... I use my XT10i primarily for DSOs and my XT6i mainly for lunar/planetary and occasional double star observing. The Orion COL is invaluable for easily...
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skyquest-telescopes@y...
May 1, 2013 10:36 am
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skyquest-telescopes@y...
May 1, 2013 10:36 am
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May 1, 2013 10:36 am
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Max
davenporttennis
May 2, 2013 7:26 pm
Hi all, I've noticed when I collimate my XX14i that if I collimate it about 50 degrees above the horizon that I've I move the telescope almost overhead or down...
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tallchip1
May 3, 2013 5:36 pm
... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@$ I had the same problem. So, I turned the collimation screws all the way in. Then I did my collimation. The screws will...
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kent tousley
ozman_rulez
May 4, 2013 1:47 pm
 Well that sounds like something Ive had to do more then once.I believe I had to do the same thing a couple of years ago.Never gave it any thought about the...
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kenny_bahmer
May 4, 2013 3:23 pm
I was wondering if there are any modification user have done the xx14g? I had a Meade Lightbridge and there was some plastic plates you could buy to...
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johnklems@...
johnklems...
May 12, 2013 4:41 pm
It varies from month to month. Had 12 posts in Feb but only 5 in Jan. None in Mar. But I haven't been keeping up due to other factors in my existence. JohnK...
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 14, 2013 9:00 pm
John, Well the group is still here and working. Not many people are very active it appears. I know that as for me I haven't had the chance to get a scope out...
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Mike Souza
mike_souza
May 15, 2013 8:53 pm
I'll bite on stirring the pot here. I have an old spreadsheet where I calculate various eyepiece parameters and I don't remember where I got the formulas...
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 15, 2013 9:14 pm
Hi,  Hello Mike,  A little too busy to check these myself today, but the formulas are all over the webs and books. Maybe these will help: ...
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Mike Souza
mike_souza
May 15, 2013 9:44 pm
Thanks - those look like good links. Mike  ________________________________ From: Philip Forsyth <pilipkorea@...> To:...
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 15, 2013 10:00 pm
You are welcome ________________________________ From: Mike Souza <mike_souza@...> To: "skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com"...
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Kevin Lahey
rokkaku99
May 17, 2013 3:59 pm
As long as we're looking for something to talk about, I was curious about the white plastic cylinders that serve as azimuth bearings on my fairly early XT10i....
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 17, 2013 5:54 pm
Mike, I'd suggest you look here for a bit: http://www.televue.com/engine/TV3b_page.asp?id=154 The article half-way down "Telescope Formulas, Common Telescope...
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 17, 2013 6:22 pm
Kevin, I haven't had one of the new XT10i scopes apart yet so I don't entirely understand how the base is assembled. I do find it odd that they chose to make...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 18, 2013 3:38 pm
... Very early IntelliScopes had loose azimuth bearings simply dropped into recesses in the ground board. Later on, the 3 flat Teflon pads were stapled to the...
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Richard
ap777200
May 19, 2013 3:25 am
Hello All, I am wanting to sell my Orion SkyQuest XT10i IntelliScope Dobsonian telescope, which I bought a few years ago. I has only been used a handful of...
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K B
firefoxkb
May 19, 2013 12:11 pm
Hi Richard. Personally I would ask more for the scope. I take it your scope has the manual go to system. I would ask at least $650 if it's in very good ...
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 19, 2013 12:53 pm
Hi Richard,  I would disagree Karsten. That is less of a discount than many of Orion's sales offer ($650 is less than 20% off). I get their emails and...
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Jason Creager
lasergecko
May 19, 2013 2:36 pm
Orion refuses to support secondary owners with part purchases. That figures heavily into the price of any used Orion gear by anyone who knows astronomy gear. ...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 19, 2013 3:54 pm
... Checking the already-sold Cloudy Nights Classifieds is one way of determining what used telescopes and accessories have sold for recently. A quick search...
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David Aucoin
musicman3236
May 19, 2013 10:14 pm
I would stick with the $500. Scopes lose value over the years from continued use and wear and tear. Despite the electronics still working, they do age as well....
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 19, 2013 10:16 pm
Very well put Dave. ________________________________ From: David Aucoin <stargaz3r45@...> To: skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 19,...
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Richard
ap777200
May 20, 2013 2:45 am
I would tend to agree, I would even take a bit less for it. I do like the scope and would keep it if I could, but in order to get a new scope my wife is making...
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K B
firefoxkb
May 20, 2013 3:53 am
Sorry guys, I don't know. I can't think of not getting the best you can for it. If it doesn't get any responses then drop it but to low ball off the top you...
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Kevin Lahey
rokkaku99
May 20, 2013 1:56 pm
On Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:42 -0000 ... Ahh, thanks, that sounds like what's going on. The fix seems like the kind of project to take on when I get access to a...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 20, 2013 3:38 pm
The manual with my 2005 XT10i hadn't been updated and still shows the drop-in Teflon pads and recessed holes in the ground baseplate. A separate addendum was...
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Kevin Lahey
rokkaku99
May 20, 2013 8:29 pm
On Mon, 20 May 2013 15:38:06 -0000 ... Heh. I guess that's the way things sometimes happen. :-) I'm glad that Orion had the guts to switch things around when...
