Jim, that's a great photo of the Dumbbell. Thanks for posting it. What do
you mean by "Hubble Colors?"

David E
----- Original Message -----
From: "actx03" <powell-jr@...>
To: <Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 8:49 PM
Subject: [Stellarvue] M27 in Hubble Colors


> Hello to Everyone, I just posted my first attempt at imaging in
> narrowband using the Hubble Map format in the Dr. Jim P folder.  M27
> is low in the East and the city light dome so it seemed a good time to
> try it.  My question is about the SII channel.  I do not yet have an
> SII filter, although hopes are high for my upcoming birthday.  I opted
> to use 80 minutes of RED taken in 10 minute subs last week as a
> substitute.  I also got only two 20 minute Ha shots before clouds
> ended the night.  The OIII line was 100 minutes at 20 minutes each.
> Should I try some other combination that will look better?  I will add
> to the Ha line tonight if things hold.  I know some have used only Ha
> and OIII.  Also, can anyone suggest other targets for this type of
> imaging that are north of about -20 degrees South.  The area around
> Cygnus seems promising, but limited to mainly red colored objects.
> Any help is appreciated and comments on processing are also welcomed.
> Drs. Jim and Linda Powell
> SV-102 APO doublet
> SV-102DN
> Nighthawk
> SV-145 ON ORDER!
>
>
>
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Darren, that's a great start. Maybe the sun will give us some more activity
soon.

David E

Hey Jim, I like your Dumbell image. Thanks for sharing. By Hubble colors do you
mean using three different color exposures? Or is it another method you are
using?

David J



----- Original Message ----
From: David Elosser <pde444@...>
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2007 5:05:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Stellarvue] M27 in Hubble Colors

Jim, that's a great photo of the Dumbbell. Thanks for posting it. What do
you mean by "Hubble Colors?"

David E
----- Original Message -----
From: "actx03" <powell-jr@actx. edu>
To: <Stellarvue@yahoogro ups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 8:49 PM
Subject: [Stellarvue] M27 in Hubble Colors

> Hello to Everyone, I just posted my first attempt at imaging in
> narrowband using the Hubble Map format in the Dr. Jim P folder. M27
> is low in the East and the city light dome so it seemed a good time to
> try it. My question is about the SII channel. I do not yet have an
> SII filter, although hopes are high for my upcoming birthday. I opted
> to use 80 minutes of RED taken in 10 minute subs last week as a
> substitute. I also got only two 20 minute Ha shots before clouds
> ended the night. The OIII line was 100 minutes at 20 minutes each.
> Should I try some other combination that will look better? I will add
> to the Ha line tonight if things hold. I know some have used only Ha
> and OIII. Also, can anyone suggest other targets for this type of
> imaging that are north of about -20 degrees South. The area around
> Cygnus seems promising, but limited to mainly red colored objects.
> Any help is appreciated and comments on processing are also welcomed.
> Drs. Jim and Linda Powell
> SV-102 APO doublet
> SV-102DN
> Nighthawk
> SV-145 ON ORDER!
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe, send an email to:
> Stellarvue-unsubscr ibe@egroups. com.
>
> Remember: the archives are a rich source of information and they are
> searchable.
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>




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Hey Darren,

Wow, I really like that color. After you get your procedure down the way you
want it I will be looking forward to seeing what result using a sharp cut off
filter with the Cal-K will give as we discussed. Keep on having fun and thanks
for sharing.

DJ


----- Original Message ----
From: Darren Hennig <dhennig2@...>
To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2007 1:33:54 AM
Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: Ca-K Afocal soon to be at a SV group near you!!!

Well,

My first Ca-K picture is posted in my photos section. I had to brighten it a
fair bit, and there was some camera noise due to high ISO settings. Focus is
almost right, too. Will take some time to learn this new filter, and the images
are visible visually, when using a ND0.6 [25%T] filter before the Ca-K unit.

If weather does well tomorrow, we'll try some more, perhaps monochrome, with
false color addition.

Darren

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Many here on the SV group have mentioned the recent changes in
Jupiter's atmosphere. Just to emphasize check out Pirro's article over
on Astromart.

  http://www.astromart.com/news/news.asp?news_id=699

It seems as if entire bands of clouds have changed color, darkening of
zones into belts while others have lighten and changed into zones.

