Hi, I live in South Florida (latitude 26 degrees)and I look forward to seeing Omega Centauri more than any other object! It looks terrific down here as it...
... This has been available as an option on Starmasters for many years. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford one at the time I ordered my scope, and still can't. ...
Just a note, not pointing any fingers, that posts about the visibility of objects like Omega Centauri belong on our sister forum, Starrynights, which was ...
Very well done web page on the Vixen 80 SS Barry. Makes me wish I had my two 3"-ers out here at work to compare it with. The Jupiter and Moon pics and the...
Thanks Jim. I will be putting the Vixen 80SS through its paces at every clear sky opportunity. I am amazed at the image quality! The DSO results are very...
From: "Digital Don" <dg247@...> ... Great fun! Here's a similar dictionary I created several years ago: http://tinyurl.com/5nhqg Jack Kramer Lily Lake,...
Hi all, I have a Canon 300D DSLR and am looking for a portable GEM or other driven equatorial mount that will allow unguided wide-field exposures of 2 or 3 ...
Hi Tim, Look at an Orion catalog, they make a mini-equatorial (driven) mount just for the reason your looking for. It's small and affordable (under $100). Rick...
Barry, I own a Nighthawk now and see you owned one in the past, how would you say the Vixen 80SS compairs to the Stellarvue? The Vixen has the upper hand when...
If you like to tinker, then maybe making your own for a few $ would be fun. Try the Scotch mount. Hardware store parts and scrap lumber are enough for a good...
http://education.jlab.org/tracker/ covers the double arm "barn door" type of Scotch mount tracking equatorial. ... driven ... or 3 ... definitely not a ... ...
... mount just for the reason your looking for. It's small and affordable (under $100). ... Really good suggestion but I doubt it will go 2-3 minutes unguided....
Hi, It should work fine. It depends on your polar alignment, declination of your object, and focal lenght of your lens. A 50 thru 135mm should work great, over...
I absolutely love mine! I actually sold my FS102 and got a SV-102 that came with the Feathertouch standard, and also have a Feathertouch on my 14.5" Nightsky....
Save a little longer, spend a little more upfront, and get the SV80S triplet APO with a Feathertouch, and you'll never have to wonder if you should have held...
Actually, I still have my Nighthawk. The Vixen 80SS is a lighter telescope in weight than the SV1010N. I would say its a draw on the optics quality. The...
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I hear ya! I'm currently saving up so that hopefully, I'll eventually be able to do guided exposures. I just recently bough a GM8, now I need a Laptop, and am...
Geoff, The Nighthawk is a keeper I am not looking to replace it but if I was it would be with the SV80S for sure. Once you see the way Vic builds em your...
Barry, I also have a Vixen VX102ED on a GP mount with a wooden tripod so I'm set with the mount for now unless I want to go with a larger APO. I think I would...
I've been researching the same thing. Right now I'm leaning towards the Takahashi Teegul Sky Patrol II on the expensive side, or an Orion EQ-1 on the real...
Barry, - I really don't see the point in getting an APO in the 80mm size. I ... That depends. I take it you don't do much daytime nature observing. I do,...
Jack Kramer wrote: ...Great fun! Here's a similar dictionary I created several years ago... Hello Jack, It must be an Illinois thing... I'm in Chicago! Your...
Well folks, I made a decision: a Pentax 65ED. ED glass for good color correction. 65 ED cos I couldn't afford the ED80! And it's more compact and packable. A...
Hey Can anyone shed some light on the following telescope details: The only identification mark is near the front of the telescope with the word "Lumina" on a...
... with ... of ... to ... slide ... to ... with a ... for ... adjustable ... slide ... the ... particularly ... Hi Ron and welcome to the group. Like you I am...
Hi everyone: I received my new ETX-125 yesterday and got a chance to test it out. Here is my observing report from South Florida: I was out in my front yard...
In a message dated 4/2/2005 9:14:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeffreyk1965@... writes: The only area of concern I had with the scope was the initial...
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