Monthly Archives: June 2011

Helicopter site again…!

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New setup for Lodestar —> AT72ED.

I hate those Chinese made dual screw extension tubes, and I didn’t like the way the Lodestar was gripped by the 1.25″ one at the end of the chain. So, I bought both of these pieces: http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_c2bf.htm And this: http://www.astronomytechnologies.com/product.asp?id=17012&c=0 … Continue reading

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Helicopter Landing Site!

It’s just under two hours for me to reach this site in the GW Forest, coming from northern Virginia. The last 4 miles or so are some fairly rough single-track up the side of a mountain. Conditions were excellent, completely … Continue reading

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