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Hi Warren, I didn't mention this before, but I paid $7000 for my AP900 used, in excellant condition and with the newest ROM upgrades. That price included an AP portable pier, two weights (18# AND

Folks, I once read a story about someone who woke up the morning after at a star party and found a puddle of water at the bottom of his SCT tube! I know of no other scopes who have such a problem to

Hello all. I plan to use a C14 for CCD imaging, in a portable fashion (ie. not in an observatory or permanent site). I have 3 choices currently while I wait for a new AP1200GTO: 1. AP 900QMD (circa

Hi Wayne, Paul et al. Thanks for your response. It seemed to me that moisture inside is unavoidable but I'd not read of this happening to others, so I wanted to check before I try to improve the

Wayne, Certainly you seem very knowledgeable about the C14, heat, and other issues. I don't know how long you have been using SCT but in all my years I have found that over time, no matter how careful

The fact is that the Kendricks takes a lot of current and battery power and causes convective currents at the level needed to heat a C14 as you indicated. The corrector will be warmer at the edge and

Gary, Your problems are inherent. The corrector cools faster than the surrounding air and condenses moisture on the glass. Step 1: Buy an Insulated Dewshield from Richard Just at ricvic@...

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paulatkinson22@... wrote: One last thing, never, and I mean never blow air into the OTA through the rear cell! This will kick up and dust or other debris that may have managed to get inside. If

Sorry to bother you all I am the President of Star Astronomy Club, my name is Ismael Cuellar. The problem that I have right now is that we just got a $7000.00 donation to spent. But that is'nt my

I currently own both a C14 and a Meade 12" LX200. Please email me at paulatkinson22@... with your address and I will give you an honest opinion of both. Paul

One last thing, never, and I mean never blow air into the OTA through the rear cell! This will kick up and dust or other debris that may have managed to get inside. If any part of the inside is moist,

Gary, Just be happy that 85% humidity only visits you once in a while! Here in Fort Myers, Florida the humidity is 80-100% 9 months of the year. I too have terrible dewing problems, am not in an

Hi all, This past Tuesday evening I was doing some ccd imaging when I noticed that a raw image seemed out of focus. I was unable to sharpen the focus much, so I finally looked at the corrector on my

Yes, here in Pittsburgh, we give our scopes a good flocking every night. I prefer a rubber hose, myself, but if the views are particularly bad, I can switch to a leather belt (at least until the paint

Glad to hear about Chiefland, Paul! Many people don't realize the exponential curve of light gathering and the eyes non-linear reponse to it. One person calculated that the step up from naked eye to a

Wayne, Again, you have lost me a little. You flocked your scope (no pun here)? Are you saying you lined the inside of the scope? How did this make a "signifcant" difference? I am all about making my

Ed and Wayne, I have a new (Feb. 2002) C14 with Fastar. My mirror simply moves to the back of the cell and I screw the retaining bolt in to the mirror cell and make finger tight. I do not notice any

Wayne, It seems that "C" made a design change between our scopes. I'm not sure exactly when mine was made - purchased used - it is a Faster series but probably an early one. With the mirror holder all

After waiting and waiting we got our new Paramount ME for a C-14 (1980's model). To get the best pointing I want to get rid of the mirror flop (it's adding a 30 arc second error to our Tpoint model).