Yesterday I picked up my new 8" GS Dob. It is a very nice scope with metal green finish. The Crayford focuser is very smooth. There is a primary mirror fan...
Hi, Look at pawn shops and yard sales. I've seen many good 6" reflectors (alot of old Edmunds) for under $100. Rick ... From: "cedarman320" To: Sent: Thursday,...
Hi, It depends on if he uses it. It's a fine scope and he should be pleased. Rick lotsofsplinters <lotsofsplinters@...> wrote: We recently bought my...
-> > . ... Mike, The XT4.5 does sell for $199 new, but Rick specified "used" when making his recommendation. I've seen the XT6 sell for under $150 used on...
Hi Folks, I have two questions for the group: 1) I am thinking about getting the Orion SkyQuest™ XT6 or XT8 IntelliScope. Is either one a good choice for a...
... They have been available in Canada for a couple of months under the Sky-Watcher brand, and there is a very positive review in the latest issue of SkyNews...
... http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailma in.jsp?itemID=4644&itemType= ... Rod, I agree the Starblast is a good scope, I own one. I was using the...
... I'm certain the 8" is balanced for an 8x50mm finder, which weighs a lot more than the 6x30. Try adding a bit of weight to the eyepiece end. I use Velcro ...
... Both of these are excellent choices, with the 8" giving you more resolution and light gathering power in a package that's not much larger or heavier. I've...
... Wait till you see the prices of the Naglers! Unfortunately, these eyepieces are worth every penny, especially if you have a scope with a short focal...
Stu, I would recommend an 8", if possible. If you are considering a 6" classic vs an 8" Intelliscope there is indeed quite a price difference. I began in ...
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I have found Dickinson & Dyer's "Backyard Astronomers Guide" to be outstanding...they answer EVERY question a Newbie would ask and their recommendations for...
... You are probably right. If I leave the dust cap on, the balance problem disappears, indicating that only a little more front weight takes care of this...
Why not the 6" Intelliscope? (Or is that what you meant?) 1) I own the 6" Intelliscope and it works great. The option to add the DSCs is nice even though I've...
... Save your money,get a pair of Antares binocs now on sale for 45 bucks (can:) put the 100 left on one side till you can afford a Starblast, regards dave....
... Yes, these are the springs. They work against the collimation bolts. It may be that the bolts are quite loose, so the springs are at maximum expansion....
To steal a quote from the Skyquest-Telescope forum on the same topic, you'll get; 8 inch area = (3.1416)*(8/2)^2 = 50.26 6 inch area = (3.1416)*(6/2)^2 = 28.27...
... The major difference for a beginner is that both planetary details and deep sky objects are significantly _easier_ to see in an 8". ... I frankly don't...
... From what I have seen on the web a 6" Newt weighs around 40#. Checking on the 8" variety I found one that weighed 65#. Is that unusual? Do most 8" Newts ...
... I've had back surgery and need to be very careful too. I can handle anything up to about 35 pounds. The Orion Dobsonians weigh 34 pounds and 41 pounds ...
http://hardinoptical.com/starhoc6.html On its way, hopefully its worth the money :). Matt ... there is ... question..what ... they call ... the price ... ...
... I paid $50 for one back in the 70's. It was at least a decade old then and I'm still using it. Coating on the mirror probably isn't that great, but it...
... It looks even more like a TALScopes Phoenix 80S: http://www.talscopes.com/products.cfm?action=showsingleproducts&PID=289 Which of course is a clone of a...
... Oops...that was a review of the Sky-Watcher 127mm, a variation on the Orion StarMax/Apex 127. The optics are probably the same, but the physical design is...
... action=showsingleproducts&PID=289 ... Hi Geoff,who makes the Tal scope? is it Russian or are they outsourcing now as well,the Orion scope to me looks more...
... Checking on the ... 8" Newts ... handle anything up ... pounds Yup, this getting older thing is a bit of a bummer at times,I have the old stiffness in the...
The Binos everyone ordered come with a MINI tripos, u can order WITHOUT it for 10$ cheaper!. Also i didn't recieve mine, we called, it seems their a smalll...
