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Re: highest focal length eyepiece for the xt10i

Jack & Lynn Kramer — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:32:01 GMT

From: "bruce_piano" ... Bruce, light loss is only part of the problem. More important to my eyes is the distortion caused by a too

Re: Telrad finder

Joe Lalumia — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:46:41 GMT

... Here is a picture of my XT10 with the Telrad mounted: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boatman1/2727041024/ Joe

Re: Telrad finder

Anthony Maida — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:05:30 GMT

John Also does the focuser have to be racked all the way out or in? anthony ... From: johnwunderlin

highest focal length eyepiece for the xt10i

bruce_piano — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:02:40 GMT

What is the highest focal length eyepiece for an xt10i? I recently tried a 40mm celestron eyepiece- good for star clusters, but the eye relief wasn't so good.

Re: Telrad finder

Anthony Maida — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:55:14 GMT

Hi John Thanks for the info. Right now I,am in the process of checking the colllimation everything looks fine with the collimation cap but when i put in

Re: Telrad finder

bruce_piano — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:52:29 GMT

I also recently purchased a Telrad for my XT10i. I mount it on the right side of the scope just next to the finder. I would recommend a Telrad riser( 4

Re: Telrad finder

johnwunderlin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:56:53 GMT

... That's where I put mine. Since you have the 'i' version, you'll probably only be using the Telrad to locate the alignment stars and the occasional

Telrad finder

lvam1521 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:26:02 GMT

Hi Everyone just purchased a telrad finder for my XT10i. Where would be the best place for it on the scope? Right along side the stock finder? Thanks Anthony

altitude movement

Bill Helms — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:31:56 GMT

Vicki wrote: Has anyone had any experience with a device for controlling/improving altitude movement on our Dobs called a Scope-Gripp sold through

altitude movement

catsmom84 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:08:16 GMT

Hi: Has anyone had any experience with a device for controlling/improving altitude movement on our Dobs called a Scope-Gripp sold through Astronomy-Shoppe?

Re: eyepiece view: can a prediction be printed ??

johnwunderlin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:23:33 GMT

... Count me in as an Astromist fan. I think it's not as easy to use as Palm Planetarium, but it's faster and has a lot more features. John Wunderlin Mineral

Re: eyepiece view: can a prediction be printed ??

Debra and Todd Miller — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:30:16 GMT

... Or Astromist running on Palm. I think I have at least 4 planetarium programs on my desktop and 2 or 3 on two different laptops. I've printed charts from

Thanks for the input

gavin.buckle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:20:16 GMT

Just a quick thanks for the input I've received for the questions I've posted. Much appreciated.

Re: azimuth motion on 10xti

Jack & Lynn Kramer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:11:31 GMT

From: "gldowns" ... A couple of years ago I tried Teflon spray and even recommended it on this site, only to later realize that in the

Re: azimuth motion on 10xti

Rick — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:21:27 GMT

I made a ring from FRP. Here is my blog on the project: http://risksastronomy.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-solstice-telescope-project.html Rick