This old beauty was purchased in a garage sale for $50 in 1997. My ADD grandson pirated the finderscope internals for an Edmund 4.5 I gave him. I need a finder...
It would probably be easier and less expensive to purchase a used optical finder from AstroMart or Cloudy Nights Classifieds and swap it out with your grandson...
I have a NOS Criterion/B&L 6X30 I could part with - physically identical to original, but has the B&L in the logo. Â John R ________________________________ ...
Did anyone else view Jupiter Friday night? It was absolutely stunning! I have never seen it like that before and just couldn't take my eyes off of it. Wish I...
Yes Bill!!.....I saw Jupiter last night...close to zenith. Â The "5th" moon, obviously a star struck me too..It was off plane with reference to the others but...
Yeah, I saw the dark feature on one of the equatorial belts. I also saw the really bright star (HIP 9569) your speaking of and the tiny speak (10.25 mag star)...
I got the impression the dark feature was kind of elongated...not round, so Yes...it could have been Stanley K. surfboarding over the clouds on his monolith...
Our email address got hacked. A virus, bot, or something got into our address book and sent out a bunch of spam emails. We may have to get a new email address...
Does anyone know of a company or an individual that makes pier adaptors? I have a Atlas EQ-g mount and would like to try using the head on the RV6 pier. ...
A machine shop can do it but likely not for a reasonable amount. If you have a friend with a lathe and welder, or can do that yourself, you are in business....
I have some pictures in the files section under "RV6 on LXD75 mount." It shows an adapter a fellow in my club turned on a lathe for me using a piece of...
My RV-6 mount has unfortunately developed some end play in the RA axis (I'm currently using it with an 8-inch that is somewhat heavier than an RV-6). I have 2...
Paul, Â Can you describe the end play better - that is, is it loose in the bearings, or moves along its length? My new '67 RV-6 came in one carboard box, I...
... That is probably "normal", they all have some play if you pull on them. In use, the weight of the mount presses the head against the "bearing" and the play...
I need 6x30 scope, thumbscrews, and clock drive gasket (Is this the cork you are referring to)? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Thumb screws? What do they look like? for a small charge plus p&p I could make some but I live in England and (I surmise) you chaps are in the US? Also what...
You'll find that for the drive clutch, a single thickness of plain cardboard, not corrugated, not printed, no paper covering, will work as well as cork. Use...
Tom, I have a new 6 X 30 marked Criterion/B & L, identical to original Criterions except the B & L marking. I would like $25 inc. shipping. Â John R ...
