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Vinay
vinayshah17
Feb 2, 2011 8:07 am
Hi Guys, Greetings from India!! I am planning to buy plossl eyepieces for my 4 inch(100/600)Reflector Telescope. But the problem is that there are so much...
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Julian Shull
julian_shull...
Feb 2, 2011 1:06 pm
Vinay; Televue eyepieces are the most expensive, but are extremely good. I have a couple of their Plossls, a couple of Panoptics and several Naglers (all ...
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vinay shah
vinayshah17
Feb 2, 2011 1:46 pm
Hi Julian, Thanks for advice but televue eyepieces are currently out of my budget, anyway i will postpone buying eyepiece until i have enough budget for the ...
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Jack & Lynn Kramer
starward12
Feb 2, 2011 1:58 pm
From: "vinay shah" <getvinay1988@...> ... Vinay, I think you would be very happy with Orion's Ultrascopic eyepieces. I've heard many good reviews of them...
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robert crews
crew9702...
Feb 2, 2011 2:43 pm
Hello Vinay ! I'll confirm what another person has written - because you are on a strict budjet, it is very important to buy carefully and wisely. For over 25...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Feb 2, 2011 3:12 pm
... Tele Vue Plössl eyepieces are actually very reasonable in price: most are $100 or less. Other high quality inexpensive eyepieces are Orion's Ultrascopic...
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trulyyours05
Feb 2, 2011 6:25 pm
Hi Vinay, For planetary viewing you would want fairly high magnification. The magnification you will get with a 10mm eyepiece is only 60x. For a 4" (100mm)...
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Bob Speziale
bob_spez2003
Feb 2, 2011 7:00 pm
Vinay, I use a Celestron 25mm plossl and Televue 2x long barlow on my 4.7" refractor (120/1000) That yields 80x. I also use a WO binoviewer with the 2x barlow...
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lenny
nafa823
Feb 2, 2011 8:39 pm
... Hi Vinay: Below is Geoff's response. I agree with all he wrote. "Tele Vue Plössl eyepieces are actually very reasonable in price: most are $100 or less....
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Ed Edwards
geomancereme...
Feb 2, 2011 11:33 pm
Hi, Vinay: Some of the eyepieces you mention (for example, Televue) are truly superb quality, but many of them cost nearly as much as a small telescope. I...
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Jerome Bigge
jeromebigge
Feb 3, 2011 3:15 am
... I have the 20mm, the 15mm, and the 9mm. I consider the 15mm the best of the lot. Have two of the 15mms. It is a very useful focal length and barlows well...
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biker406@...
biker406...
Feb 3, 2011 3:25 am
Hey Vin, All good advise so far. When it comes to buying things, even if it's jeans, try to avoid buying the cheapest thing available. Usually, if you spend a...
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vinay shah
vinayshah17
Feb 3, 2011 8:07 am
Hi guys, Thanks a million for your suggestions...after considering all suggestions and my budget limit, I have decided to buy Orion Highlight Plossl. Looking ...
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tincanandstring
Feb 3, 2011 3:41 pm
Vinay, do you have access to ebay? http://tinyurl.com/KoreaEP This seller, tube6361, sells new unbranded eyepieces from Synta, same as Orion, and perhaps other...
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Garry S
garrybk
Feb 4, 2011 6:24 am
hi I'm not sure this is the right forum for this question. But I couldn't think of a better one. My name is Garry and I am the Secretary for the Boise...
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stephen winkler
smw38866
Feb 4, 2011 10:34 am
Hi Gary, I have only been a visitor at only one star gazing party in French Camp, MS. I'm planning on attending the one this year for a whole week. But, as a...
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lupu
placebo_rock...
Feb 4, 2011 9:29 pm
The camera I use is Sony CX 105.Is very weightless becaise it has no hard disk,wich is good for a telescope to attach it with an adhesive band on the eyepiece...
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Kevin Dixon
starmaster08083
Feb 5, 2011 1:55 am
If you go to the Registax website, under the download tab, you'll see the manual that is available for Registax. It is very well written and easy to...
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lenny
nafa823
Feb 5, 2011 10:33 pm
... Good choice. I believe you will be happy with that line of plossls. I always recommend plossls when a newer amateur astronomer decides to stay with the...
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lenny
nafa823
Feb 5, 2011 10:48 pm
Hi all: I just got the email notification that my 80MM F7.5 ED APO from Orion should be here by Tuesday. I purchased it with the SkyView Pro mount. The total...
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Feb 6, 2011 8:15 am
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Feb 6, 2011 8:15 am
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Corona Australis
nano_pulsar
Feb 6, 2011 8:36 am
You know you could replace all that text with two words "See Geoff" Cheers,CS Rob ... From: telescopes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:telescopes@yahoogroups.com] ...
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Kevin Dixon
starmaster08083
Feb 6, 2011 11:45 am
LOL. He most certainly does know his stuff. And, he is a very good moderator as well. Clear skies, Kevin Dixon www.magnificentheavens.com From: Corona...
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pinyachta
Feb 6, 2011 4:22 pm
I really am not out of pocket that much for these. I took early retirement and after fumbling around for a while seriously got back into AA. after introducing...
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pinyachta
Feb 6, 2011 4:33 pm
Yes, these look to be Synta (SkyWatcher). The Bushnell brand is owned by a company that collects defunct brands and tries to milk the last of the goodwill out...
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pinyachta
Feb 6, 2011 7:35 pm
Well Vinay, you can see everybody has an opinion! Of course the irony is that most of the world's great optics are made in East Asia. The exception are the...
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biker406@...
biker406...
Feb 6, 2011 8:11 pm
God I hope it wasn't something I said. :-( And yes, I do hear voices. The sad part is that sometimes I have to ask them to repeat themselves. EW...
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lenny
nafa823
Feb 6, 2011 8:26 pm
... Hi: What a nice set up you have. It reminds me that there a several differnt ways one may venture into this hobby. I believe AA is a hobby that can be...
