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Observing with Small Apertures: 130mm and Below

Discussion in 'Telescopes and Mounts' started by Ray of Light, Jul 26, 2016.

Observing with Small Apertures: 130mm and Below

Started by Ray of Light on Jul 26, 2016 at 5:34 AM

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    Gabby76, Aug 1, 2018
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    Mak when you are viewing with the prism diagonal are you using a variable polarizer?
    If so try finding a linear polarizer, the prism already acts as a polarizer and a linear will give you the same effect with better light transmission.

    Hoya makes a good one that is not very expensive.
     
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    Mak the Night, Aug 1, 2018
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    I normally view the Moon (or Venus) with a single plane polarised filter. I have a collection (Baader, Bresser, GSO) lol. I only usually stack them on a very bright Venus. Thanks for the tip that the diagonal acts as a polariser though.
     
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    Dave In Vermont, Aug 1, 2018
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    My computer died a gruesome death. I'm back on a new machine and trying to get it running to my standards. So bear with me. Dell Computer got this up to me in an F35 Jet-Fighter!
     
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    I had a feeling you had computer problems. So, did you go Mac, Linux or Android?
     
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    Dave In Vermont, Aug 1, 2018
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    Heya Gabby? Do you know who carry's Hoya filters these days? I haven't seen these around for a long time. I have quite a few older one's - they remain a perennial favorite of mine.
     
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    Dave In Vermont, Aug 1, 2018
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    Read my thread. General Chat. And I intend to kill this Windoze 10 in due course. Right now I'm busy - as of 2 hours ago - to alter it enough so I don't rip out all my hair!
     
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    Mak the Night, Aug 1, 2018
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    Well, with 10 you shouldn't have many compatibility problems, unlike Linux ... :eek:
     
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    Dave In Vermont, Aug 1, 2018
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    It has one MAJOR compatibility issue - with ME!
     
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    Mak the Night, Aug 1, 2018
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    I think it's incompatible with most people. Better than 8 though, I hear.
     
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    I'll let you know after I'm through fine-tuning the Classic Shell I'm tinkering with now. 8.1 vanished with that, and was alright after that. If I had to run it as 8.1 visually - I'd have turned that computer into a youtube film of the 'puter being hit by the 5:41pm Freight Train to Montreal!
     
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    Gabby76, Aug 1, 2018
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    Windows Vista, Win8, 8.1 and 10 should be wiped from the collective conscious of humanity...
     
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    Orion25, Aug 1, 2018
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    The never -ending thread has reached a milestone - 200 PAGES! :eek::eek:
     
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    Nebula, Aug 1, 2018
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    The never -ending thread has reached a milestone - 200 PAGES! :eek::eek:

    lol that's truly a strong thread and it's also the cornerstone of AstronomyConnect. :D
     
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    Hahahaha!! I hope Agena appreciates our efforts to make them unique! :p
     
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    Mak the Night, Aug 2, 2018
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    This thread has its origins on SGL by Ray as his first thread about his 102mm Meade refractor was closed down there due to a moderator tantrum. So Ray opened a new thread especially for smaller apertures, which was also closed down due to a moderator tantrum. So he moved it here. Two years and two hundred pages later it is still going.
     
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    I think it's a great idea to have this never ending thread, it's an important gathering area. Otherwise people would be lost, it's like a citadel dominating a city. :D
     
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    LOL!

    The Holy Never-Ending-Thread!
     
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    What ever happened to Ray? I haven't seen him on here in ages.
     
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    What ever happened to Ray? I haven't seen him on here in ages.

    That's a good question you have there.
     
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