Posts Made By: Rod Mollise

Gerry Stowe said:

Hi, I recently acquired a Meade Magellan II hand controller. No cables, no user manual, no encoders etc. Can this be used with any scope with encoders? Or does it only hook up into the control panel of a Meade scope? Thanks for any input offered. Gerry

Richard Anderson said:

Seems like the huge wave of interest I saw in the late 1980s and 1990's has waned. I put it down to baby boomers buying in, still having memories of basic science interests and experiments done while children and teens in the late 1950s and 1960s. Many hobbies seem to have been supplanted by things like video games which offer faster, more visceral experiences for younger people, at least to most. It's too bad, but I saw the same thing happen with microscopy.

Kelly Lyons said:

Getting back into astronomy after many years, actually since a teenager. I'm looking at purchasing a CGEM or CGE mount. I know the CGE has been discontinued, but is still available at Orion. Presently I plan to start with a mount using my DSLR with telephotos to image the night sky and will add an OTA down the road once I figure out what I want. I understand the payload difference and other advantages the CGE offers, but my question is does the new CGEM offer a better GOTO or electronics system. It has 3-star alignment where the CGE doesn't seem to. I can afford the CGE, but is it worth twice the price and am I buying outdated equipment buying the CGE? The CGE Pro is a bit out of my budget. Appreciate your opinions on the subject before I make the purchase. Thanx!

Richard Bourque said:

Hi is there anyone out there that knows how to get nebulosity to work in windows7 my program is downloaded but it does not allow my Camera to work. it does not reconize my camera help!!!!! :S [email protected]

Floyd Blue said:

Well, today I picked up a 1964-1966 Unitron 4" EQ Model 152. The OTA looks like new, the mount looks like new and the objective star test looks great. I got the Unihex, a full set of EPs, the Sun viewer, tripod with folding legs (really nice, stows much shorter) finder, threaded counter weight. Wooden case for the scope and the EPs, but a Pelican case for the mount.
The scope is very original, with only a small mod to the lens cell, set screws were added to keep it collimated, the spring loaded cell tended to lose collimation.
I will try to get a photo of it as soon as possible.

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