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Thanks!

Thanks for the encouragement!

Hi Superior Stream. I'm basically a late bloomer so I give myself kudos for going back to a childhood project and finishing it. Your right--the lens is achromatic--but I think very high quality for it's era. Don't really have a basis of comparison to lenses of more recent variety, but I felt the lig...

Read your PM and will contact you. Thanks!

Thanks, all, for your comments and encouragement. The OTA is exactly 5" OD.

Sounds like a good strategy. I guess the weather here is quite hit & miss as well, tho I'm surprised at how well I've seen stars even right outside my apartment!

Hello all. I've popped in for a few months as a guest and finally signed up. Finished a 40 year telescope building project last year--well, got the lens and other parts when I was a kid and finally put it all together. I'll poke around on the FAQs and elsewhere, but I need help to figure out what to...

Welcome and I'm newer than you Hope you enjoy your star gazing