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Re: Ebony Star replacement
For what it¡¯s worth I¡¯d ask Dave Kriege what he puts on his UC line. I have his UC22. What he used looks similar to Ebony Star in both color and surface. Tom
By Tom & Di · #642 ·
M17 on my UC18 + LeNhance filter + DS10cTEC camera
All, Found the Swan Nebula M17 in the gap of my trees over my neighbor's house. Richard
By Richard · #641 ·
Re: M16 in the gap of my trees
One of your best. Congrats. Jim
By Jim Lawler · #640 ·
M16 in the gap of my trees
My UC18 + DS10cTEC + LeNhance filter with ServoCAT tracking found M16 in the gap of my trees over the neighbor's house. Richard
By Richard · #639 ·
Re: Ebony Star replacement
Any other decent replacement known to work? Greg W [email protected]> wrote:
By Greg Wing · #638 ·
Lagoon nebula with my UC18 looking through the gap in my trees
All, Having fun with my: UC18 LeNhance filter DS10cTEC ServoCAT Need a tree guy to take out a few Oak trees to my south.
By Richard · #637 ·
Re: Ebony Star replacement
Ebony Stat was just the color. it was the '50' finish that made it work, and apparently, the -50 finish is not offered anymore. Read this... Ebony Star 4552-50 discontinued...alternatives? - ATM,
By Paul N. Alsing · #636 ·
Ebony Star replacement
I have an Obsession 20¡± Classic F5 that is experiencing loss/breakage of the Ebony Star strips on the bearings.? I know that Ebony Star has been discontinued for production and is NO LONGER
By charles jagow · #635 ·
The Eastern Veil Nebula
The UC18 + ServoCAT + DS10cTEC + LeNhance filter enables astrophotography. Here is the Eastern Veil Nebula NGC 6962. Richard
By Richard · #634 ·
Take a ride on the Witch's Broom
Don't do what I did and try to image near the zenith.? The ServoCAT tracking is a bit jerky near the zenith.? If you get 5 or so degrees away from the zenith the ServoCAT tracking really improves.
By Richard · #633 ·
The Cresent Nebula NGC 6888
UC18 + DS10cTEC + ServoCAT + LeNhance filter + 250 second exposure.
By Richard · #632 ·
Re: The Bubble Nebula with Pixinsight post processing (latest updates to PI)
Hi Richard, nice picture and you got the diffraction spikes of JWST, classy :-) Fr¨¦d¨¦ric
By Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Ruciak · #630 ·
M63 from my UC18 and DS10cTEC
All, The SunFlower galaxy is a fun target for the UC18 and DS10cTEC camera. Gota love galaxy season. Richard
By Richard · #629 ·
Re: classic 25" eyebolt question
Thank you for the replies. I remember my eyebolts being bigger than 1/4". So I pulled the scope out of storage and measured them. For those interested in Obsession minutia, the eybolts on my classic
By Attilla Danko · #628 ·
Re: classic 25" eyebolt question
You should be able to find one at McMaster Carr. -- Mike B
By mm Bars · #627 ·
Re: classic 25" eyebolt question
I have a 2006 25¡± and replaced 2 of mine from Home Depot with eye bolts. I can¡¯t remember but it may be this. It took a few tries. 1/4 in.-20 x 2-5/8 in. Stainless Steel Eye Bolt I know it¡¯s not
By Mike Pennington · #626 ·
Re: classic 25" eyebolt question
OIf you need a new one you might be able to get one from DAave. Chris
By Christine Zeltner · #625 ·
classic 25" eyebolt question
Anyone know the thread pitch and diameter of the eyebolts used by the wheelbarrow handles on a classic 25" obsession?
By Attilla Danko · #624 ·
Re: Need Obsession 15" UC manual
Thanks very much for sharing. My new 15 UC just arrived and the digital copy of the manual is appreciated. Tom
By Tom K1NEW · #623 ·
Re: Altitude slewing intermittent with GOTO command
Hi Richard, and everyone who made helpful suggestions.? First I increased the Alt axis limit from 60 to 80 and transferred this updated file in the configuration program to the scope. Then I've just
By Mike Greenhill-Hooper · #622 ·