I did some research a while back for best options for controlling dew on my Celestron C6 SCT scope, and also recently a friend asked for some advice.
These are sites I like generally, I buy from them and they often have good deals….
http://www.firstlightoptics.com/
http://www.scopesnskies.com/
and of course always worth checking Amazon/Ebay.
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I don’t think I have mentioned before that I’ve got an astronomers jacket made in the USA by a firm called Dark Skies Apparel.
It is brilliant, and probably one of the most useful astronomy “accessories” I have purchased.
Made out of thick black cotton material (totally light-proof), it is deliberately oversized to go over your normal [...] Read more »
Ha ha ha ha ha! Take that you spammers!
I’m fed up with your stupid, meaningless, generic, foreign drivel posted as comments on my blog.
Goodbye, you can stop wasting my time now.
I’ve just installed the Math Comment Spam Protection Wordpress plugin for Wordpress version 2.6 and up, to prevent annoying spambots automatically submitting useless comments to [...] Read more »
Prompted by a comment a couple of weeks back (Philip A Cruden at AstroGab) I decided to expand on the Steve Chambers long exposure SC1 LX-mod I have done previously to my SPC900NC webcam, by making the necessary change to allow the Amp-off mod (known as the SC1.5 mod).
The webcam electronics normally use an “amplifier” [...] Read more »
At the Kelling Heath Star Party there were many hundreds of telescopes, from little Meade ETX90’s through to giant 24inch Dobsonians, and gorgeous high tech Refractors setup for astro-photography with some very expensive looking cooled CCD cameras and guide scopes.
One of the big Dobs that really caught my eye was Fossil Light, constructed entirely by [...] Read more »
Going to the Kelling Heath Star Party in Norfolk today. Taking both my scopes, and praying for clear skies! Looking forward to seeing other folk and their kit too. Should be fun.
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Just recently I got the following email asking me my thoughts on whether to choose a Skyquest XT8i or the XT10i….
Hi, I have had a look at your website which is very informative. I recently sold my skywatcher explorer 200mm f/8 telescope as I do wish to purchase the orion skyquest xt10i. Although not a [...] Read more »
At last I’ve got around to setting myself up on Twitter.com as @jpXT10, mainly so I can follow some of my fave astronomy related sites and famed people, like the Jodcast, Brian Cox and Chris Lintott, the Sky at Night and so on.
I decided it was high time I did this after seeing the Twitter [...] Read more »
Looks like it could be a bit of a damp squib tonight/tomorrow (12th/13th August) here in the UK!
However Tuesday night was gorgeous, clear, bright, no moonlight, and comfortably cool.
One of those nights I could NOT miss.
Took the XT10 out, and using its Intelliscope I saw all manner of things (aligned with my new illuminated crosshair [...] Read more »
I received an email from Joao in Mexico, who has just purchased an XT10i, and had a question for me about the Intelliscope unit supplied with his new XT10i telescope. He was confused because the Intelliscope altitude encoder board supplied seemed to be too large when he came to install it on the side panel. [...] Read more »
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