[Chaos-l] Refractors

[Michael Hrivnak]

Mine is not the short tube; it comes in at exactly a meter.  It's the Omni XLT 
102.

The focuser is a simple 2" rack-and-pinion.  Since I don't know much about 
camera mounting, I defer to their description:

"Rack and pinion focuser: 2" focuser, with 1.25" eyepiece adapter. Dual 
focusing knobs with rubber gripping surfaces for precise image control with 
either hand. The large focus knobs are easy to operate, even while wearing 
gloves or mittens in cold weather. The eyepiece holder has built-in T-threads 
for attaching an optional T-ring and camera for prime focus photography."

I'd love to see how photography could work through this scope.

Michael

On Tuesday 26 February 2008 10:47:45 pm you wrote:
> Is it a short tube? That is the one that I have. It is actually a spotting
> scope, but gives great wide field views. Stewart Dunaway has one as well.
> At least I think he does or at least he had one. I've brought mine to
> several of the observing session because it is easy to set up and the view
> is stunning to the casual observer. I really enjoy mine.
>
> Robert, the wide field view of the flame and horse on the eclipse site I
> gave everyone was taken through the Celestron 102. I used my DSLR to take
> the image. You'll notice the brighter stars have halos. Alex Armstrong and
> Stewart have recommended a Televue focal reducer that flattens out the star
> field and I think helps with he halos. I'm not sure which one however.
>
> Jayme
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Hrivnak" <mhrivnak at hrivnak.org>
> To: chaos-l at rtpnet.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:47:35 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Refractors
>
> Seriously?  I can't remember if I've mentioned it yet, but I just bought a
> Celestron Omni 102 a month or two ago.  It was only a couple of months old
> and had only been used once or twice.  Absolutely pristine condition, and
> my limited experience with it so far has yielded great success.  Very clear
> images, nearly perfect star test, good contrast, etc.
>
> Is that the same one you're planning to get?  If you want to audition one
> first, we should take mine out, or I'd even be happy to loan it to you if
> our schedules don't match.
>
> I bought it mostly to do some lunar and planetary observing from my back
> porch, which is heavily light polluted.
>
> Michael
>
> On Tuesday 26 February 2008 01:04:47 pm Mark South wrote:
> > Actually, I am getting a refractor for my birthday.  102mm celestron like
> > Jayme and John M. So not only am I a rebel but a copy cat with those who
> > have much more experience than me. mark
> >
> > Mark South
> > http://web.mac.com/md_south
> >
> > On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 12:48PM, <mdlemon at lemons-bend.com> 
wrote:
> > >Quoting Mark South <md_south at mac.com>:
> > >> Ha ha ha ha.
> > >> that's true, I've sorta a James Dean of Astronomy.  :)
> > >
> > >Well, if you want to solidify your reputation, you need to go back to
> > >using a refractor. :)
> > >
> > >Big dobs are so mainstream. lol
> > >
> > >MDL
> > >
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