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ASA_AstroSystemeAustria· ASA Astrographs and Mounts
this may be of interest here with these really fast scopes and so on... ... Larry Lopez started a thread on the ccd tech group a while back that was looking...
I loaded 3 new pictures into my photo folder today Here are 3 first light shots taken last night in a light polluted area these were taken with my Proline 9000...
Hello list, We thought that it is time to inform all the customers who are patiently waiting for their ordered Astrographs. As everybody knows ASA has not...
I have 2- 10" astrographs available and would like to sell one of them Both scopes were modified by me one scope is OEM- ASA, with upgraded primary mirror,...
Dear Group, Does anybody use the 3" version of the 0.73 reducer, or use either of the ASA f/2.75 astrograph built with this 3" reducer? I am looking for some...
Hi Gerald, I am happy to hear these good news. It does matter little to wait if at the end we'll get a great scope. Good luck in Namibia and, frankly, I wish I...
Hello Tom, but this one looks pretty good to me. I like this wide field vista. Allow me a comment - it looks a little bit reddish on my monitor. Anyway great...
I was just wondering if anyone has tried a KAF-6303E chip ? Mostly I see people using a STL11000M or a FLI PL 09000. All non blooming chips. I was wondering if...
Hi Larry, I have a 6303E chip in my Yankee Robotics camera and it works great. You just have to deal with the blooms, of course. Feel free to look at my web...
Hello, A few weeks ago I started using a modified Canon 40D on my 8" F2.75 ASA Astrograph after using a modified 350D for a year. Unfortunately I seem to have...
Albert, My experience with DSLR were quite similar to yours, but with a different brand fast Newton. In my opinion the problem was a very small, but...
Hello Gerhard, Thanks for your reaction. I noticed some play on the T-mount as well... But in my case, the best part of the field stays in the same place, ...
Hi Albert, we know this problem after we begin to produce all adapter on our new CNC center. We recognize that the adapter from Canon has 0,05 up to 0,1mm...
Hello Egon, Thanks for your answer. I think I know where to look for the error now. Maybe I can try to shift the "sweet spot" to the middle of the field with ...
Here is my latest project. It is a region of the sky not imaged before by an amateur (as far as I can find -- could be wrong though). This obscure region in...
Hello Tom, Very beautiful, never seen a picture of that area before! I like the subtle colours. I will have to try that one myself as soon as it is favourably...
Tom, A beautifully nuanced exposure, as always. What duration of sub-frames are you using, and why (that is, how did you arrive at that duration)? ATB Bob...
That's an awesome image, Tom, but are you sure you didn't spill your hot chocolate on it :-) ... From: Tom Davis To: ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi Tom, you guessed right :-) This is an amazing image, yours should be a quite dark location to show all this faint stuff. as I said before you are the master...
Hi all, Here is my most recent project. It is of a rarely imaged part of Cepheus that has two reflection nebulae cataloged as vdB149 and 150. Between them is...
Simply amazing Tom!!! Once again, a very unique and beautiful FOV with very smooth dusty zones. The unprocessed halos doesn't have any negative impact IMHO. ...
... O_O ! One of the best image i never seen of a dust nebula! Very good work . PS i like the filter halo, and this light processing is necessary for this kind...