In a message dated 4/30/2006 8:12:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bbrenda_cook@... writes: Thanks for the tip Bobby..I'll be interested to hear how you...
Dear fellow imaging enthusiasts: As you probably know, after the vastly successful AIC in California last November, a few imagers from Pennsylvania (Jim Misti,...
This may be a question for John. Do you recommend a beginner like me shd get Argo Navis? The biggest problem for me is I cannot confirm whether the object I...
Last time I looked, Orion was selling .965 to 1.25 adapters. I bought one in an attempt to use 1.25" TeleVue eyepieces with my 30-year-old 4-1/4" reflector,...
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Hi Regina, That's a very difficult question to answer. You need to ask yourself some questions in order to answer it. Like a lot of people from the pre...
Dear John I may leave it for a few months. Currently I have difficulty mastering the scale ie how many degrees to move. etc Thanks very much for your advice ...
... mastering the scale ie how many degrees to move. etc ... Regina, You just move the scope, in the direction of the arrows, so that the pointer on both axes...
... Remember also, one can always starhop with a scope equipt with DSC, if you want to or need to, but the reverse if obviously not true. A number of years...
Regina, My first telescope was pre-DSC in the late 70s. I knew the sky well. Left the hobby for career, family, etc, and now returned 25 years later. Now I...
Used: astromart is popular with many New: dunno...Astronomics.com has always done good by me, prices seem as low as anywhere, service has been good in my book....
... Hi Regina, If you are concerned you will become to relient on the dsc's , you can do what I do. I will run the available Messiers every other month by star...
Frank Two sources come quick to mind. One is Surplus Shed, which sells various scientific related equipment including lenses and oculars. The second is a line...
Morning Group! Anyone in the group know anything about the Astro-Tech APO's? They come with either TMB or Astreya optics, and seem very reasonably priced for...
... Hi Mitch, Went to your site and the figuring on your six inch mirror is very impressive. I did a similar project when I was thirteen..some thirty six years...
Hi everyone, So where can I get a piece of ~16" sonotube? It's not for a full length tube- just a 8" long section for part on an ATM project. Are there...
... Its use in the "real world" is to pour concrete supports, so any building supply dealer should carry it. I've seen it at Home Depot. I was surprised to...
... I think 16" sonotube would be difficult to find at Home Depot - I believe 8" is the largest they carry. But you could check with a concrete contractor and...
Anyone compare side by side the 25mm Plossl that comes standard with Orion telescope purchases with the 25mm Telvue Plossl? If so, was the sirius plossl close...
... I own 2 Sirius 25mm, 1 Sirius 10mm, 2 Tele Vue 8mm, and 1 Tele Vue 7.4mm (discontinued). The Sirius 25 seems quite good, though I've never compared it to...
... I've had the opportunity to compare a Sirius 32mm with a Televue 32mm, and a Sirius 10mm with a Televue 10mm. The 32mm Sirius was just about the equal of...
... My TeleVue 8mm plossl is consistently one of the most satisfying planetary eyepieces that I have used regardless of the telescope I put it in. Very sharp....
... I've never compared the 25mm versions, but years ago I did do an A-B-C comparison of the 32mm Sirius Ploessl, 32mm Tele Vue Ploessl, and 30mm Orion...
Thanks for the input everyone! I own the 25mm sirius plossl and it is a pretty good eypeice. I do notice quite a bit of off-axis astigmatism and what seems...
Hi I recently upgraded my finder from a 50mm Orion with a bracket that only needed to adjust two screws while the third was spring loaded. This was very easy...
... Phil I would suggest using the three screws on the front (ie, skyward) ring to hold the finder as concentric with the ring as you can. Then, use only the...
... with ... the ... better? ... I have a Sirius 6.3 EP and it is a good performer. In fact it compares well with my 15MM and 11MM TeleVue Plossl and my 12.5 ...
