I guess this is a bit of a lottery - and it also, to some degree hinges on what one means by "useable". I would grade the 15mm (I have all 4) as very ...
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Hi Folks, Excuse the newbie question, but is there a way of telling which eyepieces work better in a fast scope as opposed to a slow scope. I have a fast...
Hi Wayne: Actually, the criteria for eyepieces that work well in fast scopes have changed over the years as premium eyepieces have entered the market. Prior...
... Basically, there is only one company that _guarantees_ that all their eyepieces will work in scopes down to f/5, and that is Tele Vue. Below f/5, with a ...
Paul, I use one of those "emergency sleeping bag" thingys that you find in various camping stores, K-Mart, Wally World, et al for about $5 - $8. It's 80-some...
I'm shopping for rubylith to use for computer screens, and a few other misc dark-adaptation purposes. I've found a number of places that sell "Rubylith RM3"...
My earlier message went out with a digest number as its subject header. Sorry for the resend, but the subject header seems important. I'm thinking about...
Hi Jack, I looked at the images on your site and I can really see the bluish color in the photos - however I don't see anything like that in the TAL. The moon...
Good evening Eddie: Please see my comments within the test of your message. Clear skies, Kevin Dixon From: <crazy_eddie@...> ... That's a good place to...
Kevin gave a lot of good advice. I'm just getting started with astrophotography so I don't have all the answers but here's my opinions and challenges ... I...
Given the advantages off off-axis newtonian telescopes I'm surprised that there is not more discussion about them. They seem to offer the optics comparable to...
Jim. Here is a link that you can order different quantities. I bought the 40" X 150" roll for $31.00 and about $5.00 shipping. I did a couple of monitors, two...
Jim, To answer your question, the link I sent is for Rubylith RM3. I also bought some from Scopestuff. The stuff from Misterart seems to be identical. Phil P. ...
There is an Off Axis yahoo group where lots of people own thsoe scopes please feel free to visit. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/offaxis/ Joe Cartolano...
Greetings Eddie; you have gotten some great advice I would like to ad my 2c worth. I would like to try and help you look at some of the possibilities. I highly...
Hi: I'm planning on building an Obsession type of telescope for my 12" dob. I've been trying to find a source of threaded inserts for use in the short pieces...
Thursday my new 12 inch XT Intelliscope from Orion showed up. Finished assembling it this morning and spent three hours this afternoon collimating it. Looks...
Jim - because your XT is a "fast" scope, getting the primary lined up is very important for best collimation / performance. The basic steps are: 1) verify...
Hello, all, Maybe you can help me with this: I have a 12mm T2 (the problem would be the same if it were a 12 mm T4, by the way) that is one of my favorite and...
... the primary to be ... lining up the primary ... nightmare. ... Here's a good link on Collimation http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/scopes/article_787_1.asp ...
I have found, trying to collimate my 8" f6 skywatcher (synta) scope, that the biggest problem is getting the rotation of the secondary (around the long axis of...
I think that is exactly right Ed.. That is what I spent all afternoon doing. Loosening the screws, rotating the secondary, moving it closer to the primary,...
... <SNIP> ... This is what won't happen. I can get the secondary lined up with the focuser, but I cannot keep it there if I try to get the primary centered in...
