... Rod brought back a memory when he mentioned the, "Rabbit in the Moon." I was raised on the expression, "Man in the Moon" and saw a human face most of my...
Hi All Iv just precured one of these fine old scopes a bit dusty but is cleaning up well. Iv removed the forks, drive and wedge and will be looking to fit a...
I dovetailed my C8 Classic and found the same thing. There is a dovetail mount that will extend from the front casting to the back casting, and is almost a...
See this thread for the problems I had with my 1977 classic C8 and a new dovetail: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sct-user/message/115498 Gregg Hill...
Hello Jim As long as the single front screw will hold it firmly then that is fine. I was going to make a couple of riser blocks to fit a long dovetail i have...
Feb 16: Seeing and transparency was poor this evening. The NED is very prominent and bright. March 3: Seeing was excellent this evening. I finally had clear...
I know that there are two common dovetails out there ( at least two ). I should mention that mine is the narrow one that is made from a piece of cast or...
I think the "waves" may be in the vertical dimension and add rigidity, such as here: http://www.admaccessories.com/D_Series_Dovetails.htm Regards, Bill...
My Orion GEM uses the "Vixen" style. Much thicker casting ! and narrower. The incut center and raised edges make it much easier to mount to a curved casting,...
Condition was frustrating this evening. I had to play peekaboo with a patch of cloud that is in the area of Saturn. Seeing and transparency was very...
Hi Group, I have uploaded my recent session under ideal conditions (Finally) showing the main aft (trailing end) section and with its pronounce dark spot and...
Great images, as usual, Efrain. I am waiting for Saturn to rise a bit earlier than now. Then I shall get to it. Well done and kind regards, Leonard. ... ...
Just bought a SonyNEX-3 on ebay. Will soon try it on my 8 in Celestron but in the meantime I have used my 200mm m42 telephoto and adapter to get instant pics...
http://uncle-rods.blogspot.com/2011/03/curing-charity.html Peace, Rod Mollise Rod's new book: _Choosing and Using a New CAT_ Time to waste? Waste it with Uncle...
Pros? Flatter field, less coma. OTA vents. Mirror locks. Cons? No dedicated focal reducer (though a standard non-flattening reducer may work). The edge of...
Hi Mike, I'm a recent owner (so limited usage so far). I have the EdgeHD11 on a G11 mount. Are you looking for pros / cons of the Edge over another SCT or 11...
Pros: EYE CANDY Cons: Marketing Yes I am for certain that there is an infinitesimal difference between past SCT designs and the Edge HD however, it's all...
For me I was moving from an 8" alt-az, to a GEM mount, so I was needing a new OTA to go on a GEM. I like the 11" vs 8" from a visual observing perspective, and...
Compared to a standard SCT (I've had standard 9.25" and 11" SCTs and now have an 11" HD): The HD can produce round stars to the corners of an STL11000 chip or...
... I left the orange rail on the bottom. It works fine in a Casady saddle (i.e. it seems a "standard enough"). I put the Losmandy rail on the top (but see...
... But in Hyperstar mode you're not using the corrector lens in the baffle tube, or the secondary. I don't know if the primary is the same as in a "standard";...
The primary is the same as a standard SCT--a spherical mirror. Peace, Rod Mollise Rod's new book: _Choosing and Using a New CAT_ Time to waste? Waste it with...
Hi Leonard, Thanks my friend. Thats good news and looking forward, Clear Skies!. Efrain ... From: Leonard Ellul-Mercer <lellulmercer@...> Subject: Re:...
Hi Group, My latest session from the 6th showing the moons Tethys at the limb and Rhea at the southern region (top) and still going strong the Serpent Storm...
