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by Airconvent
Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:37 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: Meade LX10 scope
Replies: 7
Views: 4773

Nuts....US$900 I know its too good to be true..
Thanks for the tip, Vince Snr.
Still hoping for an 8" Goto for under US$1000...heh heh
I wished for the optics and mechanicals of the Nexstar 8 GPS but the autostar of the Meade and all for under US$1000 ! Am I too greedy?? :-)

rich
by Airconvent
Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:12 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: Meade LX10 scope
Replies: 7
Views: 4773

Meade LX10 scope

I just checked apogee and they are selling these old 8" LX10 scopes at a bargain US900+ for the normal one and $1100 for the UHTC version. This is the only place selling this scope (I thought it was discontinued as Meade does not list it on its site.) Can I check : 1. Is this scope an obsolete ...
by Airconvent
Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:09 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: Visual Back for ETX
Replies: 5
Views: 4065

nope...our resident scopetronix dealer, sam does not have one...
he did recommend to try apogee ....I'm hoping it won't cost and arm and a leg to satisfy my curiosity.. ..there appears to be one for US$26 but I can't confirm if its it....its called "eyepiece holder"
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:22 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Link : light transmission for telescope designs.
Replies: 4
Views: 4514

Link : light transmission for telescope designs.

A good read if you want to know more about why a 4" refractor performs better than a 6" SCT...

http://www.licha.de/AstroWeb/articles_f ... 3?iHowTo=8
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:17 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Top 20 things to see with a small 4 inch reflector scope
Replies: 18
Views: 11833

Not too sure if you're interested but I'm selling a book "Turn Left At Orion" which is a hightly recommended book in the US. It describes 100 objects you can see on a small telescope and how to find them. PM me if you're interested. Warning : does pampered by gotos can avoid this book! You...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:09 pm
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: Visual Back for ETX
Replies: 5
Views: 4065

Visual Back for ETX

There has been talk that the mirror on the diagonal of the ETX degrades the light transmission by around 10%. I'm curious to try a visual back option for my ETX. Anyone know where I can get the visual back adapter for Meade ETX? I want to try out using it without a diagonal for out-of-zenith objects...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:02 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: What is a Takahashi Epsilon?
Replies: 4
Views: 5361

What is a Takahashi Epsilon?

I read about Remus' Epsilon scope and did some search for it . Antares did not indicate what aperture it is.... From the pics of the range, it looks like a short tube newtonian but is identified as a catadioptric. So what kind of scope is it and what is its strengths? would have asked myself but was...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:22 am
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observation At Eunos MRT field Tonight at 8pm
Replies: 6
Views: 5577

Was out with the family till 9pm and by then checked the sky not good at all.
so how was the gathering? the mewlon must look very nice!

rich
by Airconvent
Sat Oct 11, 2003 5:32 pm
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: Wanted C5...
Replies: 16
Views: 10194

Me too!!!
All those sinagstro members with C5 aren't selling.
I'm eyeing an original orange c5...heh heh
join the queue man....even Vincent Snr is waiting for one.

rich
by Airconvent
Sat Oct 11, 2003 2:27 pm
Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
Topic: Observation At Eunos MRT field Tonight at 8pm
Replies: 6
Views: 5577

Observation At Eunos MRT field Tonight at 8pm

Hi all, Remus has asked me to inform all that there will be a demonstration tonight at the usual field next to Eunos MRT at 8pm. On diplay for comparison will be Michael Lo's Mewlon 180 and Wira's brand new Mewlon 210! Also, there is a possibility of another Tak Monster present..keep your fingers cr...