Posts Made By: john welch

Hi Ken,

I wish!! I guess they'll be released at the end of this month. Someone may correct me, so.....


Thanks,
John

Economics, supply and demand, overhead and return on investment expectations, and on and on.
I do my best (which is pretty pathetic) not to get caught up in the specific object performance race. I'm a general observer of all objects and mostly a newt guy.
I have embarrassingly too much equipment, but I use all of it.
I'd rather run a business with high end products that sell for more than the opposite. There are plenty of off shore manufacturers that are closing the gap on high-end stuff so the high end manufacturers will have to invent more new products, as we always see them do, to continue.
When I go to star parties, I see a few obsessors, (BTW they are terrific people, not putting them down) with ultrahigh end refractors with ultra high end mounts that only view bright objects because of the aperture sizes and just sit around or wander the field looking through newts.
There's nothing wrong with that, we don't all want to be the same for sure, but it made me realize what the hobby is worth and what it is not. BTW Photography today changes the dynamics on aperture to some extent (digital).
So not to ramble anymore, it's all in what you allow yourself to get caught up in. In my case, and surely others, our spouses should use a larger hammer once in a while.
Just have fun and ask yourself if you would be embarassed
to list all your hobby purchases to your friends and aquaintances and explain to them why a 'big' purchase was so necessary.
BTW, I have no right to say what I've just said!! HaHa!

Thanks,
John

Herb,
As the administrator, aren't you authorizedto change my name to Dave and change my nationality to Italian? Please...

Most eternally grateful,

John.....uh Dave

Hi James,

I have the 9 and 13mm. They are actually nice as you know. Your description is correct except they are about 82* AFOV. I've compared them to my Nags and are identical in AFOV. They were advertised as such.
I use both of them in small dobs that prevents balance issues. BTW they do very well on planets and doubles as well as deep space.
I've tried to wear them out, but they're made too well.

Thnks,
John

Ken,

Just remove the lock ring. Be careful not to let it snap against the window. The ring is grossly overbuilt.

John

Christine,

That's beautiful! Careful though, I can hear the nuts beginning to grind!

John

Hi All,
I know this isn't exactly red, but 'wanted to show it anyway. It's my 14" Pierre Schwaar Big Foot.

Thanks,
John

Hi Joe,

Sounds like the board to me. I gave some to Don at Teletrade at RTMC last year. You may want to check with him.

Thanks,
John

Hi Rob,

Meade's mirrors are indeed very good. They work to a fairly tight parameter for depth and smoothness. They've kept good QC in the newt mirror dept. in spite of "low profit" margins for dobs.
I was the moonlighting repairman for the now closed Astro. Shoppe, and have collimated, repaired and rebuilt several 16 inchers. No off-parameter mirrors were found.
We used to suggest people purchase the 16" dob, save the mirror and burn the rest of it. Build a new mount with new optical hardware, and enjoy a great scope for small money.

Thanks,
John

Life's good James!!!!!
John