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Posts Made By: Kurt Horsley

October 2, 2005 09:45 PM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Raccoon...

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Another one. -Kurt Horsley

October 3, 2005 01:33 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

New 127 and 155mm Ed Refractors from Antares

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Wow...sure looks interesting. Looking forward to user reports. Thanks for posting the link. I hadn't heard about these yet. -Kurt Horsley

October 7, 2005 01:08 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Need case for Great Polaris Mount (CG-5)

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Steven,
Would one of these work for you?
Three-ply plywood with aluminum frame, four locking latches and carry handle. Fully padded on all sides and loaded with pick-n-pluck foam. I use one for my Celestron advanced series CG-5 head.
11X15X29 inches. -Kurt Horsley

November 1, 2005 08:50 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Belted Kingfisher

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Wow, that's a knock out Tom. These little guys are tough to get close too, even with a 500mm lens. You almost have to sit down and let them come to you. -Kurt Horsley

December 2, 2005 11:04 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Bald Eagle from Utah

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Hey Tyler,
Great to see you're back.
The eagle is typically superb. I guess the sky90 pretty much accounts for the close up. Nice scope, nice image. -Kurt Horsley

February 5, 2006 03:34 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

One Big Bobcat!

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Here he is again at a distance of 300 yards. -Kurt Horsley

February 13, 2006 07:16 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

celestron c5 gone crazy

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Almost definitely a low voltage problem. Nexstars, and all goto scopes, are battery hogs. If voltage drops much below 12 volts, this is just the type of thing that starts to happen. And, if that's not bad enough, cold weather only makes the problem worse. Sometimes the hand paddles start to have erratic behavior when they get cold even when there is good voltage.
If you're using the a/c adapter, then it's obviously something else. -Kurt Horsley

February 20, 2006 05:40 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

meade apo/ vs orion

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Itz,
I think you've got it figured out. Meade service is just plain terrible, and Orion is just plain superb.
That alone tells you what you need to know. -Kurt Horsley

February 25, 2006 04:26 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

First attempt at digiscoping

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Nice shot Mark,
You should have good luck in good light. I've used my 80ED with the old Canon D30 many times with very good results. The 80ED is indeed an amazing little scope. -Kurt Horsley

April 25, 2006 04:56 AM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

white-throated

Posted By Kurt Horsley

Great shot mark. Nice and sharp. -Kurt Horsley