Posts Made By: Rod Mollise

William Cornett said:

Considering astrophotography and am prepared to pay $900-$1500 for the body alone. Do you veterans have a preference here? Has anyone tried the Pentax K20D and have a review for it?

Andy Khula said:

Too bad about S&T's Kelly Beatty. Guess they've got all the genius they can use.

Kevin VerMerris said:

Best way to troubleshoot this rig? RA drive - 8 c batteries - do not have any indication of power on the hand control(no lights) Thanks for thoughts

Kevin

Dave Barta said:

Since most of the Mak/Cass scopes on the market use aluminum tubes,other then cost and possible weight reduction, would a carbon fiber tube help with cooling or is it the tube design that would really matter.Is anyone making a good 8-10" Mak/Cass with a carbon fiber tube?

Thanks
Dave

Darian Rachal said:

Recently, I was browsing through the Mexican food section of our local Super 1 and I noticed these Coca Colas bottled in Mexico, in a couple of sizes(approx. 12 and 16 ounces). A stick-on label mentioned they were made with cane sugar. I believe the US cokes are made with fructose or sucrose. I bought one and it "seemed" to remind me of the way Cokes used to taste. The bottles were also "Retornable", at least that was printed on the bottle. I've not checked with Super 1 to see if they are.

Can anyone verify that they taste better or perhaps it was just my imagination, since they were from exotic Mexico?

Joe Hoener said:

Are these kinds of errors tuned out during drift alignment? Thanks!

Greg Nowell said:

WSJ article on splurging on special items. Astronomy buffs will draw the appropriate conclusions. Greg N

July 7, 2008, 12:11 pm
Splurging Is Good for Your Health

Buying overpriced indulgences may feel good in the short term, but you pay the price later. Or at least that’s the conventional wisdom.

But a study by a couple of business-school professors says splurging now makes you happier later. Even more surprising: Not splurging now gives you pangs of regret later.

Edward Wiley said:

Any one have any information on the 66ED being offered by Astrotelescopes, an ebay dealer? It looks like the AT66ED and the WO66ED. Perhaps all are made by Long Perng?

Jay Martin said:

Hi,
I know it has been asked in various forms before,but before I buy again with my hard won $money I was hoping someone who is familiar with both scopes can give me sound advice.
Fortunately, advice is free on this forum of great folks!!
I am moving up from a Celestron CPC 800 which I really liked.

Should I now buy the Meade LX 90 ACF ten inch or the Celestron CPC 1100 eleven inch ???

They are very close in price. The Meade is $100 cheaper but is throwing in some extra stuff with a new purchase which I might be able to resale for a $100 or so. The CPC 1100 is large in aperature but look like it is around 14 pounds or more in weight. Thanks for any freely given opinions.
Jay

Kevin VerMerris said:

Just curious as what the lifespan is? Especially the mounts with the goto and gps. I know alot depends on the care they receive, but do optical coatings fail?