- Apertura AD12 review - User Reviews - Cloudy Nights
Apertura AD12 review By John Kramer Click DISCLAIMER: OpticsMart announced themselves as a new astronomical telescope and accessory vendor through contacting me via email, as they heard of my radio show on BlogTalkRadio I offered them the opportunity to give them an unbiased review of their Aper
- Review of the Apertura AD10 10 Dobsonian - Cloudy Nights
Review of the Apertura AD10 10” Dobsonian By Jamie Proffitt Figure 1 I ordered the AD10 on Tuesday and it was delivered via FedEx two days later on Thursday, in two boxes: the OTA and accessories in one and the base and its components in the second The OTA box was heavy and huge and the box con
- GSO 30mm 20mm Super-Views - Eyepieces (14mm - 55mm) - Cloudy Nights
GSO 30 GSO 30mm Superview Since I recently bought a 14" Dob, it had become obvious that I started a quest to search for a good wide-field eyepiece around 30mm From my former telescope (Nexstar 8) I had already inherited a GSO 20mm Super-View (67-deg FOV) and I will also review that eyepiece in t
- New Imaging Newtonian - Apertura Carbon Star 150 - Cloudy Nights
Page 52 of 76 - New Imaging Newtonian - Apertura Carbon Star 150 - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I went to see highpoint scientific, there are a few of used telescope available now
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In the last two articles I talked about getting back into astrophotography, easing into widefield imaging Well, as usual, GAS TAS (gear acquisition syndrome target acquisition syndrome) has taken over I wanted to shoot one of my favorite targets, The Coathanger but it’s pretty faint and pretty small, so I would need a 300mm lens to nicely frame Brocchi’s Cluster
- How-to Collimate a Laser Collimator - Cloudy Nights
The best images come from the best optics, and the most effective way of improving ones optics is to get them aligned properly The most significant advance in recent years in collimation devices is the Laser collimator Not only is it more precise, it is simpler to move a laser dot than it is to
- Side bearing assemblies loose in base-housing cut-outs
Side bearing assemblies loose in base-housing cut-outs - posted in Reflectors: Hi, I noticed the other night when I made fine positional adjustments with my Apertura AD10 dobsonian that the OTA moves after having made said adjustments This occurs only when I have notably tightened the bearing assemblies to help counteract the weight differences of the eyepieces I do use magnetic weights for
- Replacing a Damaged Dobsonian Mount - Articles - Cloudy Nights
Summary Considering the choices available for replacing my damaged Sky Watcher Dobsonian mount, I found the same size Apertura mount the easiest and most cost effective solution In addition to the ease of modifying the Apertura mount, the superior construction and improved azimuth bearings noticeably improved overall satisfaction with this
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