If you can tell me how to get the Sky View apart, let me know...I can't see any apparent method to dissasemble it. Greg ... motor ... the ... anything ... is...
... Did you look at the web site Joe gave you? It's a couple of years since I disassembled my SDV mount, so I don't remember the details, but I found that ...
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... Hi Steve, I'm on my way to the office but I have time for part one of your question. Try this link: http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~larry/astro/maglimit.html ...
Many thanks, Joe and Hugh, for your most excellent suggestions. One thing is clear: this is no trivial job. I'm going to have to carve out some serious time...
... fear ... That's why I plan on setting up a minimum of 2 scopes and using my point and shoot digicam - no laptops; just my remote and a fresh set of...
... even ... It won't take as much time as intricate as you might think... I'm the ineptest of the inept, and the longest part of the process is waiting for...
... Funny you should mention that. When I looked at my Losmandy mount some years ago, to do the same thing, I thought "ah, it's Saturday, just finished lunch...
... dew ... Randall, I've found that a stopgap measure is to swing the ep back and forth a bit. This seems to evaporate the dew, but of course it will tend to...
This is the first time ever I attended RTMC at 7000 ft. elev. http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/ Somehow, they always picked Memorial weekend holidays for this...
Ron, I heard the Coronardo had thier new lowcost personal solar telescope up there. You had no mention of it in your report. A friend of mine looked through...
... restrictions ... showing. ... Thanks Bill. I saw it but didn't look through it :-(. I guess I was primarily interested in the Solarmax to add on to my...
Those little binomites are cool tho, I've got a pair and they are really cool for the price. Makes me want to get more into solar. ... add, it ... date June...
Bill, I don't think it was the flight restrictions so much as the fees that RTMC is now charging the vendors to display there. This was my first one as well,...
Hi Phil-- I would be very surprised if the XW had any bad color problems. Even tho' I don't have a 30mm XW , I do have a 7mm , 10mm and have ordered a14mm...
Did anyone get look at the new 1000 Oaks H Alpha. I heard it was nice. Gary...
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Ron, I know the feeling of not being able to make it. this was my fisrt time as well. I too was expecting more vendors, but was happy with the ones that...
... scopes. ... despite ... however, ... cooldown, ... Geoff, Must be a huge demand on the 80ED. My local dealer here in Dublin ordered 10 but could only get...
... 28" ... Indeed, I lined up to get a look. It was the one with the stainless steel mirror box right? I didn't know it had a Swayze mirror. Unfortunately,...
Well, at last, the 5mm Nagler T6 joined up with the TV-102 Light Cup! I got it while I was a RTMC (no sales tax ;-)! All the while driving back from Big Bear...
... dob. I ... with ... fan in ... forth a ... to ... Randall: Another way to fight dew is to put an unused ep in a small plasic bag and store it in your...
I recently purchased a vintage C-8 scope with wedge and fork mount. The worm gears are shot and now I would like to refurbish the mount for astro-photography. ...
... Hi Randy, We can't give a good answer to that question simply based on the type of plating. Explore the S&T Solar Pages and read Dr. Chou's papers to for...
... Only if they are rated at #14. Most standard welder's filters are around #10, which passes enough sunlight to do permanent damage. -- Geoff Gaherty ...
