Accessories Archives
ISTAR 2-inch Dielectric Diagonal
Jun 29 2010 01:13 PM |
atelierbks
in Accessories
The ISTAR’s outstanding quality was its construction and price/performance ratio. Its thicker mirror, drawtube baffle, low-scatter interior, and quality of metal finishing testifies that it was custom-designed and custom-produced. How ISTAR does this for $89.00 is beyond me.
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Douglas Bullis
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Hubble 5-star Artificial Stars
Apr 02 2010 10:11 AM |
Mr. Bill
in Accessories
It resembles a small flashlight (takes 3 AAA batteries) with an off/on pushbutton switch and has a metal mask with 5 precision pinholes (50/100/150/200/250 microns) and a white LED aligned to each pinhole. You can select the
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Bill Faatz
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Anderson PowerPole Conectors
Mar 22 2010 07:27 AM |
Midnight Dan
in Accessories
What are you using to connect your 12V power to your mount, your dew heaters, your cameras? Automotive cigarette lighter connectors? I thought so!
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Dan Kutcha
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Starlight Instruments Motorized Focus Control System for the Feather Touch 3545 Focuser
Feb 19 2010 07:42 AM |
Guest
in Focusers (Electric and Manual)
My goal was to achieve a finer degree of focus control for imaging than the 3545 was able to provide manually on my TEC 140. The 3545 is superb for visual use. It is much more difficult to come to a tight focus with high magnification and narrow FOV in planetary CCD imaging because
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Jim McAfee
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Jasper APC Laser
Jan 07 2010 06:24 AM |
Ps191
in Accessories
The APC is a 'pen' style laser that is made from some type of metal (my guess is painted brass) and comes with a protective plastic case that has a separate compartment for the batters, for when the laser is not in use
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Kevin Boss
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Atlas/Skywatcher EQ-6 Replacement Saddle
Jan 06 2010 11:50 AM |
jcely7
in Accessories
The Atlas/Skywatcher EQ-6 is well known as a heavy duty mount on a budget. However, it comes standard with a saddle that only accepts the vixen style dovetail. It you wanted to mount the 3" wide losmandy type dovetail, you were forced to buy
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Justin Ely
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Celestron Power Tank
Jan 06 2010 11:43 AM |
jcely7
in Accessories
The power tank is a must have accessory for any power-hunger set up. It has two cigarette-lighter 12v outputs, a 3v output, 6v output, and 9v output, a low power flashlight with a removable red cap, and an
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Justin Ely
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TeleGizmo Telescope Cover
Jan 06 2010 11:36 AM |
jcely7
in Accessories
I originally bought this scope cover when i was hauling a 10” newtionian on a 1970's star-liner mount down the stairs from my room and out into my back yard each night when i came home for the weekends.
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Justin Ely
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Telrad Finder
Jan 06 2010 11:14 AM |
jcely7
in Accessories
The aspect of zero magnification can serve multiple purposes. The first is that it can quickly get you in the general area of your
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Justin Ely
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Hirsch SCT Focal Reducer
Jan 06 2010 11:09 AM |
jcely7
in Accessories
I cannot tell the difference between the Hirsch SCT f/6.3 focal reducer and the more expensive Meade and Celestron versions. I bought the Hirsh used on CN for
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Justin Ely
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Orion/Synta Type Finder Mounting Shoe with 0.785" (20mm) Hole Spacing
Jan 06 2010 11:03 AM |
R. Christian
in Accessories
I knew that Hardin was no longer making this particular scope but remembered that is was close as an Orion knockoff. I then found
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Christian Bruggerman
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Dan's 12" Pier Plates
Jan 06 2010 10:25 AM |
Lord Beowulf
in Observing Domes, Tents, and Panels
Ok, for anyone thinking of pouring the concrete pier, the whole point is to have stability; gobs and gobs of stability (and of course to get rid of the tripod legs my wife always
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Michael Foegelle
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Celestron Red LED Flashlight
Jan 06 2010 08:11 AM |
lemonsensation
in Accessories
This flashlight has two important features: a strap and the variable brightness. The strap lets you hang it on your neck without having to
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John Yeung
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AWR Synchronous Motor RA Drive Corrector
Jan 05 2010 07:36 AM |
Rick K
in Accessories
As an old-timer, I still use telescopes with 120 VAC synchronous RA motor drives. As a recently born-again digital astrophotographer, I still need to have a way to control the RA drive
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Rick Kelly
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Catsperch and Harford Homemade Observing Chairs
Dec 29 2009 08:23 AM |
atnbirdie
in Accessories
You can buy a ready-made chair of course, but if you enjoy making things yourself I’m going to introduce you to two models that I’ve made and found to be very good pieces of equipment. Both are wooden and
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Steve Berte
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JMI EV-1NM Focuser
Dec 29 2009 08:12 AM |
detscorn
in Focusers (Electric and Manual)
The focuser arrived in great condition and was packed extremely well. The focuser was basically encased in soft foam. I was hoping to just be able to unscrew my old focuser and replace it with this one, but
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Frank Etscorn
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JMI Track-N-Train
Dec 29 2009 07:57 AM |
detscorn
in Dobsonian Mount Accessories
The motors are powered by a supplied 12V battery which easily fixes to the inside of the rocker box. This keeps the battery secure and out of the way. The motors are all controlled by
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Frank Etscorn
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The Night Sky Original 2-Sided Planisphere
Dec 29 2009 07:42 AM |
Guest
in Accessories
If you are a complete beginner like I was you will realize that this is very easy and requires no compass of course. About a minute into your first observing session you will be able to
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Roberto Valladares
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BIPH - A Tour of the Invisible Universe
Dec 29 2009 07:15 AM |
StarryHost
in Binoviewers
BIPH is a generation 3 military night vision device that has been ingeniously adapted for astronomical use. It uses a barrel which fits into any two inch focuser and
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Jack Swaton
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Stellarvue Enhanced 2" Dielectric Diagonal - D1029ED
Dec 29 2009 06:47 AM |
Guest
in Star Diagonals
As with most telescope "connoisseurs", I have fallen prey to purchasing another telescope, even though the one I have more than adequately serves my purposes. During a
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George Liu
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Orion 1.25" Variable Polarizing Telescope Filter
Dec 29 2009 06:41 AM |
Guest
in Astronomical Filters
The Orion Variable Polarizing Filter makes viewing the moon a more pleasurable experience. Unlike a neutral density filter that
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Paul Griffin
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Stellarvue 1.25" 90 Degree Dielectric Mirror Star Diagonal
Dec 29 2009 06:39 AM |
stargazertony
in Star Diagonals
I purchased the Stellarvue 1.25" Dielectric Diagonal to replace the stock prism diagonal that came with my 102mm Orion Apex Maksutov and for use in my
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Anthony Rogers
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Zhumell SEE IT ALL Telescope Filter Set
Dec 28 2009 12:00 PM |
Lord Beowulf
in Astronomical Filters
The Zhumell SEE IT ALL Telescope Filter Set consists of four filters, a Sky-Glow filter, a UHC (Ultra High Contrast) filter, an O-III filter, and a
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Michael Foegelle
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Telrad Finder
Dec 28 2009 11:21 AM |
Guest
in Accessories
I'll start by saying I'm new to astronomy. I attended a local astronomy club meeting last month and one of the members was nice enough to
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Paul Griffin
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Smart Astronomy Smart Seat II
Dec 28 2009 11:09 AM |
stargazertony
in Accessories
It is really very sturdy, and is extremely lightweight and comfortable. I have seen other observing chairs but they
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Anthony Rogers
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