If you recall, I reported on the Fateful Star Party a few months ago. Well, tonight, I took Peter's invitation to go to SDAA club's dark sky location at...
I have decided to buy the new HD eyepieces. I heard about them in another forum. http://www.helix-mfg.com/eyepieces.htm ... opinion about the ... performed by ...
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Newbie question here: I have a 12.5" F/4.5 Starmaster. Using both the Meade 8.8 and Nagler 12mm (Type 4) at 162X and 119X respectively, I don't notice any...
It's "okay," but not great. The chief weakness is the mounting. Very weak and wobbly. And as I say in Star Ware, you can have the optics in the world, but if...
Tony, Are the stars comet-shaped when toward the edge of the field? If so, then yes, a coma corrector will help. If they are still fairly good points, but...
... Hmm, look very interesting. Just a shame they don't publish more data, such as apparent field of view and eye relief. Maybe I'll drop them a line and see...
I sent a mail to Helix yesterday asking for more data on the HD eyepieces but haven't received any answer yet. I will let you know when I get an answer. I will...
... Had a dream last night that I found one of these on a discount table at CompUSA (which, for some reason was now also doing automotive repairs). So far I've...
... I believe these are the same design, though the focal lengths differ slightly. But the real bargains are the Antares Ultra Plössls, again the same design,...
... Our two indoor cats got out once. One was sitting in a corner under the back porch meowing like crazy, scared to death...cat actually jumped on the house...
... You're looking at the wrong chair! The "heavy duty chair" is the drummer's stool on the right. The one that looks like the Starbound (and IS the ...
... I tested the SkyWatcher version of this scope, and was nowhere near as enthusiastic about it as Terry in that review. I found the mount to be really poor,...
... I couldn't agree more. I've seen too many people spend way too much time fiddling around with polar alignment when they could be observing. Unless you're...
Well, you are a big guy and finding a suitable chair may be a problem. I am 160 lbs and my Starbound fits perfectly. But if you have a big butt, the...
... How are you measuring the field of view? The only accurate way is to time the transit of a star near the celestial equator across the field of view. Even...
... -snip- I agree, but there's the flip side to this problem. There's a SkyWatcher verison of this telescope, and you can order it with an upgraded mount,...
... University Optics is apparently selling a "HD" version of thier orthos as well, for about an extra $20 US each over the regular priced orthos. From what i...
... -snip- Let me tell you about my first hand experience with the NexStar 8, which, I shall furthermore describe as the "telescope from hell." ... A few...
... Aside from its undersized mount, this scope has a severe optical liability in its f/6.9 spherical mirror. This will give much poored performance than the ...
... Tony, I've also wondered about the blue ring. You will notice the effect even if you look through a Nagler during the day (perhaps more so during the day)....
... This sounds like lateral color in the eyepieces. I own a Meade 8.8mm myself, but have never noticed this in my StarMaster 11" f/4.3. I use a Paracorr all...
There is a relatively new device out on the home handyman market, rechargable power packs to jump start cars. These are sealed batteries that come with a...
I am new to the hobby of astronomy and am slowly adding to the accessories to my telescope and would like some advice on the 5 or 6 best eyepiece filters to...
Hi All... I just received my Nexstar 8i and was wondering what you thought about some additonal eyepieces for the setup....I assume there are some "must have"...
... The one essential filter is either a narrow band nebula filter or an OIII filter. These are actually _more_ useful at a really dark site than for their ...
... Jay Reynolds Freeman has suggested that the two most useful magnifications for any telescope are given by the diameter of the objective in millimeters, and...
Kent, In my book Star Ware, I break down eyepiece recommendations based on types of telescopes as well as budget. From table 6.6, here are my recommendations...
