18 Jun
2003
18 Jun
'03
10:55 a.m.
Chuck, Where do you get an apodizing mask and how much do they cost? I think my main problem with this SCT is the fork mount. I think I will get rid of it in July and put it on my equatorial mount. Hopefully it will be more stable. I noticed when I tried to focus the 8" SCT, the mount would vibrate so I would wait for the vibrations to dampen before I tried focusing again. Once I got it focused, the stars looked pretty good except near the horizon. One of the problems of splitting Antares is it low declination in the sky. When I get to Flagstaff Saturday, I'll try again to split this star. This time I will try it with the 15". Glad you are back, Debbie