Posts Made By: Stephen Vallentyne

October 4, 2008 08:15 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

smoke came out of my lx 200 10"

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

The other day I fried my beloved lx200 electronics. Now I have a 10" scope on a manual mount. So now I must start looking in to a new mount for my scope 10" SCT 25# sky view 5# cameras 5#finder scope 2# miscellaneous adapters etc.5# so I'm looking at 40 plus #'s. What do you think is a good direction for me to look and why? I’m trying not to break the bank. I will have to save for it anyway.

December 30, 2002 09:47 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Too Many Telescopes

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

Tom R ; Do your self a favor sell your house and get a larger one. Do not let others tell you you have toooo!!! many scopes, you only need more space for them.TOO many scopes? thats like "too much fun? A hole lot of things I have done. But one of them is not have too much fun."Quit your job if it interferes with you observing time. All these people are just jealous of your starter colection.
yours SV

January 16, 2003 07:15 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

m81 again...reprocessed...

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

Andrew; I showed my wife your image just now she said wow is that hubble. very nice
yours steve

February 5, 2003 08:44 AM Forum: Telescope Making

Design Help

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

Paul
The best thing I can tell you is check out chabot space and sceince center in Oakland. Thay have a telescope workshop on friday night. good luck SV

October 6, 2003 04:11 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Used SCT focusing question

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

480X is pritty hight power the view will be dropping off by that power
SV

October 14, 2003 12:30 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

How to mount this scope as a guidescope?

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

Hi Vin
First thing I thought of was one of the sponsers. Try Kens rings and things. If He cant get you hookedup one on can.
SV

October 15, 2003 05:01 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

PAINTBRUSH good enough for cleaning lenses????

Posted By Stephen Vallentyne

Hi Recardo;
If you must and I think you will anyway.go to macy's to the womans makeup department and buy a blush brush.these are soft enough.then feel free to use it next spring to clean your dust. but you will not need to befor then.but I think you will anyway.good luck
sv

June 8, 2004 08:26 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System