I’ve always felt we often overspend on diagonal mirrors, or star diagonals for SCT and refractors so I ran a few test. I compared how the 6th star in the Trapezium in the Orion Nebula looked and

I haven’t looked at all alternatives, and the short answer, as usual, is “it depends”. Depends in part on what you want the system to do, what scope it’s to be on, who is to install it, and

Get a PVS-14 Night Vision monocular – that’s exactly (OK – almost) how it looks. Ted

Is there any good alternative? Not that I plan on doing any new telescopes ever again. Just curious.

If I were buying one I would certainly be thinking about it – do I stick with a system that’s on its way out, or do I go for a brand new system that’s unknown? Or choose some other system

James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, a million miles away James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, a million m... The $10 billion telescope is nearly

I think that’s what he means by systems for OEM’s. He’ll probably be fulfilling what’s ordered now and not taking any more. Ted

Really good news for present owners of ServoCat systems. But what do you do if you have a ServoCat equipped scope on order? Roy

From Gary Myers: “- I have systems to go through this year (all dedicated to OEM's) ... but looking forward to at least a partial retirement. I'll continue with service and support. “

Oh no! Don’t tell What’s Her Name, she will want another Christmas tree in the house! Just got rid of the lady one. Sent from Chuck's iPhone -- v/r v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of

I wish it looked like that visually.

One of my favorite targets for this time of year. Conditions weren't terrific but it was great to get out. This one is NGC2264 also referred to as the Christmas Tree or Cone

OH Hell! v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – San Diego Astronomy Association Member – Colorado Springs

Thanks for the heads up Kent.

There’s a huge prominence on the sun today (Monday Jan 24) in H-alpha light.

That’s terrible. The folks at Argo very nice, and great people with whom to deal.. Let’s hope they take it over if Gary’s retirement is true.

 I’ve received a mailing list notice that Gary Myers, head of StellarCat, is retiring, and so production of ServoCat GOTO systems will be ending soon. But Wildcard Innovations, the Australian

Ian is correct. Go to this link at Celestron: https://www.celestron.com/pages/technical-support Fill out the "Submit a ticket". Ask if you can purchase the QRP/Dovetail. If memory serves, it has a

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Yes it looks pretty grim and cold. Ice age observation is tough.