Great before and after Hubble images of this transformation.

David j

Did anyone check out Venus and Saturn last night. By the time it was
dark enough to see them they were low in the NW. Because of that I
had
to constantly move the scope so I could dodge trees and a power line
to
keep them in view.Luckily I used my NHNG on a M1 mount so it was easy
to move. They both were well framed in a 13mm nagler t6. The view was
much better at 70x in my 8mm Radian but I had to move my eye position
to see one or the other. Anyway this was the first night to check out
my new NHNG. I bought it for my vacation to the dark skies of
Southern
Utah. The good news was that the hiking and scenery was fantastic as
I
went to Zion, Bryce Canyon, and North rim of the Grand Canyon. The
bad
news was I was so tired and exhausted from the heat and driving that
even the dark clear skies of Utah could not get me out of bed to try
out
the NHNG.

Besides Venus and Saturn I checked out Jupitor (some banding but not
much detail) which was low in the not so dark sky near a rising moon
and
several double stars (Albiro and A hercules). I was impressed that I
could split the double double with a 4mm Radian. Deep sky is not the
NHNG stong suite. I could not find the ring nebula (Skies were
terrible
as it was not that dark) M13 was seen but just a blob.

                         Wade Johnson
                       Stellarvue 102 Apo on M6 mount
                       Stellarvue 80mm NHNG on M1 mount
                       8 inch Orion Dob

David,
   Thanks for the update. The spaceweather.com site has a nice pic of venus and
saturn in conjunction over Concord, MA. My skies and area are under siege of
rain and flooding. I haven't seen a clear sky for some time now, but hopefully
tonight they expect partial clearing.

   -Stuart



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LOL. Well we all knew David E. was one "mean" poster with an acute eye for
details.
   :-)

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The numbers reflect what you find with most groups. Some have more to
say than others. Most like to simply read and learn. I get e-mails
every day from people who say they do not post here but enjoy reading
the postings. This is quite understandable. You who post often and
include information that is useful to others should take a bow. It
benefits hundreds of people out there who read the site daily.

I could take more time to draft my postings but there is so much
happening here that I usually must post and run. So there are often
typos in my postings. I am sorry about that but I feel that it is
important to clarify and let everyone in on what is happening to the
extent possible. I am also very excited at times and like to share
that here.

So here is some background info that will also answer your question.

We have just recently hired another technician who came to us with
about 30 years of technical experience. A former HP employee, he is
very excited to be part of our family. Now we need to train him over
the next few months. We are also retooling here and completely
reorganizing the assembly shop which will enable us to save assembly
time on current and new telescopes. In fact, we should be able to cut
assembly time in half. As we increase production in the optical shop,
we need this extra capacity to keep up. So for the last month we have
been installing tools, reorganizing the shop and getting everything
ready for new production. That has slowed ongoing production. For
example, the mount assembly area was down for three weeks. The M1
mount assembly bench is back up - just in time - and we start
cranking out more M1's next week. The tripod area was down but late
last week we got all existing TA tripods assembled with lanyards for
immediate delivery.

We are machining M7 parts now and should have them ready in about 30 -
45 days. The M3 will follow that by about 30 - 45 days. Experience
has taught me to do one thing at a time. Anything we learn from
assembling the M7 mounts will be transferred to the M3 mounts.

We should be finished with reorganization in about one week. Our
assembly area will then be ready to produce all of our products in
about 1/2 the time. This is part of our goal to have all telescopes
on the shelf for immediate delivery in one year. To accomplish this,
we need to move more lens production in house. We can no longer wait
for the Russian optical firms to deliver certain lenses. We have
waited for the past eight years. Now that we are buying Ohara FPL-53
direct and polishing glass here, we can plan to meet projected needs
and stay ahead of the wave once we get the numbers we need to catch
up. Two more large telescopes will be introduced to meet this goal of
more rapid in house lens production. They may replace a number of
more expensive wait listed telescopes. Keeping their price low will
enable people to get larger instruments for less. In this case less
will certainly be more. So we have a great deal of work ahead of us.
It is very exciting.

