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Hi Paul, I recently owned a Vixen ED80sf on the Vixen portamount. The ED80sf comes in a beautiful and sturdy aluminum case which I am sure would have fit in...
Good Morning Bob, Welcome to our group and Happy New Year to you! If you are using an autoguider, you do not want to use PEC at the same time. Used ...
I'm not at my store today, but I'm pretty sure the price on the Vixen ED80Sf is $799. And the nice case is still included. Garry Garry Lang Owner, Chesapeake...
2007 was an anniversary year for me. It was the 50th anniversary of my becoming an amateur astronomer (May 1), getting my first telescope (July 4) and joining ...
To the contrary, Kevin, PEC and autoguiding can work together and should be used together whenever possible. PEC lessens the number and strength of the...
I beg to differ Dan but they can often lead to contrary movements of the mount, leading to trailed images. Clear skies, Kevin ... From: dan kowall To:...
Not if you have a good PEC curve and your guider is set up properly. The PEC is removing all of the repeatable stuff in a nonreactive way and your guider,...
Hello to all, thanks for your responses, and again, many wishes for a Happy New Year! While I have a decent understanding of the importance of PEC, and the ...
Hi Dan, I think you may be overstating the benefits and the number of imagers that use both PEC and autoguiding. Having spent many a night with some of the...
Hi Bobby, Believe me when I tell you this is not slugging it out. We're just offering differing opinions. A possibility for you might be the software...
For a general idea of what "learning curve" means see the above posts. In particular in visual astronomy...items in the learning curve include 1. How to find...
Hi Kevin, As you stated to Bobby in another post: "Believe me when I tell you this is not slugging it out. We're just offering differing opinions." My...
Greetings: Well, if that Starmaster won't fit in the dome (and congrats on that, I recall your posts way back when about using that Rubbermaid "shed"!), I'll...
You sure he isn't talking about the Rubbermaid shed? ;-) Phil ... Phil Harrington Author, Star Ware http://www.philharrington.net ... that, I recall your...
Geoff, I'll sweeten the deal by besting whatever Fred offers by 10 bucks! American or Canadian, whichever is best at the time ;-).....Most likely Canadian. ...
... Too late for that: our friendly neighbourhood bear destroyed that last winter! Geoff -- Geoff Gaherty Foxmead Observatory Coldwater, Ontario, Canada ...
Hi Geoff, You can keep the bears. I am yet to see an observatory destroyed by a Kangaroo. Of course it isn't a lot of fun to open the observatory door and...
Better a bear or snake than the neighborhood louts! Mind you, many years ago, I was stung by a wasp which had built a nest in one corner. And I thought those...
... Agreed!!! One thing I really like about having property out in the country is that I don't have to worry about the 2 legged critters! I've got a large...
Yeah, but a brown snake isn't just any old poisonous snake. It is arguably the most deadly reptile on earth. I performed surgery on the largest brown snake in...
... We haven't actually seen our bear, since he seems to be mostly nocturnal, but there isn't much else that can smash a Rubbermaid shed and then make a 3-foot...
If I had no eyepieces and a 10" f5 dob here is how I would start and continue down the list as I had money to spend. Another very good talk about this is in...
I have a 10" f4.7 newt and have settled on the following for all my needs: 1. 15mm Panoptic 2. 10mm Pentax 3. 35mm Panoptic 4. 2x Shorty Plus barlow. ...
... An eyepiece in this range with a very wide true field is very good combined with Telrad for finding things. However, those with flat fields are rather...
John, What do you use for planets? Your greatest magnification looks like only 239x. I often can use over 300x. Seeing occasionally permits more. Al ... don't...
Hi all. I've been an avid astronomy nut for about 10 yrs now, eeking by on a cheap dept. store 4 1/2" eq mounted reflector with tiny plastic eyepieces. I've...
