Recent content by rodentraiser

Well, I know replacing a helical focuser on a Dobsonian with a rack and pinion focuser is going to change something. I will try the link you gave me. Thank you, Drakkith. I have run into a small problem, however. I finally got around to taking the mirror out of the scope a couple days ago and...

Sorry, you are right. It has to do with not being able to move the focuser in enough to focus. We did have to move the mirror up to accommodate that new rack and pinion focuser on my old scope, though. That scope was an f/4.5, I believe. The thing is, this scope is currently an f/6 and I'd like...

I'm just totally jazzed. I just bought an 8" f/6 Orion Deep Space Explorer (Dobsonian). Yeah, it's an old scope, but from what I understand, the mirrors on the older scopes were made by Discovery. I hope that would include this scope. At any rate, it needs two things to get it to viewing status...

What Chronos said isn't as funny as it sounds. When I got my first telescope, I had a friend who was adamant about trying it out RIGHT NOW! So instead of reading the instruction manual, we brought it out to the front yard and tried to see Jupiter. We had a very hard time doing that and when I...

One other thing I would suggest. Find out what shelters are in your area and personally visit each one to make sure your cat isn't there. You can call, but sometimes shelter workers get it wrong. I know of a person who was told there were no Shelties up for adoption, but when she went there, her...

Thank you!

Sorry, I just now realized that calling some of those stores from where you live would be super expensive. Is there a college or university in your area? Because sometimes the colleges have astronomy classes and there are telescopes available for those classes to use. Maybe the teachers could...

I would think of your future telescope like a pony for the kids. You can get a cheap pony that bucks and bites, but no one will ever use it. Or you can spend some extra money and get a well mannered pony that the kids can actually ride. My suggestion would be to buy a reflector, not a...

"The Nature of Things" just did a show on cats called "The Lion in your House" or something similar, and they plotted how far cats roam. Generally, the distance was a block to two blocks, but some did range further. Being this is a cat that is new to your neighborhood, you might want to...

What I know about physics is what I learned on The Mechanical Universe, so I may not be able to participate much, but I do look forward to learning a lot.