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I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations?
Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:07:58 -0700, brucegooglegroups
wrote: Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. That's how you do it: put the mount in a convenient spot, then put the tube on the mount. Bud -- The night is just the shadow of the Earth. |
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On Jul 2, 6:07 pm, brucegooglegroups
wrote: I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce You will be pleased with the Orion XT-8 Intelliscope. Remember -- you do not have to use the Intelliscope -- the XT-8 operates like a "normal" Dob -- if you want to use the Intelliscope, plug in the Intelliscope computer and use it -- otherwise, just use the scope. The Intelliscope does not "drive" the scope the same way a GO-TO scope's motors drive it. Instead, you set up the scope with the tube vertical then you find two alignment stars -- center the first star, hit ENTER, center the second star, hit ENTER, the scope is now aligned -- then, you call up whatever you want to see -- for example, call up M31 -- and the Intelliscope tells you to push the tube right/left, up/ down then it indicates when you are pointed at the selected object. You do not want to leave the base outside -- it's particle board with a laminate coating but it soon would disintegrate from exposure to rain. It's a simple matter to carry the base, plunk it on the ground, go back and get the tube. I have an XT-12 Intelliscope -- it's one BIG SUCKER -- I had an XT-8 and plan to get another one -- it's easier to handle than the XT-12. |
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On Jul 2, 5:07 pm, brucegooglegroups
wrote: I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Comments? Don't. ;-) Seriously, if all you want to do is look, an 8-inch Dobbie ain't a bad choice. The Intelliscope isn't exactly an Obsession, but it's fine. Yes, in fact most people separate mount and tube. The only downcheck I've given 'em is that I've thought the aziumuth motion was just a wee bit too hard. They may have fixed that by now, though, and if not, it would be easy enough to tune up. Unk Rod |
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oups.com... I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Never owned a Dob but I am buying one this year to take to a Yosemite star party. Took a 5" goto Celestron StarSeeker last year and..... This year I am taking a 10" Intelliscope. No batteries, no computers and no setup. Just point it and enjoy the view. With all the computerized scopes available to the amateur, star hopping is becoming a lost art. |
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"goodnigh" wrote in message ink.net... "brucegooglegroups" wrote in message oups.com... I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Never owned a Dob but I am buying one this year to take to a Yosemite star party. Took a 5" goto Celestron StarSeeker last year and..... This year I am taking a 10" Intelliscope. No batteries, no computers and no setup. Just point it and enjoy the view. With all the computerized scopes available to the amateur, star hopping is becoming a lost art. Not to start an argument, but I'd submit that light pollution has a lot more to do with star hopping being a lost art that goto telescopes. It's pretty hard to star hop when you can't _see_ what you're hopping from. |
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picture this...a monster truck show featuring dobs... 07 pm, brucegooglegroups wrote: I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Comments? Don't. ;-) Seriously, if all you want to do is look, an 8-inch Dobbie ain't a bad choice. The Intelliscope isn't exactly an Obsession, but it's fine. Yes, in fact most people separate mount and tube. The only downcheck I've given 'em is that I've thought the aziumuth motion was just a wee bit too hard. They may have fixed that by now, though, and if not, it would be easy enough to tune up. Unk Rod |
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On Jul 2, 8:50 pm, "John Nichols" wrote:
"goodnigh" wrote in message ink.net... "brucegooglegroups" wrote in message roups.com... I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Never owned a Dob but I am buying one this year to take to a Yosemite star party. Took a 5" goto Celestron StarSeeker last year and..... This year I am taking a 10" Intelliscope. No batteries, no computers and no setup. Just point it and enjoy the view. With all the computerized scopes available to the amateur, star hopping is becoming a lost art. Not to start an argument, but I'd submit that light pollution has a lot more to do with star hopping being a lost art that goto telescopes. It's pretty hard to star hop when you can't _see_ what you're hopping from.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Amen. Around here, you can see the Virgo galaxies...if you can find 'em...but there are no stars visible to the naked eye between Virgo's arms. Yeah, you can run 'em down with a good finder...but even then...go-to or DSCs make astronomy a lot more fun in the city. Unk Rod |
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"RMOLLISE" wrote in message oups.com... On Jul 2, 8:50 pm, "John Nichols" wrote: "goodnigh" wrote in message ink.net... "brucegooglegroups" wrote in message roups.com... I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Never owned a Dob but I am buying one this year to take to a Yosemite star party. Took a 5" goto Celestron StarSeeker last year and..... This year I am taking a 10" Intelliscope. No batteries, no computers and no setup. Just point it and enjoy the view. With all the computerized scopes available to the amateur, star hopping is becoming a lost art. Not to start an argument, but I'd submit that light pollution has a lot more to do with star hopping being a lost art that goto telescopes. It's pretty hard to star hop when you can't _see_ what you're hopping from.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Amen. Around here, you can see the Virgo galaxies...if you can find 'em...but there are no stars visible to the naked eye between Virgo's arms. Yeah, you can run 'em down with a good finder...but even then...go-to or DSCs make astronomy a lot more fun in the city. And this is why I intend to buy a goto when I have saved up enough for the type of SCT that I want. I am sick and tired of not being able to find things in a sky that is obscured by so much background light. I figure it this way, once I can see something, then I'll have better luck finding it again independently, plus I'll have the pleasure of actually seeing the object that I was interested in in the first place. |
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On Jul 3, 8:20 am, "John Nichols" wrote:
"RMOLLISE" wrote in message oups.com... On Jul 2, 8:50 pm, "John Nichols" wrote: "goodnigh" wrote in message hlink.net... "brucegooglegroups" wrote in message roups.com... I am thinking of buying a 8 inch Dob. Recommendations? Also, is it practical to bring the Dob outside by carrying the mount first, then the tube? Weight is an issue for me, and I would prefer to carry a lighter load for setup. Any comments on the Intelliscope? Clear Skies. Bruce Never owned a Dob but I am buying one this year to take to a Yosemite star party. Took a 5" goto Celestron StarSeeker last year and..... This year I am taking a 10" Intelliscope. No batteries, no computers and no setup. Just point it and enjoy the view. With all the computerized scopes available to the amateur, star hopping is becoming a lost art. Not to start an argument, but I'd submit that light pollution has a lot more to do with star hopping being a lost art that goto telescopes. It's pretty hard to star hop when you can't _see_ what you're hopping from.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Amen. Around here, you can see the Virgo galaxies...if you can find 'em...but there are no stars visible to the naked eye between Virgo's arms. Yeah, you can run 'em down with a good finder...but even then...go-to or DSCs make astronomy a lot more fun in the city. And this is why I intend to buy a goto when I have saved up enough for the type of SCT that I want. I am sick and tired of not being able to find things in a sky that is obscured by so much background light. I figure it this way, once I can see something, then I'll have better luck finding it again independently, plus I'll have the pleasure of actually seeing the object that I was interested in in the first place. Well, I have pretty dark skies for suburbia (maybe hovering around 5.1 to 5.5, even though the Clear Sky Clock claims they hit 6.1) and still wouldn't do without my digital setting circles (a Magellan 1 system from Meade). This product makes all the difference between frustration and satisfaction for me. --Martin R. Howell Moderated sci.astro.amateur www.moderatedsciastroamateur.org |
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