Right now we are finishing more 80mm ED doublets and the 102ED
doublets. We hope to start getting the first of the 102's out in
about 7 - 10 days. I project that the following items will be
finished in 30 - 45 days:

M7
Next run of 90 mm lenses
50mm spotters
new extension backs for 102 models
All tripods including TSL5 pier tripods in stock
All doublets in stock for immediate delivery
Field flatteners competed and tested for the new large apos

After this we spend the next 30 - 45 days getting new items out:
M3
50mm clamshell
new tube assemblies made for two new large instruments

After that we spend the next 30 - 45 days making the new instruments
to complete our line, including a new flagship.

Lots to do but with an excellent staff and a very well planned
strategic plan, we should be able to meet these needs on schedule,
more or less. Making hand figured apo triplets is very time consuming
so doing more in house is the solution to longer wiat lists. Over the
next year we will succeed while maintaining our rigorous standard.

Vic Maris



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "TA" <starsailtom@...> wrote:
>
> Doc, One point your survey brought up,,,
>
> Vic, stellarvue1, posting 25x is a testament to his communication
> skills. ,,, AND one reason we enjoy following on the "journey."
>
> He shares the tech side as well as the business end of things. I
for
> one, enjoy that.
>
> I don't follow too many other "brand" related Y groups, but I would
> think that this is the exception, and not the rule.
>
> Thanks Doc for the numbers,
>
> Thanks Vic for posting,,, now could you give us an update on the
M3?:-)
>
> Tom A
>

Darren,
I finally got a chance to see the picts. Wow, great work!
I'll presume these are afocal using your new G7 and Hyperion zoom
through your SV105 on your ASGT mount. Did you have to stack
multiple images or were these single shots?
I hope to have my equipment setup and then we can compare shots.
-Stuart

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Darren Hennig" <dhennig2@...> wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> My first Ca-K picture is posted in my photos section. I had to
brighten it a fair bit, and there was some camera noise due to high ISO
settings. Focus is almost right, too. Will take some time to learn this
new filter, and the images are visible visually, when using a ND0.6 [25%
T] filter before the Ca-K unit.
>
> If weather does well tomorrow, we'll try some more, perhaps
monochrome, with false color addition.
>
> Darren
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

We gave Jennifer a new title: Astro-Therapist. Our one year plan to
elimiate wait lists will reduce her workload in this area.

Vic

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Rick Saunders <ozzzy@...> wrote:
>
> I haven't even taken delivery of my 2nd Stellarvue and I'm already
planning my
> 3rd. My wife has signed me up for addiction therapy. At least the
therapist
> is cute.
>
> Rick

Pay no attention to those men behind the curtain.

And don't worry Preston, as soon as the elusive SV4 lens order from
Lomo arrives, we buy the Krylon spray paint. We tried painting the
first tube in a Krylon Hunter Green camo finish but now we can't find
it. btw: Do you want a matching f-50 finderscope?

Our standard colors will be Stardust white with a Stardust Blue
option. We do have some 80S and 102T tubes and dewshields remaining
here in Midnight Stardust so anyone who wants that color can specify
until we run out. We will offer the Stardust Blue without an upgrade
charge very soon as we are limiting the color choices. That is
important for us in order to move toward having all telescopes on the
shelf for immediate delivery.

