He normally advertises it on Astromart.com but I did not see the ad. I misspelled his last name (sorry Robert). You can reach him at piekielrl@... and...
... Hi Dennis, first folder in photos, anyone in the group can add to it. http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/sct-user/photos cheers, Frank D Colorado...
Last night went bust with clouds suddenly rolling in along with granddaughter popping in. However, I just set up the 80mm ED with the Ethos and did a little ...
We're getting some very good and consistent results with Ovision worms on the G11 group. People are on the whole glad to have made the switch. Here's a 5.5...
... Hey! You left out my customer referral Bob, "So simple even a Cave Man can read it" 8^) I love your first book for the history (Celestron the Early Years)....
Robert, I agree with Frank that both books a great. Don ... From: "Robert Piekiel" <piekielrl@...> To: <sct-user@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October...
I don't quite understand the issue here. In terms of tracking, the image is not multiple hour. It is made from a stack of 10-minute subs and a self-guided...
After inadvertently leaving my LX200GPS on and connected to my computer for about 2 weeks my scope is dead. When I noticed it I turned it off. A few days after...
Hello, I am getting a very nice clean Orange Tube C8 and it has the fork and setting circles but no tripod mount. Do I have any choice as far as mounts and...
The orange C8 used the "locked-triangle tripod" that in many people's opinion (including my own) was the most rigid and stable tripod ever made. This is...
Actually it has been a problem for off-the-shelf g11s at long focal lengths. It's never been much of an issue for a guy with an f/6 apo for the reasons you...
Well, my story is sort of dual in nature. I did take many successful, multi-hour exposure (10 minute subs) with my G11 at 2800mm with my C11. I eventually...
Roth, I just visited your photography website. It is, simply said, one of the best ones out there. ALL your images are worth a print! Your Pleiades photo is...
Roth, Did you take any micrometer readings of the shafts? I found on my 1996 CG11 that both shafts were .003" undersized and I could move them from side to...
Thanks for dropping by David! Dark Atmospheres / a s t r o p h o t o g r a p h y \ http://www.darkatmospheres.com/astro ... [Non-text portions of this message...
The shafts on my G11 were fine especially after adding a 3rd needle bearing. I had play somewhere in the RA housing that could be measured inside the RA spur...
Would I be better off with 2" or 1.25"color filters and a polarizer for observing the planets and the moon? 2" filters are generally twice as expensive but...
That is correct, price is the only advantage. Stick with the 2", as it fits your accessories for either size EP you use. That's just what I did, because I...
Unless you like looking at the moon or planets at low power in a very wide field, you'll never need 2" filters for them. The size of the moon's image at the...
I recently flocked my NexStar 11 and went by the examples on the web on re: marking the parts for reassembly. After a thorough recollimation, I took some test...
Hi Frank, I looked at your photo - pretty weird. I want to give this some more thought, but I can tell you those reflections are NOT from improper collimation...
... Weird is an understatement. :-) It almost reminds me what happened in 2005 during a July 4 fireworks shoot when some fuzz from my shirt got onto the DSLR's...
update: I repositioned the corrector and things improved markedly. I used a film canister with a hole in the lid and bottom cut out and put it in the visual...
I agree with Bob about the original Celestron locked triangle tripod. The strength/weight ratio is simply amazing. I still use one for my 8" (Meade) LX10....
Hi Frank, Thanks for the update. Could you tell us how much radial play there is between the corrector disc and the OTA or its flange, whichever provides the...
