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Posts Made By: Carl Stanley

September 3, 2002 05:51 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Re: wait for Discovery scopes

Posted By Carl Stanley
I bought a 12.5" PDHQ Dob a year ago, it took 4 months from order until delivery. about 1 month longer than originally quoted. The extra month was worth the wait however, it is a very nice telescope-well built.

Carl

May 1, 2002 09:17 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Discovery 15" PDHQ Info

Posted By Carl Stanley
The 15" PDHQ is an excellent scope, the 2" focuser is made by JMI and is really smooth, the optics are really good. The down sides are the weight of the tube (about 100 lbs), and the eyepieces supplied with the scope are not the best in the world. Also the mirror mount is not the strongest, I had to use silcone glue on the back and sides of my mirror in order to insure it wouldn't fall out of the mount when the telescope is near horizontal (I learned the hard way and I now have a minor scratch on my mirror)

Carl

July 29, 2002 06:52 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Re: Meade dobs

Posted By Carl Stanley
Instead of spending extra time and money to make a Meade dob more usable, just spend the extra money up-front and buy a Discovery PDHQ dob that dosn't need any upgrading.
Carl

August 1, 2002 03:32 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Advice on what 10" dob to buy?

Posted By Carl Stanley
The best 10" dob out there is from Discovery Telescope, their 10" PDHQ.
Carl

August 17, 2002 12:21 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Star chart recommendations please

Posted By Carl Stanley
I've been using the Uranometria 2000.0 with my 12.5" Dob in finding the Herschel 400. It's worked out pretty good so far!

Carl

January 20, 2003 10:18 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

?! New Finder for Meade, ETX ?!

Posted By Carl Stanley
I use a Rigel Quikfinder on my ETX, works great!

June 26, 2003 04:28 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Orion Mak vs. Stellarvue refractor

Posted By Carl Stanley
I recently purchaced the Orion SkyView Pro 127. This being the 8th telescope I've owned I can say that the SkyView Pro mount has the best tracking I've ever seen in a drive. The optics are very good also.

April 8, 2004 06:09 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Eyepiece quality question

Posted By Carl Stanley
I've owned a 26mm SP eyepiece made in Japan and one that was made in Taiwan, I could see no difference in quality between the two eyepieces.

Carl

July 10, 2004 09:28 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

good 8x50 finder ?

Posted By Carl Stanley
I've owned all three brands before, and I like the Orion best because you can align it much easier than the other two.
Carl

August 20, 2004 04:00 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

ETX90 corrector baffle shift

Posted By Carl Stanley
The baffles on the ETX are known to shift if they are left in the sun, or other hot place. If the warrenty has expired on the ETX it's not too difficult to fix. Just remove the front lens of the ETX, pull off the baffle, re-align it in the center and glue it back down.
Carl

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