Mike what a great share. Simple concrept but the solution is so clear when you write a great recipe, thanks! Tom

Do you know why blonde jokes are so short? So the brunettes can remember them

Would you then recommend that your two PowerWerx PD8 blocks get a common ground if powered by two sources? Tom

Sniffing out the stars!

Payload or balloon 💭 3 x size?

Nice catch, they said the payload was about the size of a school bus or bigger Tom

Brian, I have 3 bino telescope setups, Borg 90, portable and weight friendly, a pair of Tak 100DZ both of these dual telescopes have Matsumoto erecting prisms and AOK platforms which are built like Sw

Mike, thanks for giving us the tips and tricks for a flat top of pier. I use the Nord lock washers but the layout dye trick certainly will come in handy. Happy New Year to a great group of hobbiests,

Dean, I am not much of an astrophotographer, but Orion’s belt is one of my favorite visual studies, You have captured all of the right stuff in there and thanks for sharing such a detailed shot. Merry

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We had the same problem in Indiana as we sit on the 89th longitude and we but up against the next hourly time division. We are on eastern time yet. Our sunrise and sunset is 55 minutes different than

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Chris, well said and thanks for identifying the likely root of my misunderstanding. Tom Fischer

I either use a 1 inch or 2 inch piece of memory foam that I lay in the bottom of my box to cushion my tubes when I am transporting them despite what foam is in the waterproof case. In the car, I use a

All I did was clean mine, that is the counterweight shaft, and it did just fine.

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. Toni I had a far different experience with NPAE, Mine arrived well packed and in pristine condition. The nose piece is a little thicker than what yours was measured at. I had no scratches and no loo

Both brilliant and useful, thank you! The concept of nudge guiding is a great concept. Is that your concept and label for it so We can all call it a common thing

Steve if I may ask what are the reasons for going from a rolloff roof to a dome I am contemplating a small backyard set up in the future and would love to hear the ins and outs, you can contact me off

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Roland, Thanks so much for the insights and thanks so much for producing your "vision" scope, I'm so glad you had your goals in mind when you set off on this project it sounds delightful Tom Fischer,

Greg, brilliant proposal!, thank you

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I use the gun safe dehumidifier rods too, mostly in my safes. They are designed to create an airflow in the tube, not wanted in a telescope but welcomed when you are drying out air and changing the am

Sebastien, thank you so much for your pioneering work and breaking new ground with the combination of DSLR/large FL/tight Dec-arcs and plate solves. You have given us a nice map on how to proceed forw