Posts Made By: Brad Cottingham

I received a "heads up" from someone connected to Okie-Tex that the 2005 event is scheduled for October 1-9 this year. The web site will be updated soon.

Thought someone might want this info for their calendar.

Brad
Dumas,TX

I've never dealt with Mr. Lee, however it looks like he has good ratings. I suggest you go to 411.com and check for a phone number. I assume you have the address you mailed your check to. There are 7 persons with the name of Kwang Lee, maybe one matches and you can give him a call.

If he evacuated Houston, he may have just returned.

Brad

I did a google search but could find the pin out for the cable to connect a SkyCommander to the two encoders on my dob.

Anyone point me in the right direction? I can make it myself.

Thanks,

Brad

My ad is number 686272, for a Nagler 31mm eyepiece. After not getting any response to the ad, I noticed the search function was not finding it. Searched for Nagler and tried 31mm. Usually this function seems to work fine but maybe something wrong with my posting. Anyone have a suggestion? Thought I'd leave it up until the problem can be resolved before deleting and trying again.

Thanks,

Brad

Is there anyway to set up preferences so only the initial message subject is shown, with the balance of the treads hidden until the initial message is opened? I forgot what the old preference name was called.

Thanks,

Brad

Randy,

If you want to keep your cost low, check out the Sky and Telescope travel scope series that started I believe in Dec. Since then they've done an article on a diaginal holder and a mirror cell. Both looked good to me, and wouldn't have to be in a travel scope, would work just as well in a tube.

Brad

Great! Thanks.

Thanks guys. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all:-)

Mike, how do you like the helical focuser on your 7"? I'd stick with a 1.25" but I've got a couple of 2" ep's I'd like to use.

What a guy! I hope that dude appreciates the effort you're making to provide a Ronchi.

I bet he does:-)

Thanks,

Brad

Let's correct a couple of things before readers get the wrong impression.

When you say " first light outting with my new Starmaster 11" ELT", let's make sure everyone knows that it isn't a "new" Starmaster (it's several years old).

It wasn't a 11" (it originally had a 10" Zambuto mirror).

And it isn't the ELT version (it's the EL).

I've only seen one or two Starmasters, so I'm not an expert. But I do know my 11EL (the model after yours) has none of the problems your scope seems to exhibit. The upper structure is very rigid (I've wondered how they can do that with 4 parallel tubes). (Well, the finish is a little grainy in places:-)

For those who might be interested, the EL had a fixed upper section, the tubes did not disassemble. The newer version (the ELT) is more transportable (that's where the T in ELT comes from). Starmaster stopped making the EL model about a year ago as I remember.

The sonotube upper section Philip describes is history (although my 11El has it, and it works just fine), and was replaced by Oak and lightweight ABS plastic.

The painted truss tubes are history too, the aluminum truss poles now have a rubberized armor coating.

Sorry you're not happy with it, but readers should realize that what you describe isn't the current delivered product. In fact, I was thinking of buying it to house my new 10" mirror. It's no Zambuto, but then what is? :-)

Brad