Hi Mike, Gary Susick and I went went to NEAF. We had a great time! There were fewer vendors and they brought less inventory. But their goods were priced very...
I forgot to mention that there was a Norman Fullum booth that had on display a 32" honeycomb mirror* *blank. Quite impressive! Norman is now manufacturing...
Hi Joe, You did not yet mention anything about Mag1 Instruments ;) Were they there this year? Did you see anything about the new 18" Portaball? - Pierre...
Hi Pierre, Yes, the new owner of Mag1 was there (I forgot his name). He displayed an 8" Portaball and a prototype 18" mirror ball. The 18" mirror ball was ...
That's great, thanks Joe! I'm glad he is opting on minimizing the diffraction and sticking to a very small secondary. Did you take a picture of the 18"...
Hey Pierre, I think that 18" mirrorball has your name on it! Jim ... From: Pierre To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 4:09 PM Subject: [OAFs]...
Hi Pierre, In the 18" mirror ball, the mirror is placed in a different location relative to the opening. At the zenith the mirror is parallel to the ground but...
Hi Joe, Thanks Joe. This mirror ball likely won't be able to rotate freely all the way around, due to the elliptical shape - but that is to be expected -...
Thanks Attilla, Richard and Rob! I guess "magnificent desolation" is an apt description for pretty much all the moons surface eh? Richard I dunno about the...
Thats awesome news about Attillas mirror!!! Holy crap Attilla you have been much more patient than I would have been!! Is this the company who supplied the...
No. Norman Fullum is now making his own sandwich blanks. He had a kiln installed and qualified by the University of Montreal. Its 10 feet across. He has a...
Ok been fighting with Yahoo, it did'nt want to let me upload these bloody files but its calmed down now it seems ;>) So yeah the seeing was spectacular on the...
Correct - should read May 11th, the 12th is a Saturday Gary To: OAFs@yahoogroups.com From: attilladanko@... Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 05:33:47 +0000 Subject:...
Hello, Here's my report for the night of the Lyrids. Despite an unfavourable weather forecast, Raymond Dubois and I took our chances and we travelled to...
I will be placing my order for flockboard few days after the RASC meeting on May 14 (I intend to get a 11.75"x44"; piece). The shipping costs are significant...
Hi Oafs, It's a good thing people didn't drive out last friday. The weather was locally clear for a lunar exploration, as sucker holes. Not worth the drive. ...
im interested But i need to measure my scope first to figure out the size i need. When were you going to order? -ad ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Awesome work, Mike. Tycho and encke's are my favorites. But I think yo used way too much sharpening on your Hortensius image. The brighter crater rims show...
Actually. These images are becomming a problem for me. I've been using your moon images as computer desktop backgrounds. **I dont have enough computers** :) ...
Btw, 36" isnt "big" these days. Normand has several customers for 50" mirrors. One is going to a small club in Quebec. ... -- attilla danko, danko@...,...
Attilla, Really a 50"?? Cool that would beat out Jimi Lowreys 48" just east of the TSP site! Hell for the cost of it, most could only afford it through a group...
