First APO -- Need help

"Ron B[ee]" wrote in message

Ron the 4-inch Tall Evangelist B[ee]


Ron,

I heard you grew an inch over the holidays g. Do treat us to your
observing reports.

Ed T.

In article ,
"Robinson" wrote:

I have exactly that combo and the GM8 is overkill to say the least. It
cannot be balanced with a 5lb counterweight even shoved all the way up,
scope still too light.

Maybe you just need a few more TeleVue or Pentax "grenade" type
eyepieces to balance your setup. grin

Or a friend who's a machinist :-)

He made me a nice 3 lb weight out of stainless steel , and it works great
for my TV-85 / GM-8 combo. I think you can get them over the web from Robin
Cassidy too.

-Astrosetz
www.astrosetz.com
www.ncsf.info

"bt schmidt" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Robinson" wrote:

I have exactly that combo and the GM8 is overkill to say the least. It
cannot be balanced with a 5lb counterweight even shoved all the way up,
scope still too light.

Maybe you just need a few more TeleVue or Pentax "grenade" type
eyepieces to balance your setup. grin