Hi Greg, I agree this is a sad deal, but IMO, this has nothing whatsoever to do with Meade. Meade most likely replaced this scope, repaired it as best they...
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... shipped ... Greg, The telescope came from this Telescope Warehouse? http://telescope- warehouse.com/ That's run by Bill Vorce, who, although I've never ...
Just as an observation, I have the Meade 9x63 Astronomy Roof Prism Binocular and they are fantastic. Comet McNaught was absolutely breathtaking... ... Chess...
... Lurking in the shadows mi amigo <G> I'm going as a civilian this year as I'm no longer a member of RAC...Chris Erickson from Alaska, his wife Doris and I...
Seems to me that this "update" for the clock should be included in the normal MS updates that you really SHOULD be running on a regular basis, right? Chris ......
From: "Cajunman06" <cajunman06@...> ... Within the past week I read an article in the newspaper that said you would get the update automatically if you...
I do believe that an automatic update will do it for those running XP. For those running W2K, like me, I think that Microsoft no longer supports it. So we...
I do the automatic Windows update thing. Yesterday I downloaded one of the XP New Daylight Savings Time updates, and' when I tried to install it, it said that...
i am one that will not do updates. in the past i have had problems. i did run the DST update yesterday for winXP. by the way, when does it start & end this...
Well, also, does it actually take a automatic update to change the clock? I change mine on a regular basis for business reasons. Chris ... From: harley...
I've seen this coming for some time now. But then again, I read the Washington Post every day. In a futile move to "save energy," Congress is playing with...
Does anyone have these or tested them? They are tempting me to part with the hard earned money, any info or insight into them would be appreciated. ...
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How do you folks compare a older mead 8' 2080 with a 8" discovery dob. Other than how they are used I mean viewing quality ? Tom Colt...
... There was a lot of variation in the quality of the early Meade SCTs. I had one of their first, purchased in December 1981, and it had horrendously bad...
As they say, "It's time to put this baby to bed". The baby being the Hobby Killer telescope from Meade (#2130). I have been trying to get Meade to pick it up,...
... Do you have ANY idea of how many replies you are going to get telling you that you got an absolutely great scope - one of the best "for your money" or "for...
... Great choice in a beginner's telescope! I know many experienced observers who have them, too. A friend of mine uses a upside down 5 gallon pickle bucket...
... That's great news! Did you get the basic model on the one-arm Dobsonian type mount? I found it more solid and easier to use than the equatorially mounted...
Greg, you might want to go over to http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Orion_StarShoot/ where at least one guy is using a Starblast for astrophotography. I...
List Members, I have had dealings with Bill Vorce since around 1991, I've bought three scopes through him and small items, too. He is quite straight forward...
From: "deandddd" <deandddd@...> ... You may have heard ads on radio pitching instructional tapes that tell how to make money on the Internet without...
... ************** Hadn't realized that there was an eq mounted version. My earlier comments about the wonderful engineering were my assessment of the one...
There's another version of the StarBlast 4.5, just the OTA, and it's a different color and Orion claims, "We've optimized the optics of our popular short-focal...
... My understanding is that mainly what they've done is to increase the size of the secondary mirror and perhaps shorten the tube so that you can reach the ...
... A word got left out here. It should read "The first would actually decrease visual performance, as the secondary mirror is already pretty large." Geoff --...
... the ... get ... fit's ... I ... Its not a baby scope, its a well thought out 4.5" rich field newtonian that has sold like hot cakes because it does what it...
... The only problem I've had with mine is finding a suitable stand for it. I ended up picking up an inexpensive bar stool. The base of the Starblast was too...
