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Posts Made By: Michael Aaron McNeely

May 24, 2005 02:18 AM Forum: TeleVue

Small Refractor Comparison (TV Ranger)

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
I thought that this was a fun article, and I am partial to the Ranger since I own a Pronto.

My Pronto will readily split the double-double at 69x.

May 24, 2005 02:32 AM Forum: TeleVue

5 mm Radian Review

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
I own a 4mm Radian. I use as a dedicated high-power eyepiece for my Pronto where it delivers 120x.

The Radian is very comfortable to use, and I like the Instajust fixture that keeps out extraneous light.

My only complaint is that this eyepiece tends to show dirt against a bright sky background. Any speck of dust on the eyelens becomes a shadow splotch in the field of view. This results from a narrow exit pupil. It becomes very noticeable if you rotate the eyepiece while observing.

I know that I should just keep my eyepieces clean.

I like the 4mm Radian, but I still enjoy the 82 degree Naglers.



June 2, 2005 03:45 AM Forum: TeleVue

Extreme Mag. with Ranger

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
I am not a Barlow fan either, but I do use my TV 2.5x barlow with 13, 9, and 7 mm Naglers in my Pronto (the Ranger and Pronto share the same optics). The 13 and 9 mm combos are particularly enjoyable. They yield 92 and 133x respectively. The 7 mm yields 171x.

200x is certainly not unreasonable in the Ranger or Pronto. I tend to stay around 120 to 133x for planets. My favorite planetary views in the Pronto are with my 7mm Nagler at 69x. The views are small, but very sharp and aesthetically pleasing. The planets resemble jeweled orbs suspended in the blackness of space.

Go for the eyepiece that you want!

June 18, 2005 03:42 PM Forum: TeleVue

Eyeguard retrofits

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Bill Barrett said:

I have an original 13mm nagler & I understand Televue now offers retrofit eyeguards for several of their older eyepieces. Does anyone know what the retrofits cost, and if we need to send the eyepieces back to Televue for installation? thank you, Bill

Hi Bill,

Here is a link from the TeleVue website:

http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=223


July 6, 2005 04:32 AM Forum: TeleVue

Light Cup Hot Tip: new supernova in M51

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Thanks for the Tip. This was the first that I had heard of the supernova.

I had some decent views of M51 and the nova in my Meade 7-inch Mak. With my 35 mm Panoptic, the scope delivers a crisp porthole on space for viewing deep sky objects (76x, 0.9 degree field). For viewing the supernova, I used a 13 mm Nagler T6 for 205x.

The supernova was a wonderful event in that it prompted me to critically examine M51 over a couple nights, what an amazing object!

August 14, 2005 07:18 PM Forum: TeleVue

Ranger upgrade to 76

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Scott Anderson said:

Would the "bang for the buck" be there for visual use?

Scott

Check out Ed Ting's review of the TV-76 where he compares it to the Pronto:

http://www.scopereviews.com/page1t.html#3

As a Pronto owner, I have considered upgrading to the 76, yet for me its not worth the money. I love my Pronto and don't want to sell it.



September 17, 2005 02:13 AM Forum: TeleVue

Tele Vue free book offer!

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Its interesting that this is the third Messier book based on observations with a four-inch refractor as Ron pointed out. Mallas and Kreimer used a 4-inch Unitron, and O'Meara used a 4-in TV Genesis. Maybe it has become a tradition?

September 21, 2005 10:01 PM Forum: TeleVue

Telepod/tv85

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Scott Anderson said:

Can it be done? Should it be done?

Scott

Here is a link that describes observing with a TV85-Telepod combo. The author states that he only goes up to 120x with this setup.

http://www.ovas.org/observingreports/jb11102.html

I use a Telepod with my Pronto, and it works well. I always felt that the TV85 would be too much for the Telepod, but I have never actually used such a setup.

Hope this is helpful.


October 13, 2005 03:24 PM Forum: TeleVue

New focuser on Ranger

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Hi Scott,

For the price of a new focuser you could spend a little more and get a used Pronto (as Michael said).

Besides, do you really want to alter one of Al's scopes? I don't think that it is a good idea. It would be like adding new strings to a Stradivarius.

Aaron McNeely
President: Al Nagler Fan Club

November 11, 2005 10:12 PM Forum: TeleVue

TeleVue 85 Websites

Posted By Michael Aaron McNeely
Hi Michael,

Thanks for the translation.


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