80f5 at Yahoo! Groups

Re: Instant messaging

Jim Davidson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:55:45 GMT

Hi Marc - I belong to a group that used to have weekly group chat sessions about their scopes. I think it only lasted for a few months. It was good for asking

Instant messaging

mrc_wly — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:27 GMT

Does anybody in the group like to IM on yahoo about there scopes? Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (long)

leotaylor2 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:05:01 GMT

... You are welcome Paulo. I'll leave the photos on my web site a couple of months in case any others find them useful. Unfortunately Yahoo's search has been

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (long)

Paulo Krieser — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:41:19 GMT

Analysing your files, I must agree with your previous comments. It´s hard to see significant differences between the scopes. Many thanks for your good job.

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (long)

leotaylor2 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:28:34 GMT

... Sorry, after placing the ZIP file on my web site I forgot to include the link. I was wondering why no one commented on the photos.

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (long)

Paulo Krieser — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:39:07 GMT

Hi Leo I did not find your files (no links, no files in photos or files section of 80f5 group). Anyway, your description is very helpfull. My interest in the

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (long)

leotaylor2 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:05:00 GMT

... I did it! I'll start by saying there is not much difference, considering I paid twice as much for the Stellarvue. I imaged Jupiter and M39 on a moonless

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (was Upgrading the optics)

leotaylor2 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:04:09 GMT

... Hi Paulo, The next clear night I will try to capture images with both scopes. That may take awhile since clouds are predicted for awhile. I enjoyed

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (was Upgrading the optics)

Paulo Krieser — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:00:52 GMT

Hello Leo I´m an (unexperienced) imager too. See http://www.krieser.astronomos.com.br/ and http://krieser.multiply.com/ I assembled an 80f5 scope using an

Re: Upgrading the optics

jd_astro — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:11:47 GMT

Thanks Frank. The carbon-fiber solution is a little expensive for going light-weight. I'll keep my eyes open for a used AT80, and maybe try some mods on the

Re: 80 mm Orion vs Stellarvue (was Upgrading the optics)

leotaylor2 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:07:58 GMT

... Hello Paulo, I'm an imager, not a observer but I'll try. First - The Nighthawk was Stellarvue's lowest cost scope. It is not ED, APO, or anything special.

Re: Upgrading the optics

tincanandstring — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:00:06 GMT

The Synta (Orion, Celestron, Skywatcher, etc.) is about as good as it gets in this focal ratio, however, there are sample variations in scopes of this class.

Re: Upgrading the optics

Paulo Krieser — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:48:52 GMT

Hi Leo Taylor As you have 2 scopes (80f5 and SV Nighthawk), can you comment something about the difference in results regarding planets and deep sky? tks in

Re: Upgrading the optics

Whitney Turner — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:04:10 GMT

"Plan B" might be to "downgrade" back to a lightweight R&P focuser, source a carbon fiber tube (http://www.carbonfibertubeshop.com//index2.html) or make your

Re: Upgrading the optics

leotaylor2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:30:17 GMT

... I have an Orion ST-80 f5 and Stellarvue Nighthawk 80 f6. Yes, the better scope is twice as heavy. Manufactures tend to upgrade body and optics equally. I