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EDGE 1100HD vs Meade 12 F10 ACF

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:12 pm
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by DMouse » Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:55 pm

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So, I used to own a second hand EDGE1100HD, and it had some mirror flop issues, so I sold it. I am currently using an f4 12 inch newt, and find using...

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It seems that it is hit and miss with mirror flop. My 8 SCT (the newest model) has almost none, and older EdgeHD 9.25 has more. However, you can get...

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Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:12 pm
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:47 pm
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by Bigzmey » Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:21 pm
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Look what came in the mail yesterday. :happy-jumpeveryone:

Edge-A.jpg

Edge-B.jpg

I have already attached my Baader BBHS diagonal to it. :D...

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Nice! I am saving up for an edge also!

Thanks Mandrew! Retail was too rich for me, so I gambled on a used one. The gamble paid off, the scope is...
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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:47 pm
Winter viewing with an SCT

Last post by Glenbo58 « Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:39 am
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by Glenbo58 » Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:22 pm

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Hi everyone,

I live in the Muskokas of Ontaio Canada where the temperature can flux between +35.f to -15f. on a given day or evening this time of...

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Funny you should mention the VIixen VC200L, as there is one with a Sphinx goto mount for a really good price closeby. Did a rather extensive...

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Last post by Glenbo58
Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:39 am
Beginner looking for £200/£250 budget telescope

Last post by BigKahuna « Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:27 pm
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by samavfc123 » Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:42 pm

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Hi All,

Been looking for ages for a telescope within my £200 budget and been struggling. i found these teelscopes:

Celestron 31051 AstroMaster...

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Have you considered the used market? I've had good luck this way. Some people buy telescopes and get bored with them right away. I purchased a Meade...

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Last post by BigKahuna
Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:27 pm
SCT Storage in Cold Weather

Last post by sdbodin « Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:37 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:17 pm

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With the impending cold weather I am concerned for the welfare of my telescope! In the summer I bought one of those garden storage mini shed things...

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I'll add that my PCs are not stored in the outside shed, but rather carried out for an imaging session. They work OK, but seem to not like the cold...

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Last post by sdbodin
Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:37 pm
RC Collimation

Last post by DMouse « Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:56 am
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by DMouse » Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:19 pm

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Hi, just got my first RC scope, 12 inch f8 truss tube. Anyway I already have a Hotech SCT collimator which I used on the EDGE110HD scope I had. The...

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Update - well I got my Howie Glatter laser collimator, and the square grid hologram attachment. This thing is awesome!! Aligning the mirrors was a...

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Last post by DMouse
Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:56 am
Focal Reducer Options for Meade ACF

Last post by mbenjaminz28 « Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:01 am
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by a100171 » Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:06 am

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I am hearing that there is going to be a modern focal reducer available for the Meade ACF line of scopes in a couple of months, hopefully around the...

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I use the optec Leptus .62 with good effect with my kaf8300 sensor on my meade 12 F8 acf.

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Last post by mbenjaminz28
Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:01 am
Post a Pic of your CAT.... SCT, MAK-Cass , D-K

Last post by Sky « Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:50 pm
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by Rainmaker » Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:13 pm
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I have heard someone say that a Picachu :roll: is worth a 1000 words so here is place you can post up some pictures of your Cat, Cass, Mak, DK etc...

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My Meade 12 LX200 Classic that's been in my garage rooftop ROR observatory for the past 18 years. It's proven to be an excellent and reliable imaging...
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Last post by Sky
Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:50 pm
Omegon Maks?

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:31 pm
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by pakarinen » Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:07 pm

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Curious if anybody has experiences - pro or con - with Omegon Maks. I'm thinking the MightMak 90 might be good for some lunar observing. Gotta love...

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I assume shipping from Europe would run at least $50, for about $270 total. If you are looking specifically for a small Mak on a table top mount...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:31 pm
Collimation Proceedure

Last post by Piet Le Roux « Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:26 pm
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by Gulf Coast Guy » Fri Jun 28, 2019 12:04 am

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What does everyone use? This is mine.

Simple and quick. Saves a lot of that Center-Focus- recenter- re-focus... ad nauseum

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As far as SCT's go I don't know any other way to do it except I use a wooden stick, something like a chopstick, that I hold from the centre of the...

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Last post by Piet Le Roux
Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:26 pm
meade 12'' mirror alignments

Last post by JayTee « Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:53 pm
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by yobbo89 » Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:01 pm

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so i've pulled this scope apart to tighten the secondary holder and cleaned the corrector. since i replaced the secondary bolts i thought i'd give...