Vic Maris


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, geekkopf <geekkopf@...> wrote:
>
> Freddy and Mike,
>
>   Pay no attention to that pseacraft guy.   He's just a former navy
guy that can't make up his mind to live in the US, the far east or
southwest asia.  But he's a good guy. No matter what David E. says
about him.....
>
>   And for the record,  I AM waiting for a green SV4 (I finally wore
Vic down - or at least he is letting me think I did).
>
>   Preston Smith
>   Eureka, Pa
>
> Eric Lightner <pseacraft@...> wrote:
>   so much so he's patented it an dis trying to sell it to Vic in
exchange for
> a hunter green SV4 - blah!!! Preston must have been on the AF's
uniform
> board for the new BDU's - blah even more!!!
>
> :-)
>
> Freddy - don't be shy, we sometime even answer old questions
multiple times.
>
>
> Eric
> ...wonder how they know their post numbers for the month...in Abu
Dhabi....
>
>
> On 7/1/07, David Elosser
> wrote:
> >
> > Oh yeah Mike, Preston's been around here a while. His greatest
> > contribution
> > to the forum is his pioneering work on distinguishing the
difference
> > between
> > male and female scopes. :)
> >
> > David E
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Traub"
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:29 PM
> > Subject: [Stellarvue] Re: Analysis of June 2007 Stellarvue
yahoogroups
> > postings. :-)
> >
> >
> > > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, geekkopf wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Thanx Doc!
> > >>
> > >> Unfortunately, I'm not very good with stats. Does this mean
that
> > > David E. is the meanest guy on the forum?
> > >>
> > >> Preston Smith
> > >> Eureka, Pa
> > >>
> > > Hello Preston! This is Mike Traub (ngc2289) from that other
forum.
> > > Glad to see you are a member here! I joined about three days
ago.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Vic,
   Well suited to her "calming" voice and theraputic treatment to those of us who
are unquestionably of 'frantic nerves'. Has she traded her desk for a couch yet?
;-)
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Not bad for a first attempt Darren, looking forward to more shots from
you.

Disillusioned SV owner in Michigan. LOL



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Darren Hennig" <dhennig2@...> wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> My first Ca-K picture is posted in my photos section. I had to
brighten it a fair bit, and there was some camera noise due to high
ISO settings. Focus is almost right, too. Will take some time to learn
this new filter, and the images are visible visually, when using a
ND0.6 [25%T] filter before the Ca-K unit.
>
> If weather does well tomorrow, we'll try some more, perhaps
monochrome, with false color addition.
>
> Darren
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!  I'm hoping to collect more
photons over the next few nights.

Chris



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "TA" <starsailtom@...> wrote:
>
> Chris,
> Terrific! Very sharp. I want more! I think it begs for a mosaic of
the
> whole area:-)
>
> Tom A
>

Most excellent!  Lots going on, like the dark obscuring dust cloud in
the lower left.  Interesting area.  Keep 'em coming, Chris.

Cheers,
Jim
Livermore CA



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Cook" <chris@...> wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> After a few months of no real imaging, I was able to get two clear
> nights earlier this week to image with the 80S.  This region is
just
> south of the Pelican nebula.
>
> http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/IC5068-Ha-SV80S.html
>
> Enjoy and thanks for lookin'!
>
> Chris
>

Hey; just noticed.  There is a dragon at top center leaping over the
river of bright nebulosity at center, heading for the dark cave at
lower left.....

Amazing the tricks the mind can play before your morning cup of
coffee....

Chris's 'Dragon Nebula'....exceedingly cool.

Jim


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Cook" <chris@...> wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> After a few months of no real imaging, I was able to get two clear
> nights earlier this week to image with the 80S.  This region is
just
> south of the Pelican nebula.
>
> http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/IC5068-Ha-SV80S.html
>
> Enjoy and thanks for lookin'!
>
> Chris
>

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "stellarvue1" <vic@...> wrote:
>
> Pay no attention to those men behind the curtain.
>
> And don't worry Preston, as soon as the elusive SV4 lens order from
> Lomo arrives, we buy the Krylon spray paint. We tried painting the
> first tube in a Krylon Hunter Green camo finish but now we can't
find
> it. btw: Do you want a matching f-50 finderscope?
>
> Our standard colors will be Stardust white with a Stardust Blue
> option. We do have some 80S and 102T tubes and dewshields remaining
> here in Midnight Stardust so anyone who wants that color can
specify
> until we run out. We will offer the Stardust Blue without an
upgrade
> charge very soon as we are limiting the color choices. That is
> important for us in order to move toward having all telescopes on
the
> shelf for immediate delivery.
>
> Vic Maris
>
>
Krylon!  Man you are really going top shelf for good old Preston!  If
it was me I would just check around the local paint shops and find a
semi-empty can of green house paint and one of those $.98 foam paint
brushes and have at it.  But if you want to spend the extra time and
expense of spray painting thats up to you.:^)

Outstanding Matt.  Having two locations available to you will definately give
options in
aquiring data.  The jet shows up nicely and its a testiment to your processing
proweness.
Congratulations on a wall hanger.

