I just got a 13mm Hyperion for my XT8. My first "good" eyepiece. I can't test it now because the sky is overcast - for the next 3 days! And it's been clear for...
I noticed an immediate and pronounced improvement in contrast and sharpness of 21.043% % - a rough estimate The other night, I found M31 quite decent,...
... mode? It is quite likely that the eyepiece will not be able to reach focus in the 2 inch mode, and you will have to use 1.25. Nice eyepiece. Heavy. What...
Also check out music hardware stores. I got mine online from a music equipment online retailer. More expensive but built like a tank with pre-cubed foam...
... mode? ... The 13 millimeter is one of the nicer eyepieces of the baader series. Reasonable power, with 20 millimeter eyerelief and a very large FOV. This...
Okay the bible verse, and the gentleman who noted that TeleVue and TMB flock the tubes of their scopes have convinced me to undertake this project. I am going...
I paid $47.95 (including shipping) and bought 80 inches @ $.50/inch. I flocked the scope top to bottom and the focuser. I have quite a bit left over. This was...
... $.50/inch. I ... left ... changed. ... time to ... primary ... it's still ... flocked ... glue and ... readily find it ... two. ... TMB ... 8/27/2008 ... ...
Hey Guys!! A great CN member called sabir just contacted me to let me know about an astromart advert. Its an Azimuth encoder kit and Y connector board. The...
... I have 13mm Hyperion and use it in SV 4" refractor and Dob. I find it to be an excellent eyepiece in general and certainly one when considering the price....
... There is no optical advantage to holding the eyepiece in a 2" holder, although perhaps it would be a bit more secure. The actual eyepiece barrel remains a...
... handle. ... Over the last couple of years, I've found several new empty Celestron eyepiece cases on Ebay. I think I paid 11 bucks for one, 14 bucks for...
"I bought the tube liner instead of the paper and I am very, very happy with the results. I am sure both are great choices. I personally chose the liner...
Hi Steve - mine was an 8" classic XT. I removed the metal ring on the end of the tube, inserted and mounted the liner, then put the ring back on. The end cap...
Clearly you are influenced by divine teachings, so i am pleased to quote some more useful qoutes from the good book, aimed specifically at users of large...
... Sorry Chris. I have to disagree with your interpretation here. This reference is more likely the first recorded mention of the new- equipment curse. It...
... Not to worry - Gene saw it first hand and Cliff was there as his witness! =-) <RE> PS - sorry, that was too easy guys... PPS - besides, if I didn't type...
Has anyone seen this? I got my copy of Astronomy Mag yesterday and there was a nebulous ad for it inside the cover. www.oriontelescopes.com has it available...
Hi, I have a fan I want to mount to the base of my XT10i, does anyone know what the pitch/diameter of the tapped holes in the base are? I checked #8-32 and...
Don't know the answer off hand - I'd go to a hardware store and buy a metric and US thread gauge. They shouldn't cost that much and you'll be surprised how...
I'm not getting something here. Orion sells a $130 HA filter with about the same transmission specs as the $1K - $6K Coronado HA filters. Orion says...
... I just talked to Orion customer service and they are looking into releasing a 14" and/or 16" of this truss tube style. I would encourage everyone to...
... about the same transmission specs as the $1K - $6K Coronado HA filters. Orion says specifically not to use their HA as a solar filter. Of course you...
Thanks, I get it now. My aperture filter is a neutral-density type which attenuates the light more or less across the spectrum leaving little to further...
... Its for photographic purposes. Imagers will frequently use narrow bandwidth filters to focus in on certain areas: Si, OIII, and H alpha to name a few. ...
... I had also inquired about a 16" truss and they told me that if enough people requested it,marketing would probably do something about it. Even a 14 would...
... about the same transmission specs as the $1K - $6K Coronado HA filters. Orion says specifically not to use their HA as a solar filter. Of course you...
I sent the following email a few days ago. They said they would pass it on to the marketing department. Everyone seems to be getting different answers though....
... You've probably hit with a 1 - 2 punch here Keith. The Orion Tech people have been avid readers of this forum (although I cannot say I have recent...
