In a message dated 01/12/2004 08:21:45 GMT Standard Time, steveo40348 writes: Bollywood, huh? I'm waiting for sexy pictures of the TOA 150, exposed navel or...
Guys, Thank you to all that have responded to my query. There is no right or wrong answers, that the beauty of diversity. I've finally made up my mind to go...
Smart choice. You can always upgrade to a Mew250 if you like the 210. Let us know how you like it. Rob ... my dearest a heart attack when she rec'd the bill)....
In a message dated 30/11/2004 19:44:23 Greenwich Standard Time, Richard McCoy writes: <snip> ... <snip> Hi Rich Many thanks for the link to your excellent...
In a message dated 30/11/2004 19:44:23 Greenwich Standard Time, UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com writes: <snip> ... <snip> Hi Andrew Many thanks for...
Hi Terry, Please see answers in message below: rich ... Richard McCoy ... RoboFocuser ... obviously more ... supplied bracket. ... still be ... bracket. ... ...
My day-job of designing online travel applications has kept me busier than usual for the past month or so but I was able togather some photons from this cool...
Just a query. I set up on Sirius last night and seeing was quite good. I noticed the diffraction rings inside and outside of focus were quite different. They...
I've always wondered how much astronomical image detail was a product of processing versus physical reality. I recently completed a high resolution image of...
A really nice job of imaging. It's a bit too far north for me to visit but it must rate as a fairly dim object to require 11 hours lum & 3.5 hours RGB with an...
Thanks, Brian! I have to take lots of exposures to get sufficient signal to noise for processing. It's a combination of very dim object, bright sky glow, ...
I don't know the technical explanation but what you see is perfectly normal for Tak refractors and not a problem. I have a Sky90 and an FS128 and both display...
Thanks Bill. I actually have that book, and this is probably where I managed to doubt things a bit. Mind you one has to be a "rocket scientist" to fully...
Talk about up close and personal Great shot and nice tracking on this image. One would think that will all that time you had collecting photons on this image...
Peter, I agree about Suiter's book. I have read it cover to cover twice and re-read certain parts many times and still don't understand much of it. I have...
You really have the M300 dialed in Great contrast and depth on this image Do you dither your exposures? May be something to try if you are not Also have you...
In a message dated Thu, 02 Dec 2004 03:22:25 -0000, Richard McCoy writes: <snip> Hopefully I have given you a few ideas about mounting the RoboFocus to the...
The are the same only when the 'scope is at perfect equilibrium with the outside air temp. If the optics are still cooling down you will get some error. This...
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... Glad you liked it, Terry; and glad you only "nearly" choked <g>. Steve O....
Thanks, Mark. I probably could have gotten away with less exposure time but I wanted to try and capture as much of the outer arms as possible, so I kept on ...
Thanks, again, Mark! I have not purposely dithered my images during a given session, but because most of what I go after requires multiple sessions, the ...
Russ also have a remove unreliable pixel map on his control panel At times it can work wonders with your images Mark www.aajonahfish.com/astronomyhaven.htm ......
My experience with an FSQ is the same as Bill's. Bill ... From: "William R Wood" <w.wood@...> To: <UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday,...
Here is a new locking eyepiece adapter that looks pretty decent. It is similar to the Tak but probably performs better. They also have a nice assortment of...
Hi folks! I have read (most of) all the messages on this board (no mean feat) and I am looking for some advice on the purchase of my first TAK. I know this...
I received my 12V to 24V converter from Chuck Faranda today. I mentioned to Chuck that I wanted two 24 volt cables to come out of mine to power both my mount...