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Hello star fans My son and I recently got the bug and decided to start out with the Orion Starblast (f4, short & fat) while it comes with 2 cheap explorer II ...
Mike, I currently use a Telegizmo 365 cover on my scope and mount. The system has been on a pier in the backyard for four years now. Here in Michigan I get...
... Welcome, Shawn and Brian! I suspect you must be distant relatives of mine, as mine is probably the most frequently misspelled Irish name in existence. You...
... With Clyde in the room? You've got to be kidding! (For those T.T. forum members who feel left out of this exchange, Clyde Crewey - whose eyes and...
... the Orion ... is a pain ... keep your ... would be ... that the optics have a "sweet spot", this scope is a low cost rich field scope that sells fo a...
Folks http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=2 This is the link to Televue's new 13 mm Ethos, a 100 degree FoV eyepiece that lists for about $500.00 I am...
... about $500.00 ... Tim, Talking with both Al and David at NEAF the other day, they said that pricing was not yet decided upon. Where did you get your $500...
Geoff Thanks for your reply, just for the record my dad's from Nashua N.H. But grandad came from the old country where the name was apparently spelled Hegarty....
Dave Thanks for your reply, the scope is my son's (or so he thinks) so selling it right now is out of the question! When we use it I put it on a fold out ...
... My ancestors were mostly from the St. Lawrence valley, mostly on the Canadian side, but quite a few migrated across the river to upstate New York. ... They...
Shawn, ... If your planning on buying a big dob, I would go for wide FOV ep's say Naglers or Pentax XW's over the Radians which I believe have and FOV of 60....
Geoff Have you already tried or seen a lightbridge?, the message I got from
reading starware is that with just a heavy finder eyepiece the thing will
nose dive...
From: "Shawn HAGGERTY" <haggerty.shawn@...> ... Shawn, one of the members of our astronomy club has a 12" Light Bridge, and it's true that the scope is...
... I had a Meade 10" Starfinder Dob (solid sonotube tube, not a truss) for several years which was badly front-heavy. I kept adding counterweights to the...
Shawn, If I could throw in my $0.02, yes, the Lightbridge scopes are very sensitive to front end imbalance. They are also very sensitive to any side-to-side...
Clyde No, there is no announcement of price that I am aware of. I picked up a post about the eyepiece on another list where the poster mentioned "priced at...
I agree with Clyde. Stated a price at this point is pure speculation. As Clyde said, neither David nor Al Nagler (nor any Tele Vue person at their booth at...
When the first TV Naglers came out and I saw the prices, I thought to myself NEVER. That was my first instinct when I saw this new TV eyepiece. I won't say...
From: "John O'Hara" <ohara@...> ... buy one and lend it to me ;-) John, if I had an Ethos, it would be unethical for me to loan it since it would fill...
Phil and Jack I think Ive found a better solution for lugging around a xt12 OTA, Orion makes protective zipper cases fitted to each size OTA, I know they have ...
Handles-more simply buy a ScopeTote II from Astronomy Shoppe for 12" Dob (more useful for Intelliscope than Lightbridge but will work on either) - strong,...
I recently bought second hand both a 7mm Nagler and a 4mm Radian. Both are excellent on my 12" Lightbridge (and stunning on a friend's 14" Orion Dob) but I...
The question of 12" Lightbridge vs 12" Intelliscope is a difficult an complex one and you might want to look at the Yahoo Lightbridge Forum - its the sort of...
Most of us fabricate or buy magnetic counterweights - I have made two from 2x2.5kg dumbell weights - and I need them both with 8x50 finder, Telrad, dew remover...
... 12" ... I hesitated to mention those, since they strike me as very expensive for what you are getting. The scuba tank carrier costs $15, while the Scope...
... This is an excellent idea, if you can find a dealer who'll cooperate. Another would be to attend a few star parties, either local or national, and check...
