Deal, but I sincerely hope you don't become a hobo. Doug On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:36 AM, dianewsky_night@... < ... -- Truck Driving Astro-Fisherman ...
Glad to hear the Porta Mount is working well for you now. Lloyd On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 6:55 PM, dianewsky_night@... wrote: ....sorry for the delay,...
This is an organization which claims to organize all of your yahoo groups, collect messages from them and allow you to see everything at one web address. I...
Agreed. I replied to them with a cease and desist request. Doug ... -- Truck Driving Astro-Fisherman [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, I just received notification from Mike Casey owner of the Yahoo orion-telescopes group that he is shutting that group down on October 1, 2008. If any...
Grouply has already caused problems for several other Yahoo groups I belong to. I have received the same type message from the owners/moderators of these...
Diane; Many Yahoo groups have minimal activity and remain going. Some are seasonal and active for only a short time per year. Others are intended for news...
I'm a new member and am looking forward to reading interesting posts on this site. I currently have an Orion 2" Craford-style focuser (#13039..$69.95) on my...
If you are a Grouply member and are now regretting it then you should be able to stop them cold by changing your Yahoo password. They should not be able to...
Decisions, decisions.... Thanks again everyone for the input on the goto tripod mount. I'm hoping I can get a little help in making a decision soon. I...
I know it carries more than an Atlas, but that's about it. I read about the one your talking about just a little while ago. He actually said a new motor was...
I did this replacement on my 8" as part of the original purchase. As far as I could find, there are no adjustment screws on the dual speed focuser. You always...
Diane; I ran across the warning about Grouply both from another member of the Refractors group, also a group owner, and from a anti spamming unlisted Yahoo...
It's not paranoia if someone is out to get you! Or your info. :>) Doug ... -- Truck Driving Astro-Fisherman [Non-text portions of this message have been...
If you have a Yahoo email account that receives any email other than from Yahoo then joining Grouply could also give them full access to your email account and...
has anyone compared these 6" refractors on the planets and moon? I'm kind of interested in the Antares because its shorter and makes a good deep sky scope. Don...
Thanks, Phil, for answering my query about the foucser base/telescope tube alignment issue of Orion's p/n 8881 two-step focuser. It's probably splitting hairs...
Don, Haven't compared any of the 6" f/8 Achromats to my Antares 1529 but the reality is none of these are optimal for Lunar/planetary use. False color in my...
Diane; Our posts are visible if you consider them emails. One reason to never post personal information on ANY group. In the members list you cannot see full...
Well put Rich. Mel R. ... From: Chinese_Refractor@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Chinese_Refractor@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Wood Sent: Saturday, September...
Hi dear friends, How are you? How is sky? Hope that you can enjoy that. I have a list of materials which I need to buy for building my own telescope. But there...
Hi Maryam, If you could post a list of the items you are unsure of, I think we could post images of them for you in a folder in the photos section of this...
Unlike August I at least waited till the month was over ;0) Thanks to everyone who took the time to post something in September. I didn't have a lot of nights...
Same here! Clouds every time I went home. Doug ... -- Good Truck Driver Great Fisherman Amateur Astronomer [Non-text portions of this message have been...
We've gotten lucky here in Northern Florida, almost a week of clear sky and moderate temperatures! I was out at the club dark sky site on Saturday logging...
I have built 'light screens' with PVC pipe frame- a google will give a number of hits for their construction - and find wearing a hoody useful to cut glare in...
I picked up a new eyepiece this past week and as everyone always has said, it was followed up by several days of rain and clouds. Tonight was the first clear...
this is a part of my script: 1 - ring to secure the eyepiece lens from behind 2 - ring for centering the eyepiece lens 3 - eyepiece: lens with focal length of...
Nearsighted (and farsighted) vision problems are usually handled be adjusting the focus of the scope. This will, however, cause issues when multiple people are...
