Hi Alan et al, I think I'll hold onto the 600 for awhile. Apparently there isn't much to gain by going to the 400. Thanks, Rob ... public ... an ... weight is...
After 40 years of lugging around telescopes, I will finally install a permanent mount/observatory. I expect to receive a 900GTO within the next year, and...
Daniel, You have a lot of options. First, you need to pour a good concrete foundation. Be sure to isolate the concrete pier from the building. Originally, I...
Daniel -- The AP pier is nice for a portable setup, but the legs and tensioners get in the way and aren't necessary in a permanent setup. I'd recommend a...
If you are looking for an adjustable pier, PWT just released their large Pinnacle pier. Call Shahin for more information. http://www.pwtec.com/index.htm ...
Condition was fair this morning. The GRS has an interesting blue ring inside it! Above it is also interacting with the STB remnant. The SEBs is already very...
Dan, If you go the Pier-Tech route, I suggest that you get the PT3 as opposed to the lighter weight PT2. While it appears to be overkill on paper, as a...
It was discontinued August 2000. Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc 11250 Forest Hills Road Machesney Park, IL 61115 Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax: 815-282-9847 ...
Pier-tech is just off the shelf sorts of stuff, you don't need to go through them if you're handy: http://tinyurl.com/3cqxpq http://tinyurl.com/38qnr5 ...
Gentlemen, I have had very good luck with my Astropier pier, (http://www.astropier.com/) with an AP900. Service was great and the various modifications over...
Guys, The Pier-Tech mount has been a leading contender. I do a significant amount of my observing near the horizon, so I will probably need to raise the scope...
Dan, The list of part numbers you gave are saddle plates for Losmandy dove bars and mounting plates for the scope to mount interface. (DOVE15, 900RP ...
Condition was perfect this morning. This image is comparable in resolution on the New Horizon's image a few weeks before it reached Jupiter. The SEBs and the...
Roland, Please tell me that you are not going to 'orphan' the Traveler wait list?!? A new Traveler is being introduced and people on the Traveler waiting list...
Jeff, ON the AP web site it has stipulated the following "Telescopes In the future we plan to upgrade our 130 and 105mm refractors and Maksutov-Cassegrain...
Dear Jeff, Although we called this updated 130f6 refractor a Traveler at NEAF, we have decided it would cause far too much confusion to have both a 105 and 130...
Mark, Thanks Mark. I read the website too. It doesn't hurt to ask. Besides, I did say that the people on the 130f6 list most certainly should get a crack at...
Marj, Thanks for the response. I understand. Just wishing......... Jeff ... would cause far too much confusion to have both a 105 and 130 version of the...
... You could call it the "Fellow Traveler" ... I am not entirely serious, but I can document my whimsy: A "fellow traveler" is a person who is in sympathy...
Daniel, I have a PT3. I have an AP1200GTO with both a Tak TOA150 and FSQ106N on top in my permanent observatory(Only a year or two more until my number comes...
... I have just gone through the exercise you are undertaking--building an observatory. Mine holds an AP900GTO and a G-11/Gemini (two piers). I have a...
We have been challenged. What to call the new "travel" friendly 130mm f/6? I've been thinking of things that mean "three," since it breaks down into three...
... Harvey, Voyager is pretty good, but it makes me think of the 1987 Plymouth Voyager in our garage - not a telescope. <g> I like Wayfarer. Clear skies, Alan...
My two cents worth on a name for the new 130, how about 130 ET3 (Easy Traveler Three) Stephen ... From: ap-ug@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-ug@yahoogroups.com] On...
