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I have always been curious about binoviewers. Inspired by a recent thread about project refractors where lady Frac was looking take a hacksaw to the...
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For sure, nerding about science behind the hobby is always fun. :D
BV with larger aperture certainly have less vignetting, the trade off is that...
These look nice, larger prisms for unobstructed viewing using all 1.25 eyepieces, individual diopter adjustment and centering collets.
They have a...
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From what I read linear BVs are better for lower powers/DSOs and prism BVs are better for high powers/Lunar/planets. It has to do with the fact that...
I received a smart phone adapter for Christmas I know it’s a cheap one but it was so aggravating and frustrating trying to just line up the camera on...
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I have kinda given up on the whole idea it’s more of a pain in the @ss than anything !
Thanks Pakarainen for showing us that other adapter.
Prior to today, I have always used front-mounted glass or film based white light solar filters on my scopes, and have a half-dozen of them around...
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I have been using a Baader Herschel wedge for quite a few years now. Absolutely love viewing with it.
The resolution is definitely a step above films...
I'm looking for a tripod that can hold ~12 lbs at a height of only about 2 feet, without using a center column raised upward. Some of the ones I have...
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It should work if the factory rating is correct.
The lower you spread the legs though the less weight it will support and the more vibration will be...
Has anybody used a helical focuser with a single-speed R&P for fine focusing? Would that even work? Seems like it would in theory, but I know nada...
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Well, fuh on me. I found a RACI diagonal on Agena with a helical focuser - not looking at any specific brand. If I had known they existed / could be...
Above: ADM Slow Motion Control Knob Set. They have a 3/32 Allen key holding them onto the spigot. These are manufactured in the US so I figured they...
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Very nice, I have some old plastic knobs on my Vixen Porta that I have been meaning to replace for years.
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