Posts Made By: Paul Wysocki

I want to put out to the forum a simple query...if you had a chance to buy a piece of dark sky property for the purpose of observing (approx. 3 acres in the "blue" on the bortle scale and cheaper than a EM200/Mewlon 250 setup) or don't buy it and observe on some open Federal Land property just several more miles away in the dark grey/black on the bortle scale what would you do? Save the money and observe in the very black conditions or "call it your own" and observe in the blue where the differences visually speaking are slight? Oh you can get a cell phone call out in the blue sector put perhaps spotty or non-exsistent in the grey/black region.... Thanks Paul.

Is there such a pair of sized rings available to fit a Solarmax 60? If so what are they or what sources might there be out there to custom make a pair....thanks!

I was wondering if anyone has compared these two for contrast/resolution on the planets? Now as I understand the Delos may ever so slightly have the edge. For example some folks say that the Pentax 10mm and 14mm XW is out performed by the Ethos, but I found the opposite and sold my ethos and kept the XW's...

Good Report! I just love those ZAO II's as well in the 7.1" OC...I would have to concur on the altitude concept...Paul.