Jon Talbot

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Matt Thomas <matt_e_thomas@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, I am still around!  This year has been quite busy, so I haven't
> had much time to post here.  I have been trying to read the posts when
> I could, but sorry for only lurking...
>
> Early this year I helped a friend bring on line a remote facility in
> New Mexico (JMSM Observatory) and I've been imaging with that
> (unfortunately no Stellarvue equipment out there).  But I did just
> finish processing an image using data from the TMB-152 in New Mexico
> and my Stellarvue SV152 from my back yard. And most of the data is
> from the SV152! :)
>
> Here is a writeup with links to larger versions of the image:
> http://astromatt.com/blog/item/2007/06/m106---near-and-far
>
> Direct link to the image here:
> http://www.astromatt.com/GalaxyPages/Images/M106-152.jpg
>
> And if you want to peruse some of my other work from New Mexico, here
> are some of the images:
> http://astromatt.com/blog/
>
> Thanks for looking!
> -Matt Thomas
> http://www.astromatt.com/
> CCD Commander: multi-target unattended imaging
> http://ccdcommander.astromatt.com/
>
>
>
>
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Really nice Chris.  The striations in the hydrogen cloud look perfectly
processed.  Lots of
detail and contrast between the different features. The Cygnus area is really a
winner when
it comes to interesting features and structures.

Jon Talbot

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Cook" <chris@...> wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> After a few months of no real imaging, I was able to get two clear
> nights earlier this week to image with the 80S.  This region is just
> south of the Pelican nebula.
>
> http://www.abmedia.com/astro/current/IC5068-Ha-SV80S.html
>
> Enjoy and thanks for lookin'!
>
> Chris
>

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Darren Hennig" <dhennig2@...> wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> My first Ca-K picture is posted in my photos section...(snip)

Thanks for sharing, Darren.  I'm looking forward to seeing more pics
with this filter.  I take it that the Ca-K filter is supposed to
enhance surface details, such as granulations?  If so, were you able
to see more detail visually than your first pics actually
demonstrated?  Pardon my naive questions--I'm just intrigued by this
as I've not heard much discussion about this type of filter in the past.
Clear skies,
Scott in NC

Actually this distribution is proof of what I call the 10% rule-- 10% of the
members in any group are responsible for 90% of the activity- be it postings or
the adminstration of group matters. I do not post too often since typing is not
my forte. Being born with two left hands, it is a chore, plus I am old enough(
almost as old as dirt) to not have taken typing in high school- at that time it
was taken only by the girls who were planning to be secretarys.(so much for the
politically incorrect statements)

       Now back to important issues-- like when is Vic going to make a  four inch
or larger F/15 achromat ( shades of Unitron!) for those of us who are nostalgic
for the "good old days"- residual color and all in the images.

Mike Moraghan

In a message dated 6/30/2007 19:00:10 Pacific Daylight Time,
pde444@... writes:

"...  Sometimes I think no one knows the answer, especially if it's something
  specific like a question about a particular eyepiece. Other times I think
every one assumes someone else will answer
first. In the case of the  latter, the new member punches us in the
collective ribs and reposts his  question, and gets an answer then. Anyway, we
try to
be as helpfull as we can,  and we always welcome new members to share their
experiences and help out with  other members questions. "



Freddy,

David makes a good point here.  We may know the answer but assume  someone
else will answer first.  And... like most people, we don't want to  embarrass
ourselves if we are unsure or don't know the answer.  (Of course  that doesn't
always stop me from pontificating anyway.  ;-)   )   Sometimes, though, the
subject of a post is of little or no  personal interest.  E.g., I don't' do
astrophotography so I don't respond  to questions about the requisite bits of
gear
that are necessary.  The part  of astrophotography that I LOVE(!) is seeing
the excellent work of others in  this group -- or any group.

One suggestion:  Before you ask a question about, say eyepieces,  double
check the post archives.  Chances are your question may have already  been
answered.  But if not then post your question again.

I'm happy to see that you've jumped in and commented.  You don't  have to
respond the every post but do stay active -- it makes the experience  much more
fun.

