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130578
TT Policy Statement (Revised September 14, 2004) As a reminder of this group's desire to encourage all of its members to participate in a friendly and informed...
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130579
... length ... move it 2" ... More likely the original owner decided to move the mirror up the tube so that the prime focus point would be accessible by a...
Phil Harrington
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Dec 1, 2007
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130580
... Soon after I sent this review, I realized that I hadn't put my name at the bottom of the list... I apologize for that omission Dean Petters Euclid, OH...
Dean
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Dec 1, 2007
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130581
Thanks, Dean. I've not seen the book yet, but is sounds very worthwhile! Phil ... Phil Harrington Author, Star Ware http://www.observingsites.com...
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130582
... Hi, Dean Thanks for the comprehensive review. I didn't get your email or I would have responded directly. At any rate, I've added the two errors you found...
Robert Bruce Thompson
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Dec 1, 2007
1:59 pm
130583
... I was also pushing hard for the SAC Best of the NGC list as well. It overlaps very heavily with the RASC list and it only takes a couple of extra objects...
Jim
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Dec 1, 2007
6:18 pm
130584
I, for one, am glad that Dean provided this review. After reading it and scanning the description in more detail, I have added this gem to my Christmas List....
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Dec 1, 2007
6:32 pm
130585
I own an Orion 4.5 and Geoff is right it is a great little scope. It is my first scope so comparing it to others is not possible but I have in the last month...
Brian Waddinton
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Dec 1, 2007
7:02 pm
130586
Alan, Arnold Beland at Atlasnova http://www.atlasnova.com/ supplies some of the best in My H-O. Many folks I know bought theirs from him too. And no problems...
Louis Pcheny
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Dec 1, 2007
8:15 pm
130587
... <thompson@...> wrote: are in the book. ... explicitly say that ... but that ... That's why ... star chart, ... objects. ... really ... budget. ... original...
Dean
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Dec 1, 2007
8:51 pm
130588
... Thanks. You might have gotten those other objects, too. In the original outline, we planned to include several other AL lists, including the Caldwell,...
Robert Bruce Thompson
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Dec 1, 2007
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130589
Hi Jed, Concerning the 6" scope he now has. What make and model is it? If it's of recent manufacture and from a popular source such as Orion, the optical...
John O'Hara
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Dec 1, 2007
10:12 pm
130590
... Hi Dmitry, That site looks interesting. I ordered a couple of inexpensive items just to try them out. Got to love that mini pig LED light for $1! ;-) ...
Florian
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Dec 1, 2007
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130591
Just a quick reminder about the many other features available to all members of Talking Telescopes. In addition to the message board, you are invited to look...
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Dec 2, 2007
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130592
We've heard from many members that the number of messages they get from this list every day is overwhelming. That's the price of success, I guess. If, when...
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Dec 2, 2007
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130593
The moderators encourage all members of Talking Telescopes to discuss all aspects of amateur telescopes and related equipment in an open, friendly manner in...
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Dec 2, 2007
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130594
One of the biggest complaints we get is the high volume of messages on this list. Our policy statement has some specific rules about posts, but we feel some...
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Dec 2, 2007
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130595
hello to all, my name is doug. live in louisiana. enough about me! my current equipment is a meade 12" lightbridge, somewhat modified from the original, a...
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Dec 2, 2007
1:09 pm
130596
Welcome, Doug! It sounds like you have some first rate equipment and have a fair amount of time in the hobby or have gotten good advice from people like Phil....
John O'Hara
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Dec 2, 2007
7:27 pm
130597
My finderscope is slipping around and if I want to find anything I have to use an invisible point somewhere in the field of view. My dad can fix...
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Dec 3, 2007
12:45 am
130598
Put a few wraps of masking or duct tape around it. See the article in Sky and Telescope's Current(December) issue. Clear Skies, Micah L. ... From: themisto987 ...
Micah Larson
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Dec 3, 2007
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130599
... Here's a nice detailed article by my friend Ed Hitchcock, who is a science teacher in Toronto, on the platform he built: ...
Geoff Gaherty
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Dec 3, 2007
2:44 am
130600
... The article Geoff referred you to is an EXCELENT explanation and guide. After you have absorbed its content, you might want to make use of the hands-on...
Gene Baraff
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Dec 3, 2007
3:21 am
130601
Group: Have used F6.3 reducer on C8 in past. On a CPC11 I used the orig reducer plate on back, screwed on F6.3 reducer, screwed on Lumicon 2" ext tube, then...
Bill Dellinges
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Dec 3, 2007
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130602
... It is that! I found all 109/110 Messiers with mine from my pasture in central NC a few years ago. I've since upgraded to a 10" Dob, but from time to time...
Jim
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Dec 3, 2007
1:40 pm
130603
I went on-line at Walmart, and found a 70MM scope that comes with a USB Color Camera, link below. ...
Mike Morris
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Dec 3, 2007
2:22 pm
130604
From: "Mike Morris" <mandcmorris@...> ... The other general caution I would add is that Meade is about the only manufacturer of "serious" telescopes that...
Jack Kramer
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Dec 3, 2007
2:42 pm
130605
... had him as your science teacher? ... GEOFF, AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE SITE TO SHOW ALL OF THE PICTURES, I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE MUST BE A...
TOM
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Dec 3, 2007
10:06 pm
130606
... It's awfully cold up here right now, and our electrons aren't moving very fast. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada ...
Geoff Gaherty
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Dec 3, 2007
10:33 pm
130607
... #93527 ... yes, it will, but you might be better served b y installing an astro- tech 2" sct diagonal on the reducer. that's what i did on my c6s-gt, and...
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