Changing the subject ever so slightly… I had an eye test on Sunday and was told I need glasses for distance viewing. Fortunately, I do not suffer from...
... do ... using ... telescope. ... Yes. It is correct. You can focus out your need for distance correction at the eyepiece of your scope. One place where...
... -snip- Hi stan; You shoudl be fine. In fact, even with a slight astigmatism, you can sometimes get by without glasses. One reason for the popularity...
... Sunday ... astigmatism, you ... popularity of ... sometimes ... many ... got it ... anymore, but ... (Zeiss, ... jobs. ... Stan, Hoya also make top quality...
... recently ... had to use (or ... well..last night, it cleared up as i was taking my walk at 7:30. By the time I got out there at 10:30 or so, it was getting...
Hi, folks!! For those who care, my Orion 4.5XT arrived Saturday afternoon, and I had it assembled within an hour. I was really impressed that the collimation...
... Kevin, Congrats, you have a great little scope that will give you lots of pleasure. About the moon filter, I thought I'd like one too when I got my XT6,...
... I'll second Clyde's advice about the Moon filter. The Moon only seems bright because we're usually observing it from a dark location against a dark sky....
Yeah, I'm sure you guys are right. It just seemed so BRIGHT after looking at Jupiter and Saturn!! It was almost painful!! I had used the green Celestron...
That is just wonderful Kevin. May you enjoy many, many more nights with your new telescope. Clear skies, Kevin Dixon ... [Non-text portions of this message...
... Well, enough rambling, but I just ... Hi kevin I know how you feel! A year ago I waited in frantic antisaption for my 6EQ ( short focus) scope. But I am...
Wow, I'm Talkie Toaster today!! ;-) OK, except for the collimation cap that came with my new XT4.5, I have nothing elee, really, in the way of accessories. I...
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... Hi Kevin, If you are considering EP's for that 4.5" XT, and you want to stay in the _LOW_ budget area, here is what I happily use: Shorty Plus Barlow and a...
... Hi Kevin, If you are considering EP's for that 4.5" XT, and you want to stay in the _LOW_ budget area, here is what I happily use: Shorty Plus Barlow and a...
... Kevin, I also was outside Saturday night in NE ohio (i'm in Euclid). It was a beautiful night, that's for sure! I had some tremendous views of M42 and...
... I started out in astronomy with a scope very like yours, and it came with eyepieces giving roughly the same powers. So I know that the number one priority...
... Ultima or ... Thanks for the reply, Geoff! I know that the preference is for the Plus or Ultra - style barlows, but in my type of scope, how much...
Last week I ordered from Astro-marts Steve Fisher, a Hardin 8" Red Custom painted reflector with Custom Plywood DOB mount. 32MM, 25MM and 9MM EPs and 8x50...
Bad news. I just checked out a 32mm Plossl eyepiece today with the intention of buying it for my future 6" f/8 GSO Dob. It was the ubiquitous Chinese Plossl...
... Zsolt, I'm surprised at the lack of eye relief on the 32 Plossl you tried as well. If you're considering the Ultima 30, I can tell you that it's excellent...
... Any optical system is only as good as its weakest link. I've seen too many substandard Barlows ruin otherwise good optical systems. If you're in this ...
I used to own a Televue 32mm Plossl. It was one of my favorite eyepieces, it was very sharp with a 50 degree apparent field of view. It has 18mm of eye...
... About the only source of eye relief figures for anything other than Tele Vue eyepieces is the Astronomics web site. I just checked there and found the ...
... If I stick with the Ultima, shall I get the 30mm or the 35mm? The 35mm is a little bit more expensive, but also sports a wider true FOV than the 30mm. The...
... Thank you for checking these out for me, Geoff. Wow, 13mm eye relief? It's no wonder I couldn't see the whole FOV. The TV is a bit pricy for me, so I guess...
... complain ... Zsolt, You can't judge from my experience with eye relief because eye relief is very personal and what's good for me may be bad for you....
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