Clear, dark skies,

Jim S.
Redlands, CA



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I think it may be time to consider cleaning my SV102EDT, as it now has
5 years' worth of dust and other assorted crud on the objective lens.
  Despite the extreme care with which this scope has been handled, it's
  been used frequently enough to show the typical signs of use.  I know
that some people clean their optics quite frequently, but I'm not one
of those people.  Rather I subscribe to the theory that the less the
glass is touched, the better.  My objective appears to have dust on
both sides of the triplet lens cell.  I think that most of it can
probably be blown off using a blower-bulb, and with any luck I'll be
able to avoid actually touching the lens.  Do any of you that own (or
have owned in the past) a 102EDT have any advice on how to access the
EP side of the lens cell?  On my 80/9D the dewshield screws off and
the lens cell is threaded on.  On the 102EDT I don't see any such
threads, and I don't want to do anything that could potentially damage
the scope.  Is this something that I shouldn't even bother attempting?
  Maybe the small amount of dust in the interior of the scope isn't
enough to even bother about, but I just want to make sure that my
scope continues to perform to its maximum potential for many years to
come.
Thanks in advance,
Scott in NC

Vic,

Wow, a guy could get overwhelmed just reading what you are accomplishing out
there. Thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to seeing the new additions to
the SV product line.

David J



----- Original Message ----
From: stellarvue1 vic@...


The numbers reflect what you find with most groups. Some have more to
say than others. Most like to simply read and learn. I get e-mails
every day from people who say they do not post here but enjoy reading
the postings. This is quite understandable. You who post often and
include information that is useful to others should take a bow. It
benefits hundreds of people out there who read the site daily.

I could take more time to draft my postings but there is so much
happening here that I usually must post and run. So there are often
typos in my postings. I am sorry about that but I feel that it is
important to clarify and let everyone in on what is happening to the
extent possible. I am also very excited at times and like to share
that here.

So here is some background info that will also answer your question.

We have just recently hired another technician who came to us with
about 30 years of technical experience. A former HP employee, he is
very excited to be part of our family. Now we need to train him over
the next few months. We are also retooling here and completely
reorganizing the assembly shop which will enable us to save assembly
time on current and new telescopes. In fact, we should be able to cut
assembly time in half. As we increase production in the optical shop,
we need this extra capacity to keep up. So for the last month we have
been installing tools, reorganizing the shop and getting everything
ready for new production. That has slowed ongoing production. For
example, the mount assembly area was down for three weeks. The M1
mount assembly bench is back up - just in time - and we start
cranking out more M1's next week. The tripod area was down but late
last week we got all existing TA tripods assembled with lanyards for
immediate delivery.

We are machining M7 parts now and should have them ready in about 30 -
45 days. The M3 will follow that by about 30 - 45 days. Experience
has taught me to do one thing at a time. Anything we learn from
assembling the M7 mounts will be transferred to the M3 mounts.

We should be finished with reorganization in about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>snip>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Right now we are finishing more 80mm ED doublets and the 102ED
doublets. We hope to start getting the first of the 102's out in
about 7 - 10 days. I project that the following items will be
finished in 30 - 45 days:

M7
Next run of 90 mm lenses
50mm spotters
new extension backs for 102 models
All tripods including TSL5 pier tripods in stock
All doublets in stock for immediate delivery
Field flatteners competed and tested for the new large apos

After this we spend the next 30 - 45 days getting new items out:
M3
50mm clamshell
new tube assemblies made for two new large instruments

After that we spend the next 30 - 45 days making the new instruments
to complete our line, including a new flagship.

Lots to do but with an excellent staff and a very well planned
strategic plan, we should be able to meet these needs on schedule,
more or less. Making hand figured apo triplets is very time consuming
so doing more in house is the solution to longer wiat lists. Over the
next year we will succeed while maintaining our rigorous standard.

Vic Maris

-
>




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Hi Jim,

Given your limited exposure times you created a nice color composite using a
partial
"Hubble" pallet.  It was a good idea to include red in place of SII.  A SII
filter would be
useful but let me give you some advice up front.  Imaging with an SII filter
will require
"long" exposures and lots of them.  In reality all the NB filters require this
on most
everthing except the brightest objects.  What I mean by long is 20min per
exposure and
5-10 hrs of total exposure time.  You can get by with shorter exposures as you
have
shown on bright objects since Ha and OIII are strong emitters in planetarys. 
Many objects
are very weak in suphur emission and to get the signal you need lots of
exposures.  The
idea behind NB imaging is to seperated the various emission bands and assign
colors to
them.  At first it looks wierd to see Ha expressed as green.  Many people dont
like it.
Fortunately you are in control assigning whatever color you like.

