... too ... Radians ... than ... many ... your ... Taras, I would forget about the TV Panoptics as the eye-relief in all of the 1.25" barrel Panoptics...
Please help I have been informed that the Series 300 plossl, 20mm eyepiece is (has been) made by Lin Optics Co. LTD in Taiwan. Does anyone know who markets...
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... ten- ... deep ... the ... too ... do ... the ... too ... other. ... thats ... I have tried a couple of Panoptics and agree with you about the eye relief,...
As long as you don't have astigmatism, it's not necessary to use glasses while observing. If you only have near or far-sightedness, attach a strap to your...
At one point, I think these were Discovery's line of Plossl eyepieces. They still offter them on their site. Jason ... From: "Michael Cater" <mcater1@...>...
I had a Series 300 32mm several years ago, that for some reason I think came from Gary Hand. But I'm not claiming authoritative knowledge! Harry B ... From:...
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:40:56 -0000 From: "Taras" <nuscorpii223@...> Subject: I could use a few opinions here I'm planning to buy some long overdue...
Dave And Jeff: The vibration dampers do work. Since the scope becomes heavier on one side of the tripod whenever the scope is aimed high, I filled the...
One more thing; I stuffed the back two legs of the Celestron Celestar 8-inch SCT with fiberglass insulation to dampen vibration. This coming spring and summer...
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I read the review on cloudynights but it can't answer a question I have on if the SWII tripod with the fork mount couls support the TV-85 or not, without...
Post 119656,119657: I was surfing by entering the last post# on my paper and accidentally missed the last digit, getting something 11699. Then I found a...
I was wondering if you had and 80mm (3inch) ED glass scope and a 100mm (4inch) achromatic non ED scope, which would win hands down as far as visually observing...
Jim, That is the placement you want. You might try the skyquest telescope group (skyquest-telescopes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.) There are many messages...
... The question is impossible to answer without more information. How problematic color becomes would depend on which planet you were observing, where the...
From: "pa3583" <pa3583@...> ... Perhaps someone has made such a comparison, but I can provide some insight based on my experience with an 80mm f/10 and a...
Hi, The 4" would win hands down for galaxies. Galaxies need light gathering power and the larger the lens the better. As far as planetary, it depends on the...
I would like recommendations for a refractor that would be used as my second scope. I do not want to go beyond $500 for the scope. I own an Orion 8XT and I...
Hi Richard, Have you considered a 5" Mak? Orion has one on sale with GEM for $494. Unless you want to spend more money for a APO refractor, the views through...
... I'd recommend the Orion 80mm ED refractor as an outstanding performer in this price range. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario,...
... When I owned a Celestron 150mm f/8 refractor, I once tried it with the mask built into the lens cap, which fi I recall correctly maskerd it down to about ...
... 100mm ... as ... optics ... so ... visual ... Oh on the planet would depends a great deal on the 100mm achromat. What's its f/ratio? At any rate, the...
Well in addition to the 80ED, you may wish to look at the Vixen ED80SF, same scope as the Orion with different look. Although it's more than your budget, it...
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