... Timex has a huge factory here. It's about 5min from my factory. let me know if you ever come over.. 8) ... Average seeing here is 7-8/10 throughout the...
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Christopher Go
stone_1990
May 17, 2013 8:33 pm
Light pollution here is terrible. I do not even bother deep sky imaging here except on rare occasions. Chris ... Christopher and Vicky Go Christone Industries...
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Christopher Go
stone_1990
May 17, 2013 9:55 pm
Condition wasn't great today. I had to start imaging early before clouds rolled in. I finally got to test the new ...
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Dale M
lionsfan0_16
May 17, 2013 11:40 pm
Even with bad conditions you always impress with your images Chris  Thanks    Dale M    Hoping for Clear Skies! From: Christopher Go...
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Christopher Go
stone_1990
May 17, 2013 11:50 pm
Thanks Dale. Chris ... Christopher and Vicky Go Christone Industries Manufacturer and Exporter of Quality Fossil Stone and Wrought Iron Furniture Cebu,...
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thad_floryan
May 18, 2013 3:19 am
News story: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/meade-instruments-corp-announces-merger-213327726.html SEC Form 8-K (7 pages, 49kB): ...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
May 18, 2013 1:17 pm
Yep...very interesting. While I no longer know anybody at Meade, several months ago I observed to a buddy that this would be a good match and would put Scott...
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Desi and Betsi's ...
altjeep
May 18, 2013 1:39 pm
Personally, I wasn't one whit surprised by JOC's acquisition of Meade. It has looked for some time like JOC was putting the squeeze to Meade. But it saddens...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
May 18, 2013 1:47 pm
Well, again, I'm not sure it makes any difference. The only thing that would have made any difference would have been if Meade had been acquired by an American...
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Ray Stann
r_stann
May 18, 2013 2:25 pm
Ok, I'll say my two cents worth. Meade is the company that tried to put Celestron out of business through litigation. Meade had somehow (I'd like to know...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
May 18, 2013 2:45 pm
Well, that's true. OTOH, going forward there's not much left of the old litigious company from Irvine. I'd not hesitate to buy something from JOC Meade. It's...
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Eagle Station
hulett_44
May 18, 2013 4:55 pm
I see one really good name that makes me feel good about this merger, and that is Scott Roberts. He has always been a super good guy when it came to customer...
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SID CORMIER
sjc180
May 18, 2013 6:00 pm
Well stated. Back when the lawyers were making all the money on the suit I remember thinking the money would be better spent on R&D to give us better products....
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Ray Stann
r_stann
May 18, 2013 6:01 pm
Out of curiosity, was Scott Roberts involved in the north/level patent and subsequent litigation? Ray ... From: sct-user@yahoogroups.com...
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
May 18, 2013 6:26 pm
No idea. Rod Mollise Contributing Editor Sky and Telescope Magazine Uncle Rod's Astroblog: <http://uncle-rods.blogspot.com> ... From: sct-user@yahoogroups.com...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
May 18, 2013 9:00 pm
While I certainly disagreed with Meade's litigious ways, on this issue they had some (slight) justification. Celestron made the first goto scope, adapting the...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
May 18, 2013 9:10 pm
It's interesting that JOC had the sense to put Scott Roberts in charge over Meade. I don't know him, but from what I've heard he was the last sensible guy at...
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chuck kimball
artistsloft4811
May 18, 2013 11:26 pm
I have known Scott, as a customer, for many years and totally agree that he is a good choice. I only hope he doesn't work himself to the grave, he is a...
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chuck kimball
artistsloft4811
May 18, 2013 11:27 pm
by the way, thanks, Thad for the heads up chuck ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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tobomo
tobomo...
May 18, 2013 11:48 pm
Hey all, What's the difference in Celestron's XLT and their Multi-coated Mirrors" Thanks, Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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thad_floryan
May 19, 2013 3:00 am
... Hi Chuck, I noticed the announcement in another group and saw it wasn't being relayed to all the other relevant groups, so I edited the original post and...
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andy_brown_895
May 19, 2013 8:41 am
... Let's concentrate on The Important Stuff. To h*ll with the coatings! I just want the chance to get out under a clear sky :( If it's not working 6 days a...
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andy_brown_895
May 19, 2013 8:48 am
... I think it's important to wish all those involved the very best for the future. Meade have/had some important mechanical gains over the big C's sct, as far...
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tobomo
tobomo...
May 19, 2013 8:13 pm
Hey Andy, Thanks. Ditto on the weather! Regards. Tom ________________________________ From: andy_brown_895 <mojocvh@...> To:...
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Bob G
bj_rcg
May 19, 2013 8:49 pm
My CPC and my Granddaughters 8SE both have Starbright XLT coatings... MY 8I (earlier model of the 8Se) has just plain Starbright coatngs... The Starbright...
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shaun.annandale1
shaun.annand...
May 19, 2013 8:55 pm
Hello to you all, I just thought I would say a few lines of introduction. I have recently purchased a Celestron CPC 925 XLT having upgraded from a Nexstar 6SE....
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Rod Mollise
rmollise
May 19, 2013 9:06 pm
Weather will come and go; you'll be stuck with the coatings that come with your scope. Always buy the best coatings you can; it is a no-brainer. They can make...
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chuck kimball
artistsloft4811
May 19, 2013 10:24 pm
that subject is subject to immediate trash in my filter… glad you cleared it.. chuck ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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tobomo
tobomo...
May 19, 2013 11:21 pm
Hey Rod, Thanks. Clear skies! Tom ________________________________ From: Rod Mollise <rmollise@...> To: sct-user@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, May 19,...
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tobomo
tobomo...
May 19, 2013 11:22 pm
Hey Bob, Thanks for the input. Take care. Tom ________________________________ From: Bob G <Rg327@...> To: sct-user@yahoogroups.com;...
