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Bowmoreman
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 2842
Loc: Bolton, MA
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Busy day, huh, Brian?! 
Now all's we need is a really nice night to test em all out... a "predicted" nice night... I just couldn't get out there tonight... too tired (today was first day of VBS and that meant we all hadda get up at crack of dawn - 7:30!)
The horror...
Strangely, I find myself pining for those clear, crisp, fall nights w/ no humidity, and dark at a civilized, EARLY, hour!
I'll drop ya a PM next clear night and we can check it all out...
clear enough skies
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Dave
Ustream
YLive
XT10i, RTP, CGE, TMB80SS, SN8
31T5, 22T4, 13Ethos, 8Ethos, TV 3-6 Zoom; Paracorr
MallincamColorHyperPlus,SBIG STV&237A;CanonRebel Xti
WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90)
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Shawn H
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/16/07
Posts: 689
Loc: Southern France 43°56'N-4°50'E
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Brian & Dave
I guess its not your wife's who balance the checkbooks! Shawn
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xt10i with Telrad & feather touch focuser & huge Boston Red Sox decal
Starblast
15x70 Celestron Skymasters
35Stratus
27Pan
20XW
17Nag
12Nag
8 Ethos
Orion ultrablock
Astronomik OIII
Tele Vue 2x barlow
Antares 1.6x barlow
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hammerhead
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Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 686
Loc: MA
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That sounds good Dave. I managed to get out for just an hour last night... it was just getting nice and dark when I had to go to bed (10pm). Gettin' up at 5am five days a week is drag for an astronut. I did cruise around the Milky Way for awhile with binos and then turned the 8" dob onto Jupiter for awhile. But I'm a little short on EP's right now until some of the new stuff shows up! Plossls and the dob made me remember how much I appreciate widefield EP's pretty quick!
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-Brian
12" Lightbridge w/ Moonlite and Argo Navis
CPC 1100
WO Megrez 110ED
26mmT5, 20mmT5, 13Ethos, 10mmXW, 7mmXW, and 5mmXW, Nagler 3-6mm Zoom
Oberwork 15X70, Coronado 10x25 Solar, Orion 7x50.
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hammerhead
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 686
Loc: MA
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Brian & Dave
I guess its not your wife's who balance the checkbooks! Shawn
I actually only had to put out about $35 to do this recent EP swap around. Sold my glass for around $1685 and bought the new stuff for about $1715. Course I sold five EP's and only bought four so depending on how you look at it.....
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-Brian
12" Lightbridge w/ Moonlite and Argo Navis
CPC 1100
WO Megrez 110ED
26mmT5, 20mmT5, 13Ethos, 10mmXW, 7mmXW, and 5mmXW, Nagler 3-6mm Zoom
Oberwork 15X70, Coronado 10x25 Solar, Orion 7x50.
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Shawn H
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Reged: 05/16/07
Posts: 689
Loc: Southern France 43°56'N-4°50'E
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OK Brian
I'll shut up! Nice dealing! I wish the used ep market worked as well in France. Shawn
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xt10i with Telrad & feather touch focuser & huge Boston Red Sox decal
Starblast
15x70 Celestron Skymasters
35Stratus
27Pan
20XW
17Nag
12Nag
8 Ethos
Orion ultrablock
Astronomik OIII
Tele Vue 2x barlow
Antares 1.6x barlow
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hammerhead
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 686
Loc: MA
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Shawn, the used EP market really is a beautiful thing. I've tried more than my fair share of high-end EP's and equipment for nothing more than the cost of shipping! If I buy used, take good care of the equipment, and then sell if it doesn't work out... the shipping is usually all it costs me. Not a bad deal at all!
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-Brian
12" Lightbridge w/ Moonlite and Argo Navis
CPC 1100
WO Megrez 110ED
26mmT5, 20mmT5, 13Ethos, 10mmXW, 7mmXW, and 5mmXW, Nagler 3-6mm Zoom
Oberwork 15X70, Coronado 10x25 Solar, Orion 7x50.
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Downward Bound
Adrenaline Junkie
Reged: 03/29/06
Posts: 1981
Loc: Seattle
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The 31T5, 26T5, 22T4 and 13Ethos do accept Dioptrix... interestingly the 20T5 and the 8Ethos do NOT...
Dave - according to the 8mm detail sheet on Astronomics.com site, the 8mm Ethos does accept Dioptrix (read he last paragraph near the bottom). 
Read Here
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Bill
'flector: Vixen R200SS
'fractors: TV-85, NP-127, PST-2X
Orion 15x63, Minox 10x52 HG, GO 22x85 HD
Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11 (waiting)
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Bowmoreman
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 2842
Loc: Bolton, MA
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Quote:
Quote:
The 31T5, 26T5, 22T4 and 13Ethos do accept Dioptrix... interestingly the 20T5 and the 8Ethos do NOT...
Dave - according to the 8mm detail sheet on Astronomics.com site, the 8mm Ethos does accept Dioptrix (read he last paragraph near the bottom).
Read Here
Hey Bill... I hope you are right, cause when I look at the TV website, this is the current info on Dioptrix:
dipotrix info
Which clearly doesn't list the E8...
That said, I haven't TRIED it yet = anyone ELSE live in New England these last 6+ weeks 
So... I hope you (and they) are right, and it's just that TV hasn't updated their site yet...
clear enough skies (soon, please, Lord!?)
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Dave
Ustream
YLive
XT10i, RTP, CGE, TMB80SS, SN8
31T5, 22T4, 13Ethos, 8Ethos, TV 3-6 Zoom; Paracorr
MallincamColorHyperPlus,SBIG STV&237A;CanonRebel Xti
WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90)
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Downward Bound
Adrenaline Junkie
Reged: 03/29/06
Posts: 1981
Loc: Seattle
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Good luck with the skies and the Dioptrix Dave!!!
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Bill
'flector: Vixen R200SS
'fractors: TV-85, NP-127, PST-2X
Orion 15x63, Minox 10x52 HG, GO 22x85 HD
Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11 (waiting)
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Shawn H
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/16/07
Posts: 689
Loc: Southern France 43°56'N-4°50'E
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Dave
What!  Bad New England sky's!  Come onnnnn! You need to come visit me! Ive been out every other night since I got back! Sagittarius the teapot is high enough at 1am that I can pick out all its goodies!!!  Shawn
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xt10i with Telrad & feather touch focuser & huge Boston Red Sox decal
Starblast
15x70 Celestron Skymasters
35Stratus
27Pan
20XW
17Nag
12Nag
8 Ethos
Orion ultrablock
Astronomik OIII
Tele Vue 2x barlow
Antares 1.6x barlow
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