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Harry, I think this adapter is for mounting between a photo tripod head and the rings for a small scope, 66mm or 80mm or the like. The two outside holes are...
Gee! Now I wish I was back in school again :-)) If only there were such people around here (my country) maybe a lot more students would "learn" the joy of...
Per the Alpine Astronomical web site all lf the Hyperions are currently on sale fo $99 each. This is listed as a Baader 40th anniversary sale. OPT should I...
This is a question for Geoff Gaherty (or anyone else who might know). In the review of the Orion Starshoot Solar System Color Imager II, that was just...
I have both an 80mm f/5 and a N102GT. The C5 runs on a N114GT mount and is very portable, and with a focal reducer, very nice on some DSO's. The 80f5 and 102...
... I just installed the driver and software from the CD, and never encountered any problem. Probably you need to ask Orion about this, since it's their...
... Hi Micah, Of course, you are right. The planets and the Moon punches through even serious light pollution. I like to look at solar system objects, but I ...
Andy, George, thanks for your tips, but I don't think the binocular route is for me. A 100mm binocular is probably quite heavy, the Porta might not be able to...
I am curious about what your opinions are on the optical quality of the Skywatcher 5" Maksutov telescope? I understand this is basically the same scope as the...
... I had an Apex 127 for several years, and found it to be excellent optically, probably better than the average C5. Its only problem was that it takes a...
... Thank you Geoff. These 5" Maks a little cheaper than a C5, so I've been considering to get one of these instead of an SCT. I could mount it on my Vixen...
geoff; Afraid that slow temp equalibrium time is true of a majority of Maks. Per some recent posts from Roland Christen of AP on the Refractors group this...
... encountered any ... Thanks; you're the first person I've heard of with a ThinkPad who has gotten the camera and software to work. I'll follow up with...
... All I know is that the development team at Starry Night had been playing with this computer before I borroed it, and reformatted the hard drive, so they...
I'm new to the forum. This is my first post. I just bought a new Orion 127 mm Mak-Cass with SkyView Pro equatorial mount. I am becoming more active in...
Thanks for the suggestion Vic. That book caught my eye... http://www.prometheusbooks.com/catalog/book_1949.html ISBN: 1-59102-512-5 Checkout Abebooks.com ;...
... Hi Gerald, and welcome! The construction of the Orion 127 was one of the things which really impressed me. Especially when you compare it to the Meade...
Hello all, My son has asked for a telescope. He is 7. He has looked through my 8" dob often and can point it towards the moon. He has has a few toys that he...
I would recommend the skyQuest XT 4.5. Authough I have noot seen it, I think the Orion StarBlast 4.5 would be nice as well.The SkyQuest is very easy to handle,...
... Soliciting a sale in this manner is against list rules, which I why I've deleted the original response. But beyond that, the computer- controlled...
I bought an Orion XT 4.5 dob for my son when he was seven and it was a great decision. Usually my kids want to be out front with me when I observer and it's...
Zsolt - What about the roof top of your apartment building? I was unaware for years that the top apartment in my building had an open area on the roof, for...
I have used my 25MM Sirius EP (which came with my scope) for some time. It seems to be a decent EP. However, with the sale on TeleVue EPs and the fact that I...
... Yes, the 25mm Sirius is quite good. If you want a significant difference, what you should look at seriously is the TV Panoptic 24mm. This will give you ...
Geoff; Another brand new possibility is the Baader Hyperion 24mm eyepiece. 68 degree claimed AFOV and 20mm eye relief, longer than on the Pan 24 as I recall....
... Thanks for reminding me. I haven't had a chance to try any of the Baader Hyperion series personally, but I've heard a lot of good things about them. I ...