It tough to get images that have the colors of the Hubble pallet.  Colors
meaning that the
SII really shows up as red and the Ha is kind of an orange color.  That orange
comes from
about an equal mix of Red (SII) and Green (Ha).  Usually Ha dominates the
emission so
tricks are needed in processing the data to lessen the Ha contribution and
increasing the
SII emission.  Problem here is you need a very clean SII master frame which is
what takes
an extraordinary amount of imaging time.

For those who wonder what the "Hubble pallet" is:  Color are assigned based on
wavelength.  Red goes to the shortest wavelenth (SII), Green to the middle
wavelength (Ha)
and blue to the longest (OIII).

Jon Talbot

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "actx03" <powell-jr@...> wrote:
>
> Hello to Everyone, I just posted my first attempt at imaging in
> narrowband using the Hubble Map format in the Dr. Jim P folder.  M27
> is low in the East and the city light dome so it seemed a good time to
> try it.  My question is about the SII channel.  I do not yet have an
> SII filter, although hopes are high for my upcoming birthday.  I opted
> to use 80 minutes of RED taken in 10 minute subs last week as a
> substitute.  I also got only two 20 minute Ha shots before clouds
> ended the night.  The OIII line was 100 minutes at 20 minutes each.
> Should I try some other combination that will look better?  I will add
> to the Ha line tonight if things hold.  I know some have used only Ha
> and OIII.  Also, can anyone suggest other targets for this type of
> imaging that are north of about -20 degrees South.  The area around
> Cygnus seems promising, but limited to mainly red colored objects.
> Any help is appreciated and comments on processing are also welcomed.
> Drs. Jim and Linda Powell
> SV-102 APO doublet
> SV-102DN
> Nighthawk
> SV-145 ON ORDER!
>

Hey Darren, way to go! Check out Darren's Picture of the Week over at:

http://www.mycanong7.com/

David J

Scott,

I wouldn't worry about the inside if I were you.

I clean my lenses occasionally, like every few years. Usually because
pollen and other stuff just won't come of with air and a brush
usually makes it worse.

SV sells something called the Ultra Cloth that's the best cloth I've
ever used for leaning lenses and EPs, its better than those cloths
you get at the camera store. It comes with some spray that you spray
on the cloth before wiping the lens. I've used this very carefully in
the past and have never had any issues.

Phil


On Jul 1, 2007, at 12:31 PM, ssatko wrote:

> I think it may be time to consider cleaning my SV102EDT, as it now has
> 5 years' worth of dust and other assorted crud on the objective lens.
> Despite the extreme care with which this scope has been handled, it's
> been used frequently enough to show the typical signs of use. I know
> that some people clean their optics quite frequently, but I'm not one
> of those people. Rather I subscribe to the theory that the less the
> glass is touched, the better. My objective appears to have dust on
> both sides of the triplet lens cell. I think that most of it can
> probably be blown off using a blower-bulb, and with any luck I'll be
> able to avoid actually touching the lens. Do any of you that own (or
> have owned in the past) a 102EDT have any advice on how to access the
> EP side of the lens cell? On my 80/9D the dewshield screws off and
> the lens cell is threaded on. On the 102EDT I don't see any such
> threads, and I don't want to do anything that could potentially damage
> the scope. Is this something that I shouldn't even bother attempting?
> Maybe the small amount of dust in the interior of the scope isn't
> enough to even bother about, but I just want to make sure that my
> scope continues to perform to its maximum potential for many years to
> come.
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott in NC
>
>
>



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Yeah, a couple of us put on a little planet party for our community.
I used my 80L on the M1/Stablelock. Using an 8mm Hyperion for .9º @
75X both Venus and Saturn easily fit in the f.o.v.

We also checked out Jupiter and a few of the easy double stars.
Eventually the Moon and high clouds put an end to our evening.

Steve
AZ.

