Posts Made By: Floyd Blue

I noticed something I find strange. When I look at Mars with my DOB I get the typical spikes, but when I look at Saturn I get no spikes at all! Why would Saturn not cause spikes? Is this from it having rings or is something else going on here. I have not had a chance to see if Jupiter makes spikes or not, nor have I had a look at Venus.
I noticed this after doing a lot of work on my scopes collimation and optical train alignment. I will look at other planets this weekend if the weather is good.
Floyd

Michael,
as usual a fine looking product. Lets see, if I sell the parrot and the Harley, hmmm! ;^)
Floyd

Here is the latest photo, I ran it through Photoshop to get the contrast and clarity up a little.
Look at how rounded and smooth sided the rock appear! That could be weathering, but the rocks did not look like this at the first lander sites. Very interesting and one looks like it is white if that is a rock.
Floyd

For me the BinoViewer would need to be compact and inexpensive and come with 3-30mm zooms built in the set. All of this for about $500 and I am buying it!
:^)
Floyd

Very nice fit, looks professional.
Floyd

Let us get back to the reason that this and other forums were created.
This is here to discuss Binos. It is to talk about problems or other situations that come up concerning Binos.
This is not a place to discuss personal issues or argue about who is better or worse.
If you have something you don't like about a product you purchased or used, say it.
If you want to know something about a product, ask it.
If you have never used a certain product, then don't say anything about it if you have never even used or owned one unless you qualify your statemnet with these facts.
Personal problems should be taken offline!
I really don't care if you don't like some one, heck not everyone likes me. But if you have something to say about someone, please tell them personally.
Vendors should advise people if questions are asked about their products and they feel that the product is being misrepresented. But they should not run this forum.
You can not report on a product without bias if you make the product in my opinion.
I would really love to see the forums in geeneral geet back to their original intent.
Floyd

Jeez people! Is this a forum of men or children? I can't believe the squabling goin on in here. This is getting so off topic! Man, I think that the full moon has caused madness to se in here.
Floyd

I am going to go to a new site tonight. We are getting a good Clear Sky Clock prediction and I hope that the sky is as good as they say.
I am trying a new "Dark Skies" area that I hope works out.
It is an hours drive, so hope it is worth it.
After not getting to veiw for a while I guess anything will look good huh?
:^)
Dark skies to all and I hope you have the same luck.
Floyd

I purchased 2 EPS thropugh this ad. I received a rating from the seller. When I try to rate the seller, it stated that " I have not had contact with this person and can not rate him"? What is up with that?
Floyd
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I recently replaced my JMI DX3 for a FeatherTouch focuser.
I had heard others say that they noticed the laser collimator dot would move slightly from the center mark when you racked the focuser completely in and out.
I never saw this with the JMI but now I do notice a little change in position with the FeatherTouch. The amount is quite small, but it is there none the less. I used levels to make sure the focuser board was level and the focuser was leveled to the board. I also checked with great precision that the focuser was perpendicular and level to the diagonal mirror. The mirror is properly centered in the secondary cage and I have checked the position thoroughly.
Some one mentioned that this was the geometry of the focuser that caused this to happen. Does anyone know for sure why this would happen with one focuser and not the other.
It is not a problem really as the movement is quite small, it is that I am curious more than anything else.
Floyd