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Re: Some success tonight.

William — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:48:39 GMT

Mars is just a tough target, very small and very bright. Are you using a filter? Bill

Re: G-N114

John Hilliard — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:06 GMT

Oops, forgot the message... You may want to ease over to the Nexstar Group on Yahoo. The N114 has been in use as a Celestron scope for ten years(?) now and

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

John Hilliard — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:13:39 GMT

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: ...Jesus Christ and the American G. I. ... From: "buffalotime" To:

Re: Some success tonight.

spartacvs — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:27:09 GMT

That's great!!! Succeeding is a great motivator. If you are really going to try your hand at collimation then do yourself a favor and get a laser collimator.

Some success tonight.

Gene — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:56:53 GMT

OK, for those who read my previous messages I was concerned about the prong that appeared in my picture. Thanks to a few post I figured out this evening that

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

William — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:04:50 GMT

The problem with reflectors is that they need to be collimated. That's easy for an experienced person, a beginner could be, and often is, overwhelmed by this

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

William — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:00:10 GMT

... If there is another lens in the focus tube, it should be removable. It will be much easier to collimate with it out of the way. You must be VERY CAREFUL

Re: Got rid of the weak link with iOptron Cube Pro!

Dave Y — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:05:46 GMT

I always thought the weak link on the cube was the plastic cage that hholds the gears and worm.. it would rack side to side and make the telescope feel like it

Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

buffalotime — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:18:07 GMT

... My 2 cents worth: your scope is listed at f/8.8, probably with a non-parabolic Chinese spherical main mirror. Yet, the tube is short. This most likely

Hi! New to forum and to iOptron...

rchabo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:57:10 GMT

Hello all, Nice to find a forum for iOptron, I just acquired a Cube 8600 last week and took it for a testdrive on saturday, really bad night though (cloudy)

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

spartacvs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:03:33 GMT

I have to disagree with you Londo. You want a dobsonian reflector. You don't have to play around with a tripod. It's portable. You will get better light

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

davidgoss222 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:14 GMT

You should invest in a good refractor. Even with expensive equipment, views of the planets are a bit of a dissapointment. We are all spoiled by the awesome

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

spartacvs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:55:39 GMT

Good Morning John, I think the best piece of advise anyone has given you is to look for a local astronomy club. There you will find a plethora of amateurs who

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

Steve deRosier — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:37:29 GMT

A Newtonian reflector (which is what the S-N114 is) needs to be properly collimated. Never having had one myself, I don't know the procedure, but there's

Re: Great Expections or should I set my bar lower

Gene — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:01:03 GMT

Thanks to everyone for the good responses. I do have a few more questions. Keep in mind this is only my second night trying to view the stars. 1) Would you