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Anyone using this adapter? My Meade works for standard eye pieces but not for my ultra wide eye pieces. Thanks.

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Today I decided to finally make the modification to my Jason that I’ve been thinking about for a while....

Anyone using this? Just want to know how well it works. Thanks.

so it turns out televue use different sizes on thiere barlow extention tubes and also different threads, i almost ruined my job, lucky i did a light...

I have a GSO linear focuser on my SW ED100, replaced the original focuser as the original wasn't able to lift my diagonal, Quark (1.25 lbs) and 174mm...

I had planned a home observatory, but the boss said NO. We have two sheds now, a garden shed and a she shed and lots of trees. I have a observing...

Anyone out there have any experience with an Optec Gemini focuser? Reason being is an OTA that I have been eyeing up ( 14.5 iDK) has this focuser as...

Greetings,
This is a project I have been working on recently, a binocular telescope with twin 12 inch mirrors. I got an idea to build myself a big...

I'm just about to start building a barn door tracker. My maths is good, my craft and engineering skills are very good but the idea of coding an...

To support my future dream telescope system, I'm going to need a 2 diagonal for low-power visual use, with 35-55mm eyepieces.
This will be for a slow...

I'm thinking of getting a second Telrad and was poking around on line so decided to look on Amazon. $104.51 plus $64.92 shipping for a total of...

This is a mount for my binoculars. My red dot finder attaches to the piece that came off. How do I reattach it without breaking something. Looks like...

Hello everyone!
I'm Astroavani and I have my observatory at the back of the yard. It is located in the city of Canoas, southern Brazil, actually 30º...

Not sure if thats the correct name for them. Finding out my not so steady hand really shakes the telescope when trying to focus. Meade does not make...

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Hope everyone is staying safe.

Not sure this is an easy question to answer yet on a barn door trap how many millimetres does the trap open...

Who would be the ATM that made this mirror?
I come through this request help from colleagues to try to identify the origin, or what was the ATM that...

One of the TSS members offered set of mirrors and I grabbed the chance. He warned me that he had no idea how they were supposed to be configured to...

My telescope came in yesterday. Was looking to see if Meade made a specific case for it but guess not. Starting to look at generic hard cases. Anyone...

Put a Crayford on my ST80 and I love the thing - so much nicer than the stock R&P. So, being spoiled now, I was planning on putting a Crayford on my...

A few weeks ago I posted my first impressions on the new Celestron DX 102AZ refractor. This is an entry level telescope, a nice one at that, with a...

Does anyone have the instructions on how to properly align this little guy? I've made a short video explaining my dilemma.

Added some handles and wheels to my 18 inch dob yesterday. Wheels that are shown on it are temporary till the larger ones that I ordered arrive....

I do a few ATM projects every year and this year I decided to upgrade the mirror cell of my 18 inch F4.5 scope and to build an 8 inch binoscope. Both...

I made one of these and can't believe how well it works! you may need to loosen the eyepiece out a little ways from the holder depending on the model...