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Posts Made By: Jay Emirzian

December 8, 2004 05:36 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

NJ Waterfall

Posted By Jay Emirzian
Great pictures Steve. I recently moved from MA to FL and I really miss seeing things like that. It just makes me appreciate them more now.

Jay

December 8, 2004 05:39 AM Forum: Wildlife Photography

Nice Buck!

Posted By Jay Emirzian
See now thats the kind of deer hunting I like to see. Nice "SHOT" Tyler!!!

Jay

December 17, 2004 12:24 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Has anyone seen or heard about the Bushnells ??

Posted By Jay Emirzian
I'll put in my two cents here as well. A friend of a friend bought this scope knowing nothing about astronomy. The only thing he knew was his wonder of the sky. If only I had gotten to him first!!!!

I do have to say though, when I first became interested in astronomy, I took my time before I made a purchase. There are a lot of impulse buyers out there and large manufactures of telescopes know this. Sometimes I blame myself for not guiding a friend to spending his or her money wisely, but then again sometimes the friend never asks......

January 16, 2005 12:41 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

SCT and H2o

Posted By Jay Emirzian
Brian,
I remember a similar but worse situation with my SCT. I was at a star party which rained for most of the week and I had an Astrosystems bag that leaked. Well I figured this out after the rain had stopped. Needless to say I had a 3 inch puddle of water sitting on the corrector. In my case I wicked as much of the water out of the tub as I could. The rest was water vapor that had accumulated from the warm sun. I had to remove the corrector. Almost immediately after I did this the moisture was gone. Mind you that when I removed the corrector, it was a hot sunny day and the moisture just evaporated. If you have the time, I would recommend what Jon said. Just remove the visual back and place it facing up in the dryist room in your house. The moisture will disappear. It just might take a little time, but eventually the air in the tube will equalize with the air of your room.

Clear Skies and dry tubes,
Jay

January 19, 2005 03:24 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

SCT and H2o

Posted By Jay Emirzian
Good thought Steve......

February 21, 2005 04:14 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Lasers......

Posted By Jay Emirzian
ahhhh ya ya......fire

February 26, 2005 06:43 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

ADM....Nice

Posted By Jay Emirzian
Mike,
I'll second that. Tony made me a beautiful dovetail and scope rings for my Nighthawk. He is very responsive with communication and his work is great for the money.

Jay Emirzian

March 20, 2005 06:37 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Which Dob would YOU get?

Posted By Jay Emirzian
Linton,
I can see your concerns with buying a large aperture scope. I to have the same concerns. Large aperture scopes are a lot of money, this is the reason I can't buy one at this time. But that doesn't stop me from learning. I just finished watching a VHS tape sent to me by Obsession. The tape is about 90 minutes long and was very informative. I don't know if you have seen this video, but it might give you another perspective. Their 18" seems like it would do the trick for you. Not to big and bulky, easy set up and collimation, zenith views easily obtained with a small step up, fit and finish very nice, and reasonably priced. Not to mention a nice big mirror to see the faint stuff.

Clear skies,
Jay

March 20, 2005 02:35 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Which Dob would YOU get?

Posted By Jay Emirzian
So I guess when it comes down to it the question is......In the 20" aperture range do I buy the Starmaster or the Obsession? Understand that if I were to buy the Obsession I would, with out a doubt, get the OMI Torus mirror. I have spent most of my life helping my father build reproductions of 18th century furniture and have to say I like craftsmanship of the Obsession better then the Starmaster. Also the Obsession is smaller in size and "looks" like it sets up faster. Putting the difference in mirrors aside, IMHO the Obsession is a better scope and the difference in price is huge (the Obsession being less money). We’re talking about a $1500 difference in price…..is the Zambuto mirror worth that kind of money?

Clear skies,
Jay Emirzian

March 24, 2005 05:12 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Eyepieces for a C-8?

Posted By Jay Emirzian
David,
To get the widest possible field of view out of your scope you should invest in the Televue Plossl 55mm. Great for the Orion nebula and M31. You can also squeeze in M81 and M82 in the same field. I was in the same situation you are in now with my 8" Celestron SCT and that eyepiece really made a big difference. If you look in the classifieds you should be able to pick one up for around $150.....I did. Trust me you won't be sorry.

Jay

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