Posts Made By: Rod Mollise

Peter Rice said:

Just wondered how many people have actually taken the time to hunt this one down. I've identified it several times using a 10" Cave and a 16" Nightsky and a star chart. Last Friday night, it was very close to a dim star allowing me to detect its motion over a few hours.

Other members of the club are surprised when I show it to them. Just wondered if many people in this forum have looked for it.

Pete

Michael Keefe said:

Hello Everyone,
I’ve decided to upgrade to a wider field of view in my 8” SCT by going with 2 inch eyepieces (Orion Q70s, Moonfish, Garrett SWAs, Orion Status, etc.). However before I purchase any 2” eyepieces, I need a 2” diagonal; thus the purposed of this post. Also worth noting is that I strictly an observer, I do not image (maybe in the future, but not now).
!
-Mike

Ivan Ong said:

I found a digitized slide photo of Orion taken with my Bronica medium format 6x4.5cm. The slide was Fujichrome 400 and exposure was 12 minutes. Those were the good old days...

The shadow in the frame was my Tak FS-102.

Ivan

Mike Wirths said:

Another shot from my night at the observatory (2 nights ago), this time after battling the wind with the 4X's barlow I gave up and went back to the 2.5X's which made it easier to keep centred. Still the edges are not quite sharp.

-Mike

Terry Sweet said:

I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this question, but I will give it a try. I have a CG-5 spin-off and would like to make it a go-to mount. It has motors for both axis, and a hand controller for movement. The question is: How would I go about converting this mount to go-to. I know a little about these things, but would like the advice of the experts. Can anyone help. Any assistance would be greatly appreciate.....Thank You.

Dave Lowe said:

I'm getting back into this hobby after a few years hiatus. After owning Dobs, Refractors and Maks of varying size, I've decided that my casual observing requirements would be best met by a good quality 8" Dob and a couple good EPs. I've narrowed down my choices to the 8" Meade Lightbridge and the 8" Zhumell.

Bob Young said:

I've found the manual setting circles on my Orion SVP mounts to be a big help in locating objects under hazy/brightly lit skies. I find a bright star in the vicinity of my desired object, center it in the e.p. and set the circles to its RA/Dec coordinates (RA drive running). Then unlock the axes and move the scope until the object's RA/Dec coordinates are at the pointers. If done carefully the object is almost always in the FOV, often well centered.

Peter Glus said:

Any creative ideas out there? I am a "pretend bourgoeis" and prefer the chellied red wine / cheese / cracker combo.

Freddy WILLEMS said:

Aloha
Just want to know were I can find Celestron C 14 parts for an older SCT. I'm working on an older Celestron C14 and will need some parts down the road.
Is there a link or website ?
Freddy

Tom Lacovik said:

that's all
which binoviewer brands have self centering eyepiece holders?

thx