... Absolutely, just plug the guider cable into the guider cable port on the mount. All AP mounts work this way. Of course, you'll also need some optical...
Dear Friends, Finally a small break in the bad weather we have been experiencing the past few weeks with a brief 3.5-hr window of opportunity after the moon ...
Roland: Today I received the ship notice for the AP160, 1X Prime Focus Field Flattener w/STL11000 mount and it says the shipping weight is 14 lbs. How heavy is...
In a message dated 11/2/2006 9:18:07 PM Central Standard Time, ... Don't worry. They always pack things very well. Shipping weight is not the same as the...
... Roland: Ok, sure, duh....I acknowledged that in my question. But how much does it weigh? Is a photograph available? thanks, Kent Kirkley [Non-text portions...
Here are the color codes that Christine gave me. This is if the tube is a smooth finish, not the pebbled finish. GM3800 or WA8554 or color code "40". Percy ...
Hello AP Group, i'm a happy owner of an AP 155 edfs. i found right now a very interesting telescope the 127 F 8 starfire probabily built towards 1990, i have...
A friend had one when I got back into amateur astronomy back in the late 1980s. It was a very nice telescope. It blew away my TV Genesis (100mm f/5). Rich...
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Hi Kent, I think what you have is what the shipping company calls VOLUME-WEIGHT. They normally charge by weight or volume which ever is higher. Regards, Chris...
... Chris: OK......sort of like......imaginary weight........if a box is X by Y then it should weigh Z, even if it's empty??? :))) Kent [Non-text portions of...
I think it's more like: The box CAN WEIGH up to "Z" before we charge you more money. Mike _____ From: ap-ug@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-ug@yahoogroups.com] On...
I have an AP catalog we picked up at Astrofest in 1989. It lists a 5" (127mm) f/8 Starfire, "Magnesium fluoride coated 3 element apochromat." The price was...
The f/7.7 flattener for the 160 EDF weighs about 2 pounds; two chunks of glass in an anodized aluminum cell with metal caps on both ends (threaded on the...
I owned several scopes from that era. I remember especially fine view of Saturn's ring system. It used short flint but the color error was never obtrusive. ...
... Thanks Dave: Just about what I expected. What would you say is the diameter of the 'two chunks of glass'? How long is it, ie; from machined dovetail to end...
Hi Kirk, It's about 2.5" overall length and the two glass elements are about 3" in diameter. I've posted an image of it in the Photos Section under "AP 160...
Dave What does the front cap look like? Does it fit over the outside diameter of the dovetail? Joseph Dunning web page http://users.arczip.com/joedunning ... ...
