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Posts Made By: Linton Rohr

August 30, 2005 02:05 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

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Posted By Linton Rohr
Top-notch as always, Floyd.
Hmm, integral speed control.
That's a nice touch.
Looks good.
Linton

p.s. - I got my package today. Thank you.

August 31, 2005 12:23 AM Forum: After Dark

"John Dobson, high priest of amateur astronomy"

Posted By Linton Rohr
The link to the aforementioned article:

http://www.latimes.com/travel/outdoors/la-os-dobson30aug30,1,3411545.story?coll=la-headlines-outdoors&ctrack=1&cset=true

Linton

August 31, 2005 12:29 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

My new Astro Sky is ready for star testing!

Posted By Linton Rohr
Looks great, Floyd.
I'm sure you will find a few ways to improve it though, eh? wink
Linton

September 1, 2005 01:11 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

First light report from Astro Sky Telescopes

Posted By Linton Rohr
Howdy Floyd,
It sounds like things have worked out really well.
You'll be testing it yourself in no time at all.
I fully agree: "the better, the better".
Linton grin

September 2, 2005 02:32 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Autocollimator use...

Posted By Linton Rohr
Hi Ed,
I just recently acquired the Blackcat/Infinity set.
I think I've finally got it straight.
First, I get everything pretty close with a Kendrick laser.
Then I use the Blackcat cheshire to fine tune the primary.
Next I use the autocollimator to very slightly tweak the secondary to get the ghost images to align.
Then check back again to make sure they're both perfect and you're set.
This is how I understood the directions after re-reading them several times.
(I had been leaving out the Blackcat and trying to tune the primary with the Infinity, until I read it all thoroughly.)
Good luck with yours. I think you'll really like it.
Linton grin

September 9, 2005 05:20 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Something to think about

Posted By Linton Rohr
Hey Dave, my 8" SCT had the same problem. Once I got a bigger Dob, the LX-90 was sentenced to solitary confinement for several months. I finally took it along to a couple public star parties. I would set it up to track on an object for a while and have all the curious folks take a look in it, while I dialed up other things in the Starmaster. Worked really well.
Then, a couple weeks ago, I took it up to Mt. Pinos, having invited my 14 year old nephew to come along. He figured out the Meade GoTo right away and was thrilled to be at the helm the rest of the night.
I should start using it out in the back yard again. Too much light pollution for the Starmaster.
Linton

September 12, 2005 04:46 AM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

Ok, my newest one

Posted By Linton Rohr
Looks good, Floyd.
You're all ready for Mars now.
Shall I give you a wake up call at 4:30 tomorrow morning? wink
Linton

(I've been sneaking a peek at the red world, before heading in to work lately. It's high in the sky at that hour.)

September 12, 2005 05:30 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Huge sunspot AR 10808 2005-09-10

Posted By Linton Rohr
Thanks Doug.
Pretty impressive grouping.
It looked quite nice in my PST this afternoon.
S&T has an article on it, if you haven't seen it:
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/sun/article_1588_1.asp

Linton 8)

September 20, 2005 02:40 AM Forum: Eyepieces

Nag 26 or Pan 35

Posted By Linton Rohr
Hey Gerry,
Congratulations on your new Starmaster.
I've got a 14.5" and I absolutely love it.
As much as I love the big Panoptics, they're just no match
for a Nagler in a Starmaster - or any other fast reflector.
I've got a 26 T5 and it is wonderful. grin
Linton

BTW, if you do have any balance issues, Floyd has a simple, yet elegant solution.

September 20, 2005 02:42 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Now this is a fan module!

Posted By Linton Rohr
Holy cow Floyd. You could fly a kite off the secondary cage with that! grin
Linton

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