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I haven't tried this, but I was wondering if anybody has thought of painting a panel with luminous paint (readily available from ebay) and using that as a...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jan 24, 2013 10:17 am
Hi All, Just a quick announcement, We have just received stock on the new tracking mount from iOptron called the Skytracker and is available through all...
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Nick
nick_podmod
Jan 24, 2013 1:22 pm
Sent from my iPhone On 24 Jan 2013, at 18:17, "Ian" <spaceknighti@...> wrote: Hi All, Just a quick announcement, We have just received stock on the new...
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Phil
phil7417
Jan 24, 2013 3:23 pm
I have used an EL panel for a bit now - brightness is a problem, so I obtained some "white" paper used for spot lighting filters... 2 sheets has dulled it very...
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altairastro-owner@...
Jan 29, 2013 6:25 pm
Hi there, here's some pictures of the first production run of our new (10") 250mm Altair Deepfield Ritchey Chretien telescope ...
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nick_podmod
Feb 4, 2013 4:22 pm
Hello All, Here's a link to the Astrofest 2013 Special Show Discounts for Altair Astro iOptron products ...
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lee.griffiths55@...
lee.griffith...
Feb 12, 2013 10:48 pm
I seem to be getting up to 50 arc of coma at the corners of a 36 * 24mm chip. Is this normal behaviour and if not, what am I doing wrong? I have already...
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astromandan1
Mar 19, 2013 11:34 am
Hi, Can anyone tell me the best way to collimate my 8" Steel RC? Which is best Laser, Cheshire or Autocollimator? Thanks Daniel...
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altairastro-owner@...
Mar 19, 2013 12:11 pm
I'll try prompt further discussion...! In my opinion, while lasers are good for Newtonians, for an RC, the best method is firstly a Cheshire to get general...
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Peter W
cashpoint_48
Mar 19, 2013 12:17 pm
What´s a steel RC?? PW ________________________________ From: "altairastro-owner@..." <altairastro-owner@...> To:...
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Stephen Mercer
steveinarea51
Mar 19, 2013 12:38 pm
Hi,  Laser or autocollimator, however you get finer results using a Laser collimator. It worked for me!  Regards  Steve From: astromandan1...
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nick_podmod
Mar 19, 2013 1:14 pm
there are two versions of the non-truss tube RC we sell, metal tube and carbon fibre tube...
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astromandan1
Apr 3, 2013 1:21 pm
Hi, If my EQ6 mount is polar aligned/drift aligned and then I put on the Altair Astro dual bar with one side Losmandy for the 8" AA RC and a Synta on the...
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altairastro-owner@...
Apr 3, 2013 3:04 pm
Hi Daniel, the Synta "alignment" screws at each end of the dovetail tend to push down unevenly, and dig into the alloy beneath, causing instability, and won't...
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astromandan1
Apr 3, 2013 6:16 pm
Hi, I suppose what I like to do is try to have a near centered alignment on both scopes, so that if I swap and image from the other scope then the GoTo should...
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nick_podmod
Apr 6, 2013 2:42 pm
Hi Daniel, it depends on the mount (what type do you have?) and its tolerance to "cone error", I.e whether the GOTO system compensates for it when building the...
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altairastro-owner@...
Apr 8, 2013 10:07 am
Hello All, we'll be running our trade stand at the Kelling Heath Spring Starparty this week from Thursday (yellow field), and our shop will therefore be...
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spaceknighti
Apr 8, 2013 6:04 pm
We are on pitch 124 on the yellow field. Also we have brought an ex demo xx14 goto dobsonian which is going for £1900(rrp £2600) if anyone is interested...
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altairastro-owner@...
Apr 12, 2013 8:38 pm
Hi Guys, we have some new and existing products at the show: - the new Altair Sabre mounts are ready for sale and demo at the show - Altair Miniguider 60 and...
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altairastro-owner@...
Apr 15, 2013 11:03 am
Hello there, the new Altair Sabre Alt Az Mounts are now in stock and ready to ship Here's the product link: ...
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peterkettle186@...
peterkettle1...
Apr 22, 2013 2:23 pm
Hello I have 3 cork shims spaced equally around the small slot between the primary baffle and the tube back. They are visible on some pictures of the rc10 eg...
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robt1275
Apr 27, 2013 4:06 pm
Just thought I should say hello. I bought a 6" RC a few days ago, not been able to use it yet, due to the weather, and I'm still having "fun" sorting out my...
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Peter W
cashpoint_48
Apr 28, 2013 8:45 am
What´s a RC ??? ________________________________ From: robt1275 <oz@...> To: altairastro@... Sent: Saturday, 27 April 2013, 18:06 ...
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Paul Walsh
pwalsh61
Apr 28, 2013 9:52 am
RC - Ritchey-Chretien Paul ... RC - Ritchey-Chretien Paul On Apr 28, 2013 9:45 AM, "Peter W" < cashpoint_48@... > wrote: What´s a RC ??? From:...
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Peter W
cashpoint_48
Apr 28, 2013 11:05 am
Ah, OK sorry & thanks. Like all these things, obvious when you are told!! PeterW ________________________________ From: Paul Walsh <pwbrum61@...> To:...
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altairastro-owner@...
May 13, 2013 6:49 pm
Hello All, hope you're keeping well. Just a quick note to say we'll have a trade stand at the IAS Show on the 17th & 18th of May...
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lee_francis@...
lee_francis...
May 20, 2013 7:52 pm
Hello all, I'm Lee from Surrey, UK. i have been dabbling in astro photography for around 18 months on and off and am looking to get an imaging rig setup with a...
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altairastro-owner@...
May 21, 2013 9:33 am
Hi Lee, there are several possible options. Going upwards in price: 1) you have our Lightwave 0.8x reducer which works quite well on most refractors at around...
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altairastro-owner@...
May 21, 2013 11:27 am
Hi there, here's a note about refractor availability and some info about production runs - to help you understand availability. Firstly I should explain that...
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lee_francis@...
lee_francis...
May 21, 2013 7:38 pm
Hi Nick, Thanks very much for your informative reply. The Starwave 0.8x sounds ideal as I am unlikely to use a bigger sensor than the APS-C. I couldn't find it...
