No comparison...the Pentax wins on every count except price. You're comparing a premium eyepiece with a bargain one. -- Geoff Gaherty Toronto Centre RASC ...
... I heartly agree with your recommendation of this book. Along with Phil Harrington's Star Ware, they provide just about everything you need to know about...
I just wanted to put my 2 cent's in. I have a 8" Dob from Hands on optic's. And i must say "WoW" I can't get over the View's i get from it. It was the best...
Further to my question regarding transportable and collapsible dobs, I came accross a site - Teleport Telescopes - Does anyone know something about this...
Hi Folks, I was very pleased to find very well written 2/3-page piece reprinted in today's local paper called "Star light, star bright", from the LA Times,...
I would advise against the SteadyPix. Nice concept, poor design and manufacturing. I had one and absolutely hated it. Some may not like the fact that it needs ...
I agree with Tom. When I posted that you might want to check out the Steadypix I maybe should have indicated that I don't like it either. However, I didn't...
... These are absolutely superb telescopes, mechanically and optically (Zambuto mirrors) but they have probably the longest waiting list around, except for ...
We've heard from many members that the number of messages they get from this list every day is overwhelming. That's the price of success, I guess. If, when...
Thanks for the input, as I read through them I get more questions, such as how do I track with the Dobs? They look like it would be difficult? Do they have...
... Tracking with a Dobsonian is usually done by just moving the scope manually. The whole idea behind the Dobsonian mount is that the mount is very smooth, ...
Thanks.I already find out that I need a special adapter because I want to take pictures through the eyepiece.I.am new on the group and already surprised of the...
In a message dated 11/1/03 9:46:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Not difficult.... Just push/nudge to follow your target. After a while, you don't even...
... There's a number of options. My old home-made DOB was a manual one. I didn't do a great job on bearings, though I tried a number of things. Eventually, I...
Jerry wrote: With the idea of buying a refractor at some point, what are the trade- offs between a short and long tube refractor? I've heard that short- tube...
One option which remains fairly low cost is this, The orion Skyquest series and some other dobs have encoders built in at no extra cost. YOu can pick up a...
Hi.My sony 7o7 cybershot is a very good camera.My telescope is a refractor,aperture 70mm equatorialmount,20mm and 4mm eyepieces,german made.I know absolutely...
Mike, thank you for this excellent summary - it's very helpful. Do you have any thoughts on good selections - reasonable performance & features & not huge...
I'd like to get a binocular. I found Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 is very affordable (cheap) as a high power, giant bino. Can anyone share the experience with...
... Sorry, just wanted to correct that. It's "The Backyard Astronomer's Guide," and it's a great book indeed. The section concerning choice of scopes and...
... Having owned several long and short refractors, I'd recommend the medium versions, such as the Orion 100mm f/6 and the Burgess 102mm f/6. These suffer ...
... Or for that matter, the Guan Sheng 90mm f/11, which I believe several dealers are now selling with a 2" focuser. With something like a UO 40mm MK-70 or a...
In a message dated 11/1/03 2:57:50 PM Central Standard Time, ... Hi: It depends on your expectations. Certainly, these are NOT of the same quality, build-wise...
... my ... Please ... area? ... Hi Bhupen, Have you seen the dobsons that AOM-Telescopes sells? I think they are made and or assembled in Germany. For what...
... I'll second that! I owned an Orion version of that scope for a couple of years, and had I known at the time about EP's better than the mass-produced ...
... are ... Hi Bhupen and Andre, I don't read Dutch so I spent 20 minutes bumbling around that website as the English version is not ready yet. I had a good...
