I'm considering purchasing either a C-14 or Meade 16 SCT and I'm curious as to what others experiences have been with these scopes. I know the C-14 has a...

My guess is a rebranded PST, MaxScope, etc. with a minimalized computer system that tracks only the Sun. Anyone else want to guess? Clear Skies, Paul (PS....

I have an 11" f/10 Celestron SCT and I am interested in getting into astro photography. I've all but decided the Meade DSI seems like a safe place to start. ...

Hello group, I've been experimenting with afocal photography. Holding a digital camera up to the eyepiece has provided mixed results that I think could be...

Hi ppl up to a few days ago i was looking for info and tips to design a maksutov cassegrain but looking further i see a new design called Houghton Lurie and i...

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Hi I forwarded this to this group in the hope of getting Celestron's attention. Well we had that alt/az jump for over a year. Celestron didn't fix it until...

BlankHi, I have an Orion Skyview Pro 8 EQ telescope. Recently I read an article in the August 2003 Sky and Telescope magazine explaining how to wire the...

I saw the comet tonight! although dim here in L.A. I did see it. -- Hike High Mountains Fish for Wild Trout

What do you think? Will the Meade DSI make an acceptable autoguider camera? GP mount with the Celestron AS-GT GoTo system 102ED F9 refractor w/F6.3...

I recently acquired a stellarscope but unfortunately without a user guide. Is there anybody who has a copy of the guide for me? Many thanks, Jan-Bert

In the clear, dark, Montana sky last night (January 11/12) was a vivid, relatively bright, green auroral glow. The aurora was visible as a long, broad, low...

Hello Group, I am from Alaska and will be traveling to Sydney, Australia, to present at a technical conference during the first week of May 2005. I...

Haven't found a lot and a lot of stuff on ebay looks like it's crap. Thanks in advance Andy Rawson

szaki wrote: Any one has any info about this 150 f/5 refractor? How good is it? Julius Hey, I know, let's turn this into a binaries...

A lot of today ( tuesday ) a strange glowing object was in the even stranger blue sky, some said that was the sun! But near evening it was once more covered...

How would a "near infared" optimized achromat lens work as a telescope lens? Would the chromatic problems be "noticible" "nonexistant" "horrible" Thanks for...

Well, it didn't. jt

Nothing common between Meade RCX and true Ritchey-Chretien. The only common is aplanatism - coma-free. Calling these new scopes as Ritchey-Chretien is...

Anyone seen one of the 5000 series? Any word yet on what "long eye relief" actually means? Any specs out anywhere on size and weight? Any speculation on...