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Posts Made By: Dave budlong

December 17, 2005 05:01 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Galileo 114mm x 900mm

Posted By Dave budlong
Here is another place to try. You have a 4.5 inch reflector, so look at their manuals for that size scope. I wish you luck in your endeavor.

http://meade.com/manuals/index.html smile

December 24, 2005 07:06 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Declination adjustment on Meade ETX 90

Posted By Dave budlong
I wish I could help, I do have an ETX 90, but sans the tracking mount. Maybe some one else has an idea here.

December 31, 2005 07:19 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Impressions of Orion Skyquest XT8

Posted By Dave budlong
Hey Doug nice scope. Here are a couple of thoughts for you. Mar's moons are small and close to it relative to our views of it, so you will lose the moons in the glare of the planet. Horsehead is big enough to see but, it requires a special filter in your eyepiece to be viewed.
Saturn, the Moon and Jupiter will be a lot more fun to look at than Mars. Earth is moving away from Mars at a pretty good clip in our orbit around the Sun so we are getting further away every day.
Did you get a Deepmap from Orion when you got the scope? There are a ton of really good objects on that chart that will show nicely in your scope.
I post a monthly list of Messier Objects on this forum and all of the Messiers should show up well in your scope as long as you have decent skies where you are at.
Many Happy nights at the scope with your Son.

January 5, 2006 05:33 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

I got $500.00 and NEED to get something

Posted By Dave budlong
I have to answer by asking what scopes do you already have?

January 6, 2006 10:13 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Eyepieces for Orion XT8

Posted By Dave budlong
Just to mimic what has already been said

Floyd said get a barlow, I agree

Floyd said stick with the 1 1/4" EP size I agree

Floyd and Alex said to get a lower power EP, like a 32mm after the Barlow, I agree

Now here is another reason, The barlow will turn the 2 EP's you have into effectively 4 EP's and when you get the 32mm you will then have 6.


January 27, 2006 04:01 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Bummed out......too cold.

Posted By Dave budlong
Thats not just Murphy's law, thats the first law of new telescopes.

February 5, 2006 04:18 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

last night with an Intelliscope

Posted By Dave budlong
Good job Bob, sounds like you had a good night after you got done watching Battlestar Gallactica. At about the same time locally for me, 11:00 the wind was starting to pick up towards 40 mph. We already had clouds, of course thats been pretty much the case for the last 2 months, so my XTi 12" has just been gathering dust.

February 14, 2006 01:46 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

TheSky - Setup 4 Urban / 70mm?

Posted By Dave budlong
There are a couple of settings that you will have to set filters on, but I am guessing that magnitude 10 to 10.5 is going to be the limit. As far as using it as a planeterium goes set it at about magnitude 4 and you should be able to use it. Hope this helps.

February 16, 2006 03:49 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Are 8" Dobs hard to track with?

Posted By Dave budlong
Hard is a relative term, they are pretty easy to track with after a couple of nights with it. You will get the hang of it within a half an hour or so the first night and then less time the next couple of nights. After that you will be a regular tracking motor yourself. It gets tougher at higher powers, but that is all relative too.

February 22, 2006 04:42 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

What do you look for in an observing site?

Posted By Dave budlong
3 things in general, darker skies, good horizons(S,W,E,in that order) somewhat level area to set up in.

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