alamak...you all keep on forgetting I'm a newbie...I just regurgitate what the "apparent" gurus say...heh heh...good that 2 SCT lovers responded here!
now if I can get KH to part his beloved 5" for an 8" heh heh
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- Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:20 am
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Link : light transmission for telescope designs.
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:17 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Visual Back for ETX
- Replies: 5
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- Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:57 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Meade LX10 scope
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- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:37 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Meade LX10 scope
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- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:12 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Meade LX10 scope
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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 ...
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:09 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Visual Back for ETX
- Replies: 5
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- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:22 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Link : light transmission for telescope designs.
- Replies: 4
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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
http://www.licha.de/AstroWeb/articles_f ... 3?iHowTo=8
- 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
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- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:09 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Visual Back for ETX
- Replies: 5
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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...
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:02 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: What is a Takahashi Epsilon?
- Replies: 4
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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...