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Posts Made By: Floyd Blue

December 22, 2003 11:36 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Re: 18" starstructure Truss Tubes

Posted By Floyd Blue
Very cool looking truss setup. The tubes are great and the connectors super!
If I did not already have a scope I would be begging you to build me one.
Floyd

December 23, 2003 08:44 PM Forum: Insects - Flowers and Other Small Stuff - Photos

Re: Fresia from the garden

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December 26, 2003 12:28 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Merry Christmas,

Posted By Floyd Blue
Merry Christmas all!
I got my lump of coal as expected. ;^)
For those of you who got all those new scopes, I hope your happy! It is now raining like #$%^ and it is not going to quit for 5 days in a row. ;^)
Man, you have really gotten the Cloud Goddess pissed this time.
Oh well. Maybe next year I will get to use the scope again.
Floyd

December 28, 2003 12:17 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Re: Moisture Inside a SCT....????

Posted By Floyd Blue
Air blown into the focus tube will dry it out, a hair drier at a low setting for heat would be what I would try that you should already have.
If it is Fastar then you can also remove the secondary to sppe the process.
Floyd

December 28, 2003 07:07 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Iced up!

Posted By Floyd Blue
When out last night with a friend and about 12 midnight the dew fell and foze instantly! What a mess. My finder and EPs and Telrad were iced. The DOB optics were not thank goodness. I used a hair drier to remove the moisture from inside the finder as it was dewed inside too. I also had to dry the Naglers and UWAs I had out. Everything was coated with ice, unbelievable! ;^)
Got good images of Saturn at 175X and Orion was great, but most of the sky sucked. It was fun but 30 minutes of de-fogging was not. :^(
Watch out for DEW POINT combined with rapid falling temperatures. :^)
Floyd

December 28, 2003 07:53 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Re: 18" Starstructure altitude bearings

Posted By Floyd Blue
Man, those are very nice looking, great craftsmanship and finsh work there.
I need to get one of your scopes huh?
:^)
Floyd

December 30, 2003 10:18 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Re: 18" Starsatructure Installing Altitude be

Posted By Floyd Blue
18" at 111 lbs! Man, my 15" needs to go on a diet! :^)
Floyd

December 30, 2003 10:19 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Re: 18" Starsatructure Installing Altitude be

Posted By Floyd Blue
Micheal,
Thanks for all the informative picture and info. This is a great project and I a certain that it will look wonderful when it is finished. Hope you sell a bunch of them.
Keep us posted.
Floyd

January 2, 2004 12:01 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

How much is it worth.

Posted By Floyd Blue
I am trying to help a friend. So any opinions would be gladly accepted.
16" Truss DOB f/5
Home built of good quality of Birch Ply with nice looking features.
(I will post a pic of my scope and his is about the same.)
Optics from a Meade DOB with home made spider and holder. Good condition but not new.
JMI DX3 focuser.
DSC "Ready" but none installed.
Light Shroud.
I am trying to get some idea what a fair price would be for this scope.
Anyone got any ideas.
Floyd



January 2, 2004 09:09 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Ultrascopics

Posted By Floyd Blue
I would like to report that the Ultrascopics I purchased have been a very good deal. The price is right on Astromart ($47.5 average price each) and the quality is very good. The 10 and 5mm are a bit tight on eyerelief, but if you don't wear glasses while viewing it will be fine. Most high power EPs are tight on ER anyway.
I have the 5-10-15-25mm and for a total of $190 for all of them delevered, they can't be beaten. The condition was like new in box.
I find the detail and contrast to be very good on planets, which is what I bought them for, and the coatings seem very good. No ghosting at all on bright objects.
They are small, light and good looking too. The only thing they lack is good fitting caps. They are much too loose and I will see what I can find to replace them.
Floyd

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