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by Airconvent
Mon Oct 27, 2003 1:10 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: eyepieces
Replies: 35
Views: 19342

Hi Starfirez,
But getting back to the topic, Wei Xing's recommendation is good enough.
Why not just buy these "foundation" pieces first, use it for a while and once you are more familiar, you will be able to decide what gaps in your range you need to address...

rich
by Airconvent
Mon Oct 27, 2003 1:07 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: eyepieces
Replies: 35
Views: 19342

If you ignore Al Nagler's trademark for a while, the old Pentax XL's (about the same price as Radians) and new XW's (more expensive than Type 6 Naglers) are also more or less designed with Radian-like functions (high contrast, long eye relief, wide angle, adjustable eyecup etc..) and I think the ne...
by Airconvent
Mon Oct 27, 2003 1:00 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: eyepieces
Replies: 35
Views: 19342

from my own experience, the televue 32mm plossl and the 25mm SMA gives us different views. A few months back, while i was at dempsey, chee chien was kind enough to lend me the 32mm plossl and image showed has a relatively large difference. the 32mm tv plossl gives an image with a darker background,...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 11:45 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: Takahashi Telescope From Begin To Now
Replies: 4
Views: 4554

manz.. they even have a pic of teegul 60... hahaha too bad mine is out of collimation. Hi Ying Tian, That's the first time I came across such a model. Looks like a l onger version of the FC/FS60. Why is it out of collimation? No way to recollimate it back? You can always send back to Tak, I suppose...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:44 am
Forum: Feedback Corner/Test Corner
Topic: Avatars ?
Replies: 6
Views: 7241

Grievous wrote:Looks more like a beaver.

Charlie
Hi Yong Quan,
Thanks! That was fast and the avartar is very well done too...it even asks people to change it!
So back to your own, what is the correct answer? Maybe you can make it into a contest?? :lol:
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:41 am
Forum: Feedback Corner/Test Corner
Topic: Posts to Private Mail
Replies: 7
Views: 6080

I think only a very small minority of members would want the amount of posts that are being generated here to be diverted directly to their email accounts. I do not see any need to implement such a feature especially if it entails much work for Yong Quan and Weicong juz to these satisfy these few m...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:36 am
Forum: Coffee corner
Topic: SP Astronomers
Replies: 37
Views: 18361

yingtian wrote:join SP Astro.. no regrets, hahahaha... i had so much fun..
ahh...finally seeing names I have not seen in a while....Michael, Angeline and "Bino King " Ying Tien.... :lol: Welcome "back" to the "company"...

rich
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:32 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: eyepieces
Replies: 35
Views: 19342

ok.. thanx for all the advice.. by the way mine's a 2nd hand scope so don't think the clouds will be attracted to that haha (any clouds is strictly not my fault!!) haha yeah i got the fc 76 from wira *thanx dear~* and u guy's hints are..erm.. subtle haha. oh i'll wait till i get everything then i g...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:27 am
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: eyepieces
Replies: 35
Views: 19342

Anyway rich, I'm one person who'd protest regarding the radian. Widefield AND high mag? Nice to have, but to shell out over half a thousand for it, I'd just stick to having 2 EPs that can specialise in each for less than that :lol: That being said, once in a while I like pumping up Shell V-power in...
by Airconvent
Sun Oct 26, 2003 3:18 am
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: I am a newbie to astro
Replies: 175
Views: 79054

Hi, Dew won't damage your scope, just let it dry and it will be OK. The only problem is that when there are also dust with the dew, it may leave a dusty layer that stick on your mirror/lens when the dew dry. If you try to clean it, it may scratch the mirror/lens if you are not careful. Newtonians a...