http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/ Lockwood Optics Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:18:56 GMT gumbydad2002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1181 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1181 The 20" f/3 Lockwood/JP Astrocraft continues to follow on its journey's through space now via computer control. I recently installed Software Bisque's Sky X Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:44:45 GMT Steve Taylor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1179 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1179 It would certainly be interesting to contemplate, but how would you fuse the powder together in a homogenous mass, with no strain, or anisotrophy ? Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:14:01 GMT Jim http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1178 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1178 Hi Mike, 3D printing - also known as "additive manufacturing" first came to my attention in 2012. The idea of a "printer" whose print head nozzle moves in 3 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:05:10 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1177 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1177 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the lockwood_optics group. File : Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:02:04 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1176 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1176 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the lockwood_optics group. File : Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:00:04 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1175 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1175 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the lockwood_optics group. File : Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:58:38 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1174 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1174 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the lockwood_optics group. File : Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:57:49 GMT jimhp29401us http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1173 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1173 In March I acquired a Starmaster Super FXQ 20" F/3.3 with Lockwood quartz mirror. I was a little nervous about the acquisition as it required trading a very Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:45:30 GMT jimhp29401us http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1172 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1172 OK,will do! Jim Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:54:18 GMT parabola30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1171 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1171 ... Well, based on my experience last night, I'd say Mother Nature... more on that later. For the Yahoo issues I blame Yahoo and/or foreign hackers. -- Mike Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:41:38 GMT atmpob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1170 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1170 About 1/2 the time I click on my link to this group through yahoo itself I get a message saying "Invalid Group Lockowwd_optics". Mike what power have you Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:15:22 GMT parabola30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1169 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1169 Jim, Those are some great images of Saturn and the moon. You can post your review here too, because some people who read this group may not keep up with CN. I Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:02:49 GMT jimhp29401us http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1168 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1168 http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=5904769&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=all&fpart=&vc=1&PHPSESSID= Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:15:30 GMT jimhp29401us http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1167 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1167 I just posted my initial review of this scope in Cloudy Nights Forums under Reflectors. Best, Jim Phillips Sat, 25 May 2013 02:16:52 GMT parabola30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1166 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lockwood_optics/message/1166 David, I'm trying to remember how I sized that baffle - I may have just experimented until I didn't see anything except the secondary mirror in the reflection