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Posts Made By: Larry Seguin

February 18, 2008 11:13 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Do You Have The Visual Squigglies?

Posted By Larry Seguin
Hi Judson,
If you have, or can borrow, a binoviewer, you can see if that alleviates the problem. Using two eyes whe working with small exit pupils can be helpful, as the brain cancels out the floaters that are only seen in each individual eye.

February 25, 2008 07:36 PM Forum: Eyepieces

TeleVue Eyepiece Collection

Posted By Larry Seguin
Right now I've got a 35 Panoptic and 17 Nagler. A 31 Nagler would be nice, but I'm very content with what I have. In the lower focal lengths I prefer the comfortable views of the Pentax line, specifically the 10.5 and the 7mm. Toss in an Ultima barlow and a Klee 2.8, and I can get wherever I want to be.

February 29, 2008 09:47 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Looking for ....

Posted By Larry Seguin
Hi David,
The Night Sky Observers Guide does have some sketches of objects as seen through the eyepiece. They might be done using larger telescopes than your thinking of, but it's worth a look.

April 18, 2008 08:58 PM Forum: Refractors

Suggestions

Posted By Larry Seguin
Hi Craig!
I'll second what Bob has already said. I got an ST-80 for a grab'n'go, and to keep it grab'n'go I went minimalist on ep's too. A Vixen 8-24 zoom with and Ultima barlow gets me anything from 17X to 98X very comfortably. I threw in a 24 Panoptic for views that FEEL wide as well as being wide. Three pieces of equipment, and my ST goes anywhere in a flash.

July 4, 2008 01:39 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Mexican Coca Colas better?

Posted By Larry Seguin
Not only are the Mexican Cokes better tasting, but Coke in the Middle-East is better tasting as well! On a recent trip to Israel, I noticed the Cokes labeled with Arabic script were made with cane sugar, and had a better feel for carbonation also.

July 29, 2008 06:26 PM Forum: After Dark

An Amazing Sky!

Posted By Larry Seguin
Last night was the first clear night here in New Mexico in over two months....beautiful clear sky, not a single cloud,seeing not too hot, but the transparency was gorgeous. On of those horizon to horizon Milky Way nights, just as you said!

August 23, 2008 06:36 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Lower vs Higher power EPs

Posted By Larry Seguin
My most used dso eyepieces are a Nagler 17 and pentax 10.5, giving me giving me about 100x and 160X on my 14", at a 3.6 mm and a 2.2 mm exit pupil. On my 8" they give me about 70x and 115x, with 2.8 and 1.8 mm exit pupils.Those magnifications and exit pupils work well for my purposes. I generally prefer to use the eyepiece that gives me the highest magnification if the field of view is the same....better contrast, darker sky background, more detail. Helpful?

December 18, 2008 11:58 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Eyepiece recommendation question...

Posted By Larry Seguin
Hi Brian, congratulations on your graduation! If yer really set on selling one, I'd opt for the 12.5, simply because I've never really cared too much for Plossls below 15 mm--eye relief just starts getting too tight for my tastes. Your 24 pan barlowed will give you about a nice 12m anyways. Alternative thought--why not just keep it? It's fun to play with different mags and you might just find it fills a niche. Alternative/alternative thought- investigate a nice 2" ep, something in the 30ish mm range for some really nice wide views.

December 30, 2008 04:21 PM Forum: Eyepieces

8.4mm - 8.7mm ?

Posted By Larry Seguin
Bill, Pentax makes their XF series in two sizes: 12, and 8.5.

February 21, 2009 01:45 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Solar filter

Posted By Larry Seguin
Hey Magnus, I picked up a Kendricks for my C-80 ED a while back. Uses the film rather than the glass (I forget the brand name of the film just now). Gives a very natural colored looking sun, very sharp clean image. I thought the differences between this and the glass filter were somewhat subtle, but enough that I kept it and have enjoyed using for over a year now. Now, for some sunspots...

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