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... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
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....
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...
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...
... <thompson@...> wrote: are in the book. ... explicitly say that ... but that ... That's why ... star chart, ... objects. ... really ... budget. ... original...
... Thanks. You might have gotten those other objects, too. In the original outline, we planned to include several other AL lists, including the Caldwell,...
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...
... 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! ;-) ...
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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...
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....
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 ...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
From: "Mike Morris" <mandcmorris@...> ... The other general caution I would add is that Meade is about the only manufacturer of "serious" telescopes that...
... 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...
... It's awfully cold up here right now, and our electrons aren't moving very fast. Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada ...
... #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...