On Jul 1, 2007, at 6:14 AM, Wade Johnson wrote:

> Did anyone check out Venus and Saturn last night.
>
>                         Wade Johnson
>                       Stellarvue 102 Apo on M6 mount
>                       Stellarvue 80mm NHNG on M1 mount
>                       8 inch Orion Dob

Woohoo!

   The F50 clamshell is on the planning list!!!!!



stellarvue1 <vic@...> wrote:
   The numbers reflect what you find with most groups. Some have more to
say than others. Most like to simply read and learn. I get e-mails
every day from people who say they do not post here but enjoy reading
the postings. This is quite understandable. You who post often and
include information that is useful to others should take a bow. It
benefits hundreds of people out there who read the site daily.

I could take more time to draft my postings but there is so much
happening here that I usually must post and run. So there are often
typos in my postings. I am sorry about that but I feel that it is
important to clarify and let everyone in on what is happening to the
extent possible. I am also very excited at times and like to share
that here.

So here is some background info that will also answer your question.

We have just recently hired another technician who came to us with
about 30 years of technical experience. A former HP employee, he is
very excited to be part of our family. Now we need to train him over
the next few months. We are also retooling here and completely
reorganizing the assembly shop which will enable us to save assembly
time on current and new telescopes. In fact, we should be able to cut
assembly time in half. As we increase production in the optical shop,
we need this extra capacity to keep up. So for the last month we have
been installing tools, reorganizing the shop and getting everything
ready for new production. That has slowed ongoing production. For
example, the mount assembly area was down for three weeks. The M1
mount assembly bench is back up - just in time - and we start
cranking out more M1's next week. The tripod area was down but late
last week we got all existing TA tripods assembled with lanyards for
immediate delivery.

We are machining M7 parts now and should have them ready in about 30 -
45 days. The M3 will follow that by about 30 - 45 days. Experience
has taught me to do one thing at a time. Anything we learn from
assembling the M7 mounts will be transferred to the M3 mounts.

We should be finished with reorganization in about one week. Our
assembly area will then be ready to produce all of our products in
about 1/2 the time. This is part of our goal to have all telescopes
on the shelf for immediate delivery in one year. To accomplish this,
we need to move more lens production in house. We can no longer wait
for the Russian optical firms to deliver certain lenses. We have
waited for the past eight years. Now that we are buying Ohara FPL-53
direct and polishing glass here, we can plan to meet projected needs
and stay ahead of the wave once we get the numbers we need to catch
up. Two more large telescopes will be introduced to meet this goal of
more rapid in house lens production. They may replace a number of
more expensive wait listed telescopes. Keeping their price low will
enable people to get larger instruments for less. In this case less
will certainly be more. So we have a great deal of work ahead of us.
It is very exciting.

Right now we are finishing more 80mm ED doublets and the 102ED
doublets. We hope to start getting the first of the 102's out in
about 7 - 10 days. I project that the following items will be
finished in 30 - 45 days:

M7
Next run of 90 mm lenses
50mm spotters
new extension backs for 102 models
All tripods including TSL5 pier tripods in stock
All doublets in stock for immediate delivery
Field flatteners competed and tested for the new large apos

After this we spend the next 30 - 45 days getting new items out:
M3
50mm clamshell
new tube assemblies made for two new large instruments

After that we spend the next 30 - 45 days making the new instruments
to complete our line, including a new flagship.

Lots to do but with an excellent staff and a very well planned
strategic plan, we should be able to meet these needs on schedule,
more or less. Making hand figured apo triplets is very time consuming
so doing more in house is the solution to longer wiat lists. Over the
next year we will succeed while maintaining our rigorous standard.

Vic Maris



--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "TA" wrote:
>
> Doc, One point your survey brought up,,,
>
> Vic, stellarvue1, posting 25x is a testament to his communication
> skills. ,,, AND one reason we enjoy following on the "journey."
>
> He shares the tech side as well as the business end of things. I
for
> one, enjoy that.
>
> I don't follow too many other "brand" related Y groups, but I would
> think that this is the exception, and not the rule.
>
> Thanks Doc for the numbers,
>
> Thanks Vic for posting,,, now could you give us an update on the
M3?:-)
>
> Tom A
>




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