... else ... Hello Scott I had the same problem and what I did was just loosen the 2 screws on the side that is hitting and moved the screws slightly away from...
...of New Perspectives on Newtonian Collimation is now available. Information is available here: http://homepage.mac.com/vicmenard/telescopes/index.html The...
I've been having problems aligning the scope on the alignment. But in the sky I gets confused if you choose Deneb then Capella because they are clear across...
Hi Max, One of the responders said to glue the base aziumuth ring in place. On my 12" XT, I took the base apart and placed 2 strips of thin, double-sided ...
... John Try 364 pages in Harold Suiter's book Star Testing Astronomical Telescopes :) Granted, it gets into a lot of detail, but it is still a very good read....
I'm in the same boat (need cataract surgery) except it's in my non-viewing eye! My problem is trying to decide between monofocal and multifocal lenses. Has...
I would advise it is better to use the XT12 on land. If using it in a boat travelling down waterfalls, not only can the scope fall overboard, but it is almost...
I had cataract surgery in my right eye almost three weeks ago, and I am eagerly awaiting surgery for my left eye November 25. The improvement in vision was...
This is highly amusing, and typical of a dotty hypochondriac parent. My mother had both eyes done for cataracts, and although its a routine operation which is...
My 71-year-old sister had cataract surgery this past summer, first one eye, then the other. She raves about how well she can see now. George Reynolds ... I am...
Chris, this is a funny story. What was her response when you told her what she has? Just a side note, I had both eyes operated on several months ago for ...
Ah, the dreaded 'psuedophakia'. At any rate, this has gone on long enough, the die is cast, I've opted for multifocal and will let all know how it turns out...
I just returned from a several month working trip to South Africa and will call the ophthalmologist today. We need to plan what to do with the cataract...
Ok, since I purchased my Orion XT12i, the COL has worked flawlessly. I was very careful putting it together and have been gentle with it when moving it. At a...
I had the same type of problem... This may sound ridiculous but have you checked the hand control message while powering it. Is it POINT VERTICAL or ALIGN DEC...
Andre', I think you are correct. Now that I think of it, that may have been what it was saying on the HC. Silly me, I should have been thinking more about the...
I had the side encoder get slightly bent once and got intermittent warp variances. Maybe hit encode installing tube? Bob ________________________________ From:...
Bob, I did check pull out both encoders and check them. They looked fine. I'll recheck tonight if our skies stay clear and give you guys an update. Thanks.... ...
My XT12i OTA dust cap is very loose. Anyone else have this problem? If I tip the scope down below horizontal, it will fall off. My buddy's XT8i has a dust cap...
From: "maninmoon01" <maninmoon01@...> ... Yep ... the dust cap on my XT12i was very loose too. I solved the problem with pieces of self-adhesive Velcro...
Scott, Mine had similar issues and there wasn't have enough play to move things around. I didn't want to shave anything off the teflon pads because there was...
If you have a minute of your time, go to the website below any tell me what your favorite objects are to observe in the nighttime sky. You can enter as many as...
Wasn't NGC253 was it? It's only about 30 degrees up in the sky at best in the Carolinas. And a couple months ago you would have had to be up early in the AM...
I'm writing a book on the deep sky objects. And I would like to know what your favorite deep sky objects are. All you have to do is give me the catalog numbers...
... Max, you might want to also post your request on the StarryNights Yahoo Group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starrynights That group is orientated toward...
