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Wow, the family stayed up until sleep could not be resisted and left me with the galaxy capture marathon.

Having used both many time, AM gets more results for me. And gets serious buyers. But that's me.?I don't *like* paying Herb, but the site is worth it if you want to move your item. That is my

Second the suggestion for Cloudynights. I stopped using AM years ago. Nice scope! Mark Obsession 15

I would suggest listing it on cloudy nights as well...? I tend to sell things much faster there, many more people are on that site. Figure out how far you are willing to drive to meet someone and

Looks like another year I won't be using my Obsession 18 Classic - original owner #1930 Jul 2011 museum condition. I will put it on Astromart this week - but I've only sold a couple things there so I

All, I keep my UC18 in the corner of my dining room and roll it out through my sliding glass doors over a threshold ramp.? Once the moon gets to 50% waxing I will disassemble and put into my white

Bob, I like to turn the gain down low (5 or lower) and then set the exposure to about 20 seconds.? I will make about 10 stacks of 20 seconds each.? I also do a bit of live HDR type actions between

Very impressive, thanks! ?Can you give us an idea of how long an exposure you can get before field rotation throws things off? Bob

Well done! I am not an imager, but still... nicely done! ---------------------------------------?Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA?"Religion... together we can find the cure." - Richard Dawkins O

These are awesome! Do you mind sharing what gear you use with UC18?

Very nice, Richard.? I have an 18UC as well but I image with a C8.Thanks for sharing! Jim

All, Stellarium lets me rapidly slew to the next target.? Remote observing with a UC18 is a lot of fun. Richard Miller

OK, Thanks to Mr. Starks, I have found my issue. I took out the two hex head screws and was able to remove the bottom ground board. VIOLA! Where there should have been four Teflon pads, one each at

I have your same scope, 20" F5.? I have not experienced your problem with the obsession, but I have experienced the problem with my 14.5" Starmaster.? To fix the problem I cleaned the Teflon?pads

Fixed my focus issue, shortened the poles almost an inch.? Thanks for all of the help. New problem, after about five months of ownership.? Telescope lives in my garage covered and away from the

Same here, I set up the 15 classic in about 10 mins. I plop in the Glatter collimator, align the secondary, then go to the Barlow and align the primary. Takes about 5 mins and Im all set for the

I have a UC18, I use a HOTEC laser collimater. Takes about 10 minutes to collimate secondary and primary mirrors. Works perfectly for me every time, stars are tack sharp. I have used this

Folks, you should be wary of "The Dreaded Star test". Most of use can't fathom the Suiter book and his math.?Also: Thermal equilibrium and seeing often will not allow a star test to tell you

I do strictly visual observing so the quick easy method has been good. I do a star test after collimating and it always looks good. I too do not have the money for the expensive ones. Chris