I currently have a Celeston Super C8 Plus in the standard fork mount configuration... I would like to switch to a GEM but am not sure what would be the best...
Hi, For those of you who has a 4" refractor on good to excellent seeing nights, has anyone been able to see small details like Jupiter festoon and white ovals?...
In a message dated 2/28/01 10:03:11 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... That's the thing. Those are great suggestions, Chris, and they don't take a lot of time and...
Greetings Everyone, Looks like another UP for the team at PlutoMission.Com... For the complete story of whats been going on go to: www.plutomission.com, or see...
In a message dated 3/1/01 3:54:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... In cold weather, short eye relief can be a pain, mostly due to fogging of the eye lens. Even...
In a message dated 1/21/01 11:19:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... You could easily cut off some of the tube near the focuser end. I've seen it done on the...
With the sale of my house pending, it looks like I might get some money (finally) to pick up a couple of scopes. I am definately interested in an 8" dob. But...
... Better optics (by Vixen) and better mount (GP vs SVD). Orion carried both it and the Vixen 200mm VISAC Cassegrain a few years back. Geoff Gaherty Toronto...
I recently read an article in Sky&Telescope (March/2001) regarding building a folded refractor. In there they made a statement that I find a little confusing....
Hi Gang, What makes the OTA of the R200SS any different from the SVD 8 (focuser aside)? Has anyone had experience with this scope? Is it a re-release of an old...
Frank, Het was dit dat ik me herinerde ... ivm de UHC... In het Februari-nummer, dat ander proefnummer dat naar iemand anders gegaan is, pagina 130 staat iets...
In a message dated 2/28/01 9:34:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Could be. The Tak coatings are very "black" meaning they don't reflect much light back at you...
I received my flocked paper yesterday (a day after I received my April Sky and Telescope) and spent a couple of hours last night working on the baffling in my ...
In a message dated 2/27/01 5:08:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... It's one of the tougher questions to answer in telescopedom, owing to the variables possibly...
Hi Everyone: Had the opportunity last night to experience first light with my newly acquired 5" f/10 D&G Achromat. The mount is a Vixen GP-DX. 8.2 and 6.2...
Will, I have figured out why all of us folks down here in S.Ca is getting all this rain, it's because of all you people buying new scopes! With at lest 2 major...
Last week a used 101mm f/5.4 Tele Vue Genesis sdf Petzval design refractor that I bought through Astromart arrived. A few days later it saw first astronomical...
Does anyone know where I can buy a 1.25" (drawtube)to T-Mount (M42) adapter with a 1mm pitch thread? Note that the standard version of this adapter comes with...
I know this has been mentioned here before, but I can't remember the answer. Does anyone know the name of the Japanese firm that makes eyepieces with the...
Can someone send me a picture of a Meade 395 90mm EQ mount? I am looking at buying a used one that is damaged and am trying to understand his description of...
Hi, I have a question regarding the short vs long focal ratio of an *APO* refractor. Let's consider a 4.5" f/5.3 ED vs 4" f/9 FL refractor. From what I've...
I have an Antares 8x50 finder with right angle / erect image and have two questions for anyone else with the same finder. It is claimed to be a 7 degrees field...
What suggestions would any of you have for replacing the four "D-Cell" batter pack on my CG-5? I'm interested in being able to plug into my car and/or run off...
Geoff wrote: "By using appropriate eyepieces you can achieve a particular magnification equally well on both scopes, say 100x, and an object viewed through the...
It is a done deal!!! The negotiations with the wife went well this weekend. Unfortunately she gets the treadmill she has been wanting at a nearly 2 to 1 price...
I hang out on www.haggle.com, I like to cruse the things being auctioned there, it's all free. Tonight in the Photographic Eq listing I found 3 scopes being...
