shouldn't have called that the "original" version, since the idea has no doubt been around since shortly after knobs were invented...
Can anyone tell me the physical dimensions of the 14.5 f4.3 Hybrid components? It's not on Rick's webpage, and I've searched myself silly here (and Google) w/o...
... Dave it is on the website. Been there for years - even before the redesign. http://www.starmastertelescopes.com/truss-scopespecs.htm -- Paul Leuba New...
... Thanks Paul. I'd been looking under the Hybrid links. In talking with Rick I had somehow put 33" in my notes for the width of the rocker box, which was...
Wow, where do I start? (Sorry, its a little long?) It was a bit of a drive approx. 1150 miles from Pensacola with the 6x12 cargo trailor and 4 cylinder...
Great report, John. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us. I've been to the Ranch later in the summer, and done some observing south of...
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