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Naw, I made mine because of the whole idle hands thing, I just needed something to do. Plus, I had a spare pizza box top just screaming make me into...

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Last post by JayTee
Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:53 pm
Going in new direction for Meade 8"ACF, no longer considering LS mount

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:06 am
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by BruceHinton » Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:28 pm

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Hi all,

Maybe I should be placing this in the beginners' sub-forum, but here goes!

I just acquired the Meade 8 , and have given up on spending...

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Bresser EXOS2 manual EQ also has an add-on kit to convert to GoTo, but it is priced almost as high as stand alone computerized mount.

It is also...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:06 am
100mm Mak repair

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:27 pm
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by Richard » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:24 pm
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100 mm Mac broken lens.Hi all so I went to a garage sale and purchased this unknown Mak for 13 US including mount and 2 rubbish eyepieces it came...

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If you see any flare/ scatter from the chip just cover it with black paint or nail polish.
It will not affect the views afterwards.

Wow. I...
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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:27 pm
Hi guys, just bought my first scope, lucky me it is a mak

Last post by Stonesinthesky « Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:16 am
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by Stonesinthesky » Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:11 am
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I an pretty excited to have bought this as my first, as I didn't want to be deterred by poor visibility and grainy photos...I bought a meade...

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Made myself a nice dew shield from a piece of ergo glitter mat that I bought at the dollar store... it covers the entire ota and extends about 5...
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Last post by Stonesinthesky
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:16 am
Orion (GSO) 6" RC; Focuser is less than Stellar

Last post by dritter « Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:54 pm
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by a100171 » Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:01 pm

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Pun intended!

I spent the holiday doing some overdue maintenance on the scope collection. Coming off my very successful alignment/collimation of...

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I agree on avoiding low end focusers too.

I've been through a few myself and there's almost nothing worse than a good piece of gear being ruined by...

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Last post by dritter
Sun Sep 08, 2019 11:54 pm
Celestron 8" sct

Last post by JayTee « Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:25 pm
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by PapaFox » Sat Sep 07, 2019 5:47 am

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Hi guys,
I'm looking to purchase an 8 sct for my Avx mount. I see that Highpoint has a Celestron C8 and an Orange tube se8 for about $165 less. From...

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Congrats, you will enjoy that scope.

Cheers,
JT

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Last post by JayTee
Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:25 pm
Something New...to me.

Last post by dagadget « Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:18 pm
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by Don Quixote » Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:33 pm
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While I was out and about today I stopped by to visit my friend Henry.

By the time I left he had gifted me another telescope.
I am not sure of the...

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This might be a Telescope Tale to end all tales but someone wants to buy me this. The funny thing is they asked where I get my scopes and I said...
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Last post by dagadget
Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:18 pm
Hotech Reveals More than Simple Collimation Required.

Last post by a100171 « Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:47 am
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by a100171 » Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:19 pm

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So, now that I got my mount adapter all constructed, and I had a nice stable platform for giving everything the once-over, I setup the Hotech...

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Well after messing around with the collimation with the Hotech, and then re-starting the whole procedure again to verify that I had done this...

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Last post by a100171
Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:47 am
Can anyone advise me on a mount

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:13 am
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by Don Quixote » Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:56 pm

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I have a 10 inch Meade SCT. It weighs 30 lbs.

I am not asking about the economy per se, but pure functionality considerations.
Thank you for any...

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Hi Mark,
Only just saw this thread. I was travelling when you posted and I wasn't keeping an eye across all the boards.

If you want to do both AP...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:13 am
How to collimate a Nexstar 8se

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:43 am
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by kenpresley » Sun May 26, 2019 10:30 pm

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Ok, this is all on me. Recently got a Celestron 8se which was very precise. Everything looked good. But since i had purchased Bob's knobs for the...

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Here's another one for STCs:

Just posted by Dylan O'Donnell

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:43 am
Meade LXD75 8 SCT

Last post by Gulf Coast Guy « Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:02 pm
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by Don Quixote » Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:20 pm

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I would like to convert the 1.25 visual back on my 8 Meade LXD75 SCT to a 2 visual back.

Is there a Meade specific adapter?

Any advice would be...

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also, if your buddy has a f6.3 focal reducer se if he'll let you use it. Lower focal ratio by definition means reduced effectivefocal length for...

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Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:02 pm

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