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by bornfree
Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:11 pm
Forum: Coffee corner
Topic: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build
Replies: 312
Views: 184944

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

reminds me of the "Man in the Iron Mask"
by bornfree
Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:02 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Help getting a Starter Scope
Replies: 34
Views: 30746

Re: Help getting a Starter Scope

Congrats Jeannie. I do have to say. your eyes are a pair of 1x7 binoculars.. meaning they see 1x magnification from a 7mm opening. which will reduce with age, sadly.. however your scope is has a 130mm opening which gathers like 18.5 times more light than your eyes. you can see more than 1 stars. som...
by bornfree
Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:39 am
Forum: Coffee corner
Topic: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build
Replies: 312
Views: 184944

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

wow~ the making of the Aluminum Man! nice~~
by bornfree
Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:23 am
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Help!! Finderscope off its "calibration"
Replies: 4
Views: 4814

Re: Help!! Finderscope off its "calibration"

is your finder the small plastic kind that tends to wobble when you accidently move it? and it has 3 zeroing screws to adjust its alignment with the main scope? if so, i faced the same problem as you and has a fix for it. not a pretty one, but simple and effective. the solution is scotchtape. you ca...
by bornfree
Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:10 am
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Help getting a Starter Scope
Replies: 34
Views: 30746

Re: Help getting a Starter Scope

collimation is not as difficult as it sounds. best done with a Cheshire, than only with a laser collimator. going to youtube to search for newtonian collimation will give u a very good idea on what needs to be done for collimating and there is a guy who will prove to you why not to go with a laser c...
by bornfree
Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:43 am
Forum: Coffee corner
Topic: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build
Replies: 312
Views: 184944

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

is it going to have some foam padded like a biker's helmet? that would be more comfy..
by bornfree
Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:13 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Help getting a Starter Scope
Replies: 34
Views: 30746

Re: Help getting a Starter Scope

an avid birding kaki, Dave, can give u lots of tips on this.. :D
by bornfree
Thu May 29, 2014 10:48 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: NGC7635-Bubble Nebula.
Replies: 3
Views: 2075

Re: NGC7635-Bubble Nebula.

[smilie=cute2.gif] [smilie=embarrassed.gif] [smilie=good-job.gif] can really see a nice bubble in there...
by bornfree
Wed May 21, 2014 4:44 pm
Forum: Feedback Corner/Test Corner
Topic: Test Smilies post on Firefox
Replies: 8
Views: 18536

Re: Test Smilies post on Firefox

[smilie=admire2.gif] [smilie=ahaaah.gif] [smilie=beaten.gif] [smilie=bad-atmosphere.gif] [smilie=angel2.gif] [smilie=blocked.gif] [smilie=bye2.gif] [smilie=bsod.gif] [smilie=bye.gif] [smilie=crying2.gif] [smilie=crying.gif] [smilie=cute2.gif] [smilie=cute2.gif] [smilie=desperate.gif] [smilie=depress...
by bornfree
Tue May 13, 2014 4:23 pm
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTB : Alt-Az mount that support 15lbs and above
Replies: 5
Views: 2394

Re: WTB : Alt-Az mount that support 15lbs and above

I have a AstroSlew Inox that is a manual alt-az mount. it doesnt have any slow-mo or tracking, but it is a very smooth mount. my selling thread is below. the price is negotiable.

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