Image of the day Captured by christopher hunt Jupiter About Astromart Terms of Service Privacy Policy Help & FAQ Astronomy Links User Profiles Top Users List Sponsors Supporters RSS Feeds My Account Log In New to Astromart? Register an account... Need Help? [email protected] Home Forums VENDORS Takahashi Re: short FS78? Re: short FS78? Started by Art Ciampi, 04/22/2004 01:17PM Post Reply Posted 04/22/2004 01:17PM Opening Post Art Ciampi View public profile Send a private message to Art Ciampi Find more posts by Art Ciampi Find threads started by Art Ciampi Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Houston TX, US Posts: 103 The tube is 50mm shorter than the previous model.Art Ciampi Quote Posted 04/23/2004 01:52AM #1 Bob Young View public profile Send a private message to Bob Young Find more posts by Bob Young Find threads started by Bob Young Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Lyons NY, US Posts: 136 Dunno for sure Micheal, but I thought they shortened the tube to give the focuser more in-travel...or maybe more total travel. If so, it's still f8. Quote Posted 04/23/2004 01:06PM #2 Art Ciampi View public profile Send a private message to Art Ciampi Find more posts by Art Ciampi Find threads started by Art Ciampi Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Houston TX, US Posts: 103 It is still the same focal ratio, etc, except that the physical tube has been shortened by 50mm.Art Ciampi Quote Post Reply Funding Member Telescopes, Astronomy, Binoculars Sponsors BW ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN PUGH AstroMart LLC Vernonscope Desert Sky Astro Products Astromart Customer Service astronomy-shoppe Matsumoto Company SellTelescopes.com OMI OPTICS USA LLC kwtelescope Anacortes Telescope FocusKnobs Waite Research View all sponsors Search News Classifieds Auctions Reviews & Articles Members Reviews & Articles Forums Calendar Events Go
