Hi Everyone! Just a quick messege to introduce myself. My name is Vince, I live in Scotland and I'm interested in Telescopes and Stargazing. I had a small...
... Hi Vince, and welcome! Those little scopes are usually pretty bad, so maybe it deserved its fiery end! Usually the best buys for amateur astronomy are...
Welcome aboard Vince. That is quite a story you have there. I have projected the Sun with my small reflecting telescopes, but I can't say I ignited either one...
"vince1972greenock" <vince1972greenock@...>wrote: Just a quick messege to introduce myself. My name is Vince, I live in Scotland and I'm interested in...
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I have a question. I laser collimated my reflector with the focuser racked all the way in. Then, leaving the laser on, I looked into the open end of the scope...
... No. You and I have the same scope, I think. Mine does that too, and it happens because the focusser tube hits some sort of travel- limiting stop at the...
Yes, any play will have some form of distortion on the image quality. What you described will have little. There are adjustments to the focuser that will...
Howdy, i'm new to the whole hobby or art as some may put it. I'm interested in purchasing my first telescope and have an idea of what type i wanted to get. I...
... Hi Rob, and welcome to Talking Telescopes! ... A 6" Newtonian is a good starting scope, though with prices the way they are today, many are starting with...
Longer focal length tubes are harder to transport and take more storage space than shorter ones. You can make a Newtonian act like a longer telescope with a...
... end ... on ... drift ... from ... shifting ... Hi John, There are three issues here that may be affecting the alignment. If the movement in the laser dot...
Do either or both the Orion Shorty Plus or the Celestron Ultima barlows use a brass clamp ring or do they use set screws only? I am unable to tell for sure...
Forgive me if this question has been asked before but i did not find any messages about the use of a Barlow and eye glass wearers. Should one who wears eye...
What is a good choice for a first telescope? I would like to view planets and nebulae mostly. My budget is around 200-500 dollars...cheaper is better....
... how does that work? like what are the physics regarding the optics inside the telescope that allow this to happen. I understand that it can be done, just...
... Well rob my 2 cents would be save a few bucks; buy a good star atlas, and a quality paur of binoculars. Learn your way arond the sky for a about a year....
Even Vic Menard and Tippy D'Auria use a laser collimator (on page 36 and 37 of my edition of this classic). I also use the Tectron tool to collimate inside (...
Hi All After reading all messages about aligning mirrors. I wonder which one is easier to use from a beginner's point of view, a laser collimator or the set...
You basically need a reflector with focul ratio in the range of f/4 to f/6 which will serve the purpose of both planet and DSO viewing. yes, 10'' dob will be...
Hi folks, boy do I need your help! I checked the archives and did not find a specific answer to my problem. I use the Orion Deluxe Laser Collimator as my...
True Field = (eyepiece Field Stop / Telescope focal length) * 57.3º Joe Rome - Austin, Texas David Neal Minnick <DMFOPTICS@...> wrote: Howdy. What is the...
