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ASA_AstroSystemeAustria · ASA Astrographs and Mounts

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  • Category: Telescopes
  • Founded: Dec 4, 2007
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152 Frank Tomaszewski
jmtfet Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
2:48 pm
Bruce, is that the original cell only modified or a brand new design? Frank ... loaded ... spring ... the ... nylon...
153 Skyloverz@...
skyloverz2002 Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
2:57 pm
In a message dated 3/1/2008 8:48:46 A.M. Central Standard Time, fetoma@... writes: Bruce, is that the original cell only modified or a brand new design? ...
154 Frank Tomaszewski
jmtfet Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
5:00 pm
It is a very nice cell. Did it come from ASA? What is their price if you don't mind me asking? Frank ... design? ... opposed to ... Living. ... campos-duffy/...
155 Bruce Karbal
skyloverz2002 Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
10:57 pm
I've added some more pictures to my folder, been workin on the scope all day today flocked the tube installed the new dual spider installed the primary cell...
156 Bruce Karbal
skyloverz2002 Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2008
11:00 pm
The cell did not come from ASA, and will require some mods to my current ASA-OTA to make it work. It was EXPENSIVE ! Bruce--- In...
157 granchard2 Offline Send Email Mar 2, 2008
6:56 am
While waiting for Jmi to repair my focuser, I thought I'd fumble around with the fan plug. I figured out how the connector pieces fit together using the...
158 andrew950222 Online Now Send Email Mar 2, 2008
1:23 pm
Bruce – While spring loaded cells are easy to collimate if they don't have a locking mechanism the focus & collimation will shift as the mirror tilts and the...
159 Skyloverz@...
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Mar 2, 2008
1:29 pm
In a message dated 3/2/2008 7:23:20 A.M. Central Standard Time, andrew.j.smith1905@... writes: Bruce – While spring loaded cells are easy to...
160 Robert Gillette
tekic545 Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2008
2:37 pm
Grant, I wasn't able to identify the original fan plug, so I replaced it with a 4-prong microphone plug from Radio Shack that happened to be the same size. To...
161 andrew950222 Online Now Send Email Mar 3, 2008
3:52 pm
Bruce – The three side screws are to limit the sideways movement of the mirror as it floats on the 9-point cell. If you tighten these to lock the mirror you...
162 granchard2 Offline Send Email Mar 3, 2008
7:13 pm
Hey Bob, Thanks for responding. I picked up some 24 guage wire and a cigarette plug at radio shack. I suspect I can manage the soldering. However, which...
163 granchard2 Offline Send Email Mar 3, 2008
8:07 pm
Nevermind. Removing the fan and back plate answered that stupid question! Grant ... with ... same ... cable...
164 maxmsm Offline Send Email Mar 3, 2008
8:47 pm
Your right, the side support need to be just loose enough to allow proper loading of the cell. I think silicon on the flotation points to prevent rotation will...
165 Robert Gillette
tekic545 Offline Send Email
Mar 6, 2008
2:05 am
Grant, If you've got an Amphenol plug that matches the one in the fan, just slip off the back to expose the contacts and see which ones line up with the socket...
166 kometman55 Offline Send Email Mar 7, 2008
12:57 pm
Hello list, this is the first light with a new ccd-camera and a canon tele lens: http://www.astrostudio.at/Astrofotos/astrofotos.php?k_id=77 to view the image...
167 ecrins666 Offline Send Email Mar 9, 2008
9:08 am
Hi Gerald, beautiful shot and I am glad to see that at least some people is not totally clouded out! I have two questions, 1)there is some sort of vertical...
168 Gerald Rhemann
kometman55 Offline Send Email
Mar 9, 2008
4:43 pm
Hello Gimmi, Yes, I recognized those bandings too. I asked at the factory and they recommend me to download the new firmware which should have solved this ...
169 Bruce Karbal
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Mar 12, 2008
12:28 pm
I've got an ASA N 10 available for sale that I modified The modification was to the JMI focuser, adding in set screws for the corrector on top and bottom of...
170 Tom Davis
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Mar 14, 2008
11:35 pm
I finally was able to image over a few nights. This needs more time but it will have to do for right now -- the cloudy weather pattern is back. ...
171 Richard Crisp
s2hao3 Offline Send Email
Mar 15, 2008
12:46 am
congratulations on a fine image Tom That seems like a good way to break the bad weather streak I don't know if it is my or my monitor but looks a bit on the...
172 Tom Davis
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Mar 15, 2008
3:35 am
I think there was a slight magenta cast to the image. I increased the green just a smidge. Tom...
173 Richard Crisp
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Mar 15, 2008
3:58 am
yeah Magenta sounds right Tom I was thinking red but magenta is a closer description either way it is a fine image and color balance is about the easiest thing...
174 Marc Paradis
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Mar 15, 2008
2:48 pm
Hi Tom, There is a great amount of details in your image. The rendering of Holmberg IX is excellent! You even managed to catch the integrated flux between the...
175 Skyloverz@...
skyloverz2002 Offline Send Email
Mar 16, 2008
4:28 pm
That's a helluva nice image Tom ! lets hope for a nice CLEAR SKY spring/summer season... can't wait to see more of your portraits :) and uhhh finally get my...
176 Antonio Fernandez
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Mar 16, 2008
6:09 pm
Hi Tom, I concur with Marc. Outstanding, sharp and deep image. Congrats, antonio ... -- e-mail: antonio@... web site: http://afernandez.net...
177 granchard2 Offline Send Email Mar 20, 2008
7:17 am
I can't make it past midnight before my secondary fogs up. Has anyone outfitted their astrograph with primary and/or secondary dew heaters? Can one be...
178 Knut Schäffner
asa_graph Offline Send Email
Mar 20, 2008
7:55 am
Hello Grant, i have a sencondary dew heater on my 12" ASA. I send a pic of it later. Knut ... From: granchard2 To: ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com ...
179 granchard2 Offline Send Email Mar 20, 2008
5:05 pm
Hey Knut, Did you install one behind the secondary mirror inside the holder? I didn't want to unnecessarily pull the secondary apart if the secondary design...
180 Knut Schäffner
asa_graph Offline Send Email
Mar 20, 2008
8:00 pm
Hello Grant, my secondary dew heater http://www.large-galaxie.de/Verkauf/Flatbox/flatbox.html scroll down.... I used a Constantan wire as a heating.The cover...
181 Antonio Fernandez
afernan10 Offline Send Email
Mar 22, 2008
4:03 pm
Hi folks, I tried today the ASA website at http://www.astrosysteme.at/ and is not operational, all I get is this message in German: "Die Seite befindet sich im...
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