hello everyone. i've just recieved my tal 120 and i have no clue how to do the polar alignment. it looks like this telescope has no familiar polar aligning...
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andrew554495
Feb 18, 2013 1:07 pm
Hi. Have a look at the manual for the Tal 1, which has the same mount as your 120. ...
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wfalicoff
Feb 20, 2013 6:12 am
I have added photos of my 200k wooden crate, my Pelican case I now use the 200K OTA and my modified pedestal for my Tal mounts. The photos are in the album...
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DP & KL Crocker
crockd01
Feb 20, 2013 6:54 am
Thanks wfalicoff' I can do something with them for my scope. Regards, crockd01 Middleton SA 5213 From: TALScopes@yahoogroups.com...
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celesteenedwin
Feb 24, 2013 8:33 am
I've put some photo's in the 'photo'-section of this group (in the 'TAL 200K focusser upgrade' album). By the way: I'm not going to image with my TAL, visual...
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daniel s
swannies1983
Feb 24, 2013 11:47 pm
Yep, that's pretty much what my setup looked like except I only had the single speed. Oh come on, do some imaging ;-). We need more Tal200K users imaging to...
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wfalicoff
Feb 25, 2013 7:20 pm
I assume that you live in Southern Australia. Do you want to pay for shipping the 200K wooden crate all the way to your country? It weighs quite a lot. I can...
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Stephen B. Forbes
telescopeman54
Mar 7, 2013 10:30 pm
The link supplied in the last message takes you to a scam site. Just delete the message. Stephen B. Forbes ... Received: 07:28 AM CST, 03/07/2013 From: rob...
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philhardacre
Mar 9, 2013 11:44 pm
Hi all. I found reference to this group on an astronomy forum & I'd just like to introduce myself. My name's Phil & I'm in the Preston area of Lancashire UK....
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gurneyfan67
Mar 10, 2013 5:55 pm
Hello Phil, Welcome to this forum. I have been a member since 2004 and though the group is not as active as it once was it is still a fine source of info for...
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Stephen B. Forbes
telescopeman54
Mar 11, 2013 12:32 am
I will also say welcome to the group. It is, as noted, not quite as active as it was when the TAL products were popular. However, you should be able to get ...
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philhardacre
Mar 11, 2013 8:42 pm
Thanks for replying Len. Where are you in the US ? Do you still own a TAL or have you moved on to something bigger? Hope to chat again soon when I've had a...
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philhardacre
Mar 11, 2013 8:53 pm
Thanks & hello Stephen. Are you in the UK Too? Are you a long time TAL owner ? Mine is a manual EQ mount but I would eventually like to motorise the scope. ...
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Stephen B. Forbes
telescopeman54
Mar 11, 2013 11:37 pm
Phil: I live in Florida in the USA. I bought the one that Susan French used for her review in S&T many years ago. I had a friend who needed a motor and...
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philhardacre
Mar 12, 2013 9:14 pm
Stephen, Interested in reading that S&T review if you can point me in right direction. Googled it & came up with the Science & Technology website which sounds...
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tarkusdofus
Mar 13, 2013 5:22 am
Hello! Please tell me someone uses TAL Klevtsov 2 "OAZ-Ringadapter on your telescope? http://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=details&id=380&sprache=english is it...
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sloz1664
Mar 13, 2013 8:25 am
Hi Oleg, There was a large thread on converting the Tal 200K to a 2" focuser. If you type berlebach into the search box it will take you to the threads. cheers...
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andrew554495
Mar 13, 2013 10:43 am
Hi Phil. A very nice scope you have there. A fine choice for your 1st scope. I have it's bigger brother the 2M(6"F8) and it's a handful, being four foot long...
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gurneyfan67
Mar 13, 2013 4:48 pm
Hello again Phil, I live in western Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Yes I am still a Tal user,my Tal 1M (110mm) has been a great scope. It's rugged build...
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Stephen B. Forbes
telescopeman54
Mar 13, 2013 5:42 pm
I, too, will need to dig it out. It was quite a while ago. I don't know if it's in the on line files, or not. I kind of doubt it. I'll see if I can dig up...
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Stephen B. Forbes
telescopeman54
Mar 14, 2013 5:27 pm
What was that crap? Stephen B. Forbes ... Received: 09:02 PM CDT, 03/13/2013 From: Norm Higgs <norm@...> To: TALScopes@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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philhardacre
Mar 14, 2013 6:43 pm
Yes thanks Norm for the S & T advice. I was thinking the same thing Stephen after clicking on those links assuming they led to the S & T website - they don't...
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tarkusdofus
Mar 15, 2013 7:11 am
Hello, Steve! Thank you very much, you really helped me. Regards, Oleg...
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philhardacre
Mar 26, 2013 6:07 pm
Andy, You mentioned you have my scope's "Big Brother" the TAL 2M - i have a few questions:- a) I assume yours is the motorised mount? (Hence the "M"?). b) do...
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philhardacre
Apr 18, 2013 8:38 pm
Thanks for the advice Mal. Must admit when you wrote I was not fully conversant with what you said but I'm a quick learner & have read an awful lot more since...
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jorma mantyla
jorma_mantyla
Apr 25, 2013 9:15 pm
Here is a photo of the partial lunar eclipse of 25.4.13 at 20.08UTC. More photos are available here: http://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/13812 You can...
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tal_250k
Apr 27, 2013 9:46 pm
Hi! I´m selling my brandnew 2" TAL Klevtsov crayford focuser. The focuser is in perfect condition and only used for checking it´s functionality. A good...
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jazzview1
Apr 28, 2013 9:27 pm
Greetings to all you Tal owners, and particularly to 200K owners! I have had my Tal 200K now for almost 10 years. My interest in astronomy was reignited in...
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Br Max
greyhabit
Apr 30, 2013 8:58 am
Hi Phil, I'm pleased to learn that you found my advice of interest. i hope that your health issues have now eased and that you are getting plenty of clear dark...
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postmanpat2
May 9, 2013 8:50 pm
Hi guys anyone in the UK interested in a tal 200k around the manchester area as would be pickup only. Modified focuser unit with Berlebach OAZ adaptor sct...
