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...
Hi John, Really enjoyed your report. Looking forward to seeing the images. Out here in Colorado we are looking forward to Rocky Mountain Star Stare in June. ...
Hi, ... I took a short break from figuring a 30" mirror to add a link to the Truss Scope Specs page on the Hybrid Pages (hybrid page and new 14.5" hybrid...
Thanks for the summary John. It was great meeting you and finally meeting Rick. Both of you are a blast to hang out with! The 22" f/3.3 scope is something...
Hi guys. I own a 11" f4.5 hybrid. The scope is wonderful and got everything that I wished for except an optical finder.What is the best way to install an...
Hi Doug, I added a 9x50 to my 12.5" with no problem: I used a board sized almost exactly the same as the one that the Telrad is mounted on, stained it to ...
Hi Sandy. Thank you for the information. Do you mind if I ask you to upload a photo of your set up?I'm not that mechanically inclined and lack of visual...
Hello Dong. I would recommend screwing another board in between the top and bottom rings, just like the one the focuser is mounted on. Mount your optical...
On my 1999 18" f/4.5, I moved my telrad mount onto the plastic sheet that forms the main cylinder for the upper cage. I then mounted an 8x50 RACI finder where...
Sure, but give me a day or so to take a few pictures and figure out how to get them uploaded. Its been raining here almost every day for the last several...
Thank you for help Michael and Linton. The new 11" hybrid came with a Rigel Quick Finder so it doesn't have the board for the Telard base.It looks like I need...
Thank you Sandy.I will look forward to seeing your photos. Clear skies!Dong Hun To: starmaster_scopes@yahoogroups.com From: swolford@... Date: Sat, 9...
Doug (or whoever else might be interested), I uploaded a few pictures to the starmaster yahoo group photo section; the album is titled "finders". I included a...
Hi Sandy. Thank you for sharing the photos. I bought a small wood panel and few L brackets from the Home Deopt today.They cut the panel for me for the right...
Hi guys. I tried to find out what the "forbidden" collimation screws on the secondary holder do. Basically, I searched the web to find out how the 4 screws...
The 2 screws that define a line parallel to the focuser axis adjust the fore/aft Secondary tilt. The 2 screws defining a line perpendicular to the focuser axis...
Thank you Jim (I just ordered the Infinity autocollimator from you and you are helping me already here as well!) The reason I'm asking here is that I'm...
Dong Hun, You'd best be served with a "sight tube" to give you sufficient registration resolution to "center" the Secondary outline under the focuser. When...
Also remember that the secondary mirror can and should be rotated (slightly) to help make the perpendicular alignment in addition to the screws. Joe C ... ...
Anybody know what brand of secondary holder Starmaster uses? I switched out the entire unit for a Protostar diagonal holder and have never looked back. I...
Jim. I think that it is Astrosystems holder: http://www.astrosystems.biz/sechold.htmI'm not 100% sure though. Did you replace only the holder or entire spider...
Dong Hun, I replaced both the holder and spider. The Protostar used only a 3-screw adjuster which is much quicker and smoother than a the 4-screw. The ...
Jim. I can understand Rick's point about the forbidden screws though.Once those screws are set properly in the factory, we don't have to worry about two...
Dong Hun, The thing is that the 2 screws in question were not set properly at the factory. This was easily determined with use of a laser collimator. Use of ...
Jim. I use Howie Glatter laser with the supplied 1mm aperture stop and a barlow attachment. It takes me about 5 minutes as well to collimate my set up. I'm...
... I disagree with almost everything you say about the three screw vs. four screw secondary holders. Using a three screw holder, you never truly know whether...
Paul, I did say that's an arguement I was not going to get into. Jim ... From: "Paul Leuba" <peleuba@...> To: <starmaster_scopes@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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