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Hi everyone--our group is already over 30 members (including Roland and Marj) in less than 24 hours! I put myself on the "list" for a 90mm refractor, and I want to know a few more specifics. It

dawong@... writes: The EDL is an oiled triplet. I've heard (unconfirmed) that the middle element is not FPL53 but rather Fluorite - not that this makes any difference to the end user as

Hi Derek, You can see a picture of the 90mm and quite a bit on info on the C7

In a message dated 7/2/99 9:56:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, robhunt@... writes: << Is this true, what is the price, how big is the focuser, and can you use this with an AP/Baader binoview

writes: Were you able to compare them directly? Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home:

CMUDUDE101@... writes: Well, it's got about 27% more light gathering area than the 92mm, but how that would really effect images, I don't know.

Make that Traveler.... I hate posting to any group when i first wake up =) Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home:

Wouldn't you have to make the f-ratio a little longer when using FPL-53 to achieve the same level of color

i saw the french's 90mm inaction last summer at stellafane. it is like a jewel - an oil spacedtriplet with a 2" focuser (not 2.7"). she had it turned on the summer milky wayin the south and the

writes: I can assure everyone on the list that I have no idea! But that's never stopped me from guessing :-). My guess is that given that the V number of Fluorite and FPL53 is virtually

In terms of the Stowaway.. is it 92mm or 90mm. At 2400, yes, I believe an increase in the Traveler price is forthcoming, but only time will tell. I do like the 85mm Televue very much and would

robhunt@... If you read Roland's comments posted on the C7 site about the 90mm I wouldn't think you could predict that the Traveler will have it's price raised based on the price of the new 90.

Gee, I think it is pretty safe to guess the images would be a little brighter with a little better

at stellafane the TV-85 wassaddled with a binoviewer (not my favorite.) i don't remember what eps hewas using but it was certainly under 50x and the views were excellent as youmight expect. the 90mm

writes: Ads are being added by the mailing list software. I wonder if there is a way the listowner can turn it off? -Philip J. Blanda

I met Robert Hunt a few weeks ago at the NJ StarQuest star party. Had a fun night but for now I'd like to invite Rob to tell the group about the fantastic custom made alt-az mount he had his 155EDF

writes: But is there an image quality difference between say the 130 F6 and F8.3 scopes? If not, keeping the faster aperture might be the more

writes: Another issue, maybe not too important is the look of the scope. I find the Traveler to be "easier" to look at than the tank-like Tak FSQ106. I guess the big focuser is what makes the Tak

writes: while The colour on the TV85 is quite low, not really worth worrying about but two i've seen have had some diffused light (maybe a bit too much) when looking at Jupiter. I saw less diffused