Posts Made By: Tony Aguire

Originally Posted by Keith Lawson

Hi Tony,

Sorry for your loss. Forgive me if this old guy is misunderstanding, but wouldn't an accessory Crayford focuser accomplish zero image shift? 

Rebuilding the existing focuser mechanism is a serious design challenge. The original Celestron 8" Blue/White's came with a belt driven zero image shift focusing mechanism. It's quite a bit more complicated and requires precision machining that could be beyond the skill set of a hobby machinist. You might want to check out Robert Piekiel's "Celestron The Early Years" CD for pics of this focusing mechanism.

Forgive my ignorance but I'm confused about the "image quality" associated with a focusing mechanism.

Keith (Scopejunkie)

So my thinking is to do hyperstar imaging with it, to that end the crayford focuser option is not viable. I've actually had a crayford focuser on my old C8. I really appreciated how well it worked, but I'm thinking if I could somehow replicate the design characteristics of a crayford into the movable mirror aspect of the C8, that's kind of where I'm trying to go. I know I'm going to have to machine a new rear cell for this project, and I've actually got quite a bit of mechanical knowledge and a couple of machinist /engineer friends that work over at the hackerspace to help me come together with something. They you Kieth, I appreciate your knowledge and insight on this.

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Is it possible you missed something? People wanted the wall before Trump. How many of the world's people should the US take? Fifty million? Eighty million would come. Is that enough? Serious question, give me a number. 
Trump hate has overpowered your logic if you believe wall supporters only want it to increase suffering. Isolation? You must not be aware how many the US takes compared to everybody else. 
Countries need eminent domain. Are you against public use? Couldn't even build roads without it. A very small matter compared to believing half of the nation thinks people south of us are sub human and also want them to suffer.


I think the rhetoric has gotten more hateful with Trump. He didn't create bigots, but as our Commander in Chief, he has legitimized them. And yes, I do have a problem with imminent domain in this case. Explain to me how taking people's land to build a wall is for "public use"? You think this stupid wall is going to be some kind of tourist attraction or something?

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I've seen some moronic statements in my life, but yours is so completely full of lies, exaggerations, and just plain stupidity, it is hard to know where to start with the nonsense above.

First of all, your statement that anyone at any time has stated or even implied that we think that people from South of the border are "sub-human" borders on the insane. 

At best, that assertion is a flat out lie, and at worst, it is completely demagoguery worthy of someone in an insane asylum, and since you posted it, I'm assuming you aren't currently a resident of Bellevue, so it must be a purposeful lie on your part.

The second statement you posted is so absurd that it isn't even worth wasting time addressing the nonsense, however I think something needs to be said about such stupidity coming out of the mouth of another, even if that other is a complete moron.

Nobody wants to see any other people suffer unless of course that other person is evil.  

The poor people trekking  across that Southern Desert, deserve pity.  The problem is that we cannot as a society take in the world's poor.

My guess is that you have not one single person living with you whom you provide free housing, free food, free medical, paid for by yourself, unless of course it is a family member.

Therefore take your sanctimony and stick it in your ear.  

I could say the same only worse about you, that you don't give a DAMN about the safety of all those poor, undecated individuals making that journey because if you did, you would bother to educate yourself and you would know how dangerous it is to make that journey, especially those young girls who WILL necessarily be preyed upon sexually by the coyotes bringing them here.

Many will be raped and molested however you don't give a shit about them or that fact, because you are all about Politicizing the issue, just like your Democrat leadership does.

Everything else you wrote is simply disgusting, despicable, race baiting accusations and nothing more.