This is the first time ever I attended RTMC at 7000 ft. elev. http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/ Somehow, they always picked Memorial weekend holidays for this...
Ron, Despite your "disapointment", it was a big pleasure to read your description of what you saw. I hope the family feels well about the trip too ... ;-) My...
Hi Bill, I just came in from observing with my C-11 (1984 vintage). Jupiter showed very little detail and low contrast. The air was quite rough. But the moons...
... Indeed, but alas the real-world $$$$ pushes it out of my budget :-(, Wes. Fortunately, there is a couple of other options for the economically deprived...
... be ... That is the problem Ron; too many "wants" and not enough $$$$$. I looked at several options in the Refractor world to get the best value for the $$$...
Can someone point me in the direction of a picture or sketch showing the level of Jovian detail visible through a 6" apo during excellent seeing? Short of...
I bet a 6" APO will show detail similar to what you would see in a 9.25" SCT, but depending where you live, it might show it on a much more "regular" basis....
Hi, Bill, Do you see much color on Jupiter through your 6" apo? Detail in the cloud belts or Great Tan Spot? Through my SCT, I see Jupiter as essentially...
Hi Bill, It seems that everything I have always wanted to see on Jupiter is always just past the capabilities of either my eyes. my instrument or the...
... showing ... excellent ... inch ... Regarding the level of Jovian detail that can be expected from a 6" apo, I see two issues that need to be kept separate,...
Hi, Right now I am using a Tak 152mm, while I wait for another of those 8" Tec apo's and a Tak Mewlon 300mm. I can say that the colors in my Teleport 10" were...
Just wanna let you refractor affectionados know that true to my chromatic stripes and colors, I decided to go with Plan A1 (;-) not in the original selection)...
Hi Ron, You should check out the Denk II binoviewer. I have used this one and the TV a lot. I like the Denk better in all respects. It is just the best one...
It seems that there is some confusion of terms going on here, from reading the posts. I'd like to try to clarify: In asking what color a 6" apo can show, the...
Hi, Marc, Granted, an 8" apo or a Mewlon 300 or a 10" Teleport could all be better performers on the planets than a 6" apo. Still, a 6" apo has a lot of...
Hi Ron, TMBs are pretty good. Last weekend I got to compare a TOA 130 to my 6" Synta with Chromacor II. Also on hand was a new Denkmier Binviewer. Even though...
Hi, No complaints with the Tak. I do think the Tec 140 provided slightly more detailed views of Jupiter. However, the seeing this spring in N.J. was poor. So...
Hi, Marc, It would be quite remarkable for a 140mm apo to give more detailed views than a 152mm apo! I take it that you just recently sold the 140 and...
Hi, Well as the test report in S+T noted, what can be seen in a 140mm , can be seen in a 160mm apo.. The Tec had better color correction than the Tek , so...
... Hi Bill, Mind you it was not a scientific comparison (we were really trying out a new, custom dovetail and riser block set I had made for the scope), it...
... Hi Bill, I have some sketches posted at the link below. The ones with the arrows on the right side were done with a 6" refractor. The ones with the arrows...
Hi, Wayne, Thank you very much for your comments. I have no doubt at all that your TMB 152 (or any other 6" apo) gives images noticeably superior to those...
Guess what I stumbled upon? Here's a awe-inspiring drawings by Richard Baum who used to be the BAA Mercury and Venus section director. Someone in the Mars...
Apparently the R&D group at Vixen are now marketing some of their own products without the "benefit" of direction from the traditional Vixen marketing...
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