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Posts Made By: Vince Clements

November 16, 2004 03:42 PM Forum: Refractors

Antares 105mm long focus

Posted By Vince Clements
I saw an ad in the December issue of Sky and Telescope in which Antares (Sky Instruments)has a 105mm long-focus refractor which comes in three focal lengths 1000, 1300, 1500. They say that the lenses are a finely polished standard achromat and made by the same supplier to Vixen. They compare them to the old Unitron refractors. Does anyone own one of these or has any one looked through one of these yet? I currently own a Celestron 9.25. I am looking for a high quality color free refractor that will not require a second income to purchase. Will this be a good refractor to purchase or would it be wasting money. Has anyone looked through a 4" Unitron? Are they a great planetary scope?

December 3, 2004 12:31 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Orion 100ED or ETX125?

Posted By Vince Clements
I currently have a Celestron 9.25 as my primary scope. I am thinking about a "quick look" scope. I think I have narrowed it down to two scopes. The Meade 125ETX and the Orion 100ED. Which would be the better scope for this. I would like a scope that would take in the Pleiades and give decent planetary views. Any other scopes to recommend other that these?

December 17, 2004 06:42 PM Forum: Refractors

Orion 80mm ED

Posted By Vince Clements
Has anyone looked through one of these? Are they a great scope or are they a good scope? Is it a great deal or do you get what you pay for?

January 21, 2005 12:40 AM Forum: Pet Pics

Our recently adopted pound dog Ben

Posted By Vince Clements
Just a little something I put together from the first week of dealing with Ben's separation anxiety.

March 9, 2005 03:57 AM Forum: Binoviewers

Denkmeier customer service

Posted By Vince Clements
I just had the diopters on my Denkmeier binoviewer upgraded to the self centering diopters. I am impressed with the quality of Denkmeier's customer service. They did an excellent job and got them back to me within a week. Not only did they do the upgrade I wanted, they cleaned the prisms and adjusted them. They even touched up a small chip in the paint. Not often do you see a company go the extra mile.
Oh and by the way I love using two eyes!
Great job Denkmeier. Vince

April 21, 2005 01:46 AM Forum: DVDs and Music and Books That You Recommend

Anna Nalick - Wreck of the Day

Posted By Vince Clements
This is one of the best albums of the year. There will be several hits of Anna's debut album, one of them already is the song "Breathe (2am)". It is on the softer side with great lyrics. If you like Norah Jones you will really like this album. I am going out on a limb but I think she will get best new artist and album of the year at the Grammy's. Vince

November 10, 2005 03:17 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Commercial Mirrors

Posted By Vince Clements
Which company is making the best mirrors right now? I am looking for an 18" mirror and want the best one I can find.

January 24, 2006 08:12 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Meade motors

Posted By Vince Clements
I am thinking about tearing up a LXD55 mount to see if the motors and goto can be converted to use on a 15" dob. Any ideas. Has this been done? Is it possible to do this? Are the motors strong enough?

February 21, 2006 07:46 PM Forum: Landscape Photography

Sedona AZ.

Posted By Vince Clements
My wife and I were lucky enough to be in Sedona AZ when it snowed. We were upset with the rain on our vacation until we woke up the next morning to see this. WOW!

May 27, 2006 01:57 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Another spider question

Posted By Vince Clements
I have just received my 18" OMI-Torus mirror. This is the first attempt at building a scope. I was looking at ProtoStar for the spider. They will add the offset for the secondary into the spider with asymmetrical vane lengths. Now with the problem of diffraction spikes, will this make them fainter since the offset vane pattern is not lined up or will this make 8 spikes?

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