You can rotate the M-250S since it uses BRC-250 double ring tube holder. Art Ciampi ... From: andyrobertson100 To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... Art is 100% correct; however, in practice I never have done it because the M250 is so back heavy that I have the BRC250 rings on mine pushed back against...
Just getting around to setting up my TOA-150 and I've run into an issue. I ran my imaging system through CCD Inspector and it reported a crazy amount of...
I put my order in November 2005 was told to expect delivery in March 06. Now the dealer is saying not even this year maybe 11 months or another year...
I am wondering how my fellow astronomers are using the 1/4" threaded bolt on top of the TOA 130 OTA clamshell. I've bought a Bogen 3275 geared head to mount my...
Hi Steve, I have not had first light with my TOA-150 yet (due to cloudy skies) but I have noticed the same thing as I have been trying to learn how to do a...
Well, let's just hope that it isn't something in the optics. Hopefully the skies will clear up a little bit more tonight (somewhat cloudy right now) and I can...
I don't really get to imaging anywhere near what I had planned as I chase doubles to much. As such it sometimes is tough learning everything all over again...
Hello Kevin, In my experiences with problems like this I have found it to be something very minor that was just over looked. I would "not" start changing the...
Production went slower than they had planned. We are now receiving 5 to 10 each month. In fact, we will be delivering 5 within the next week and are expecting...
Art, Thanks for the response. What is a realistic wait time if I got on your wait list? Thanks Harry Gillung ... 5 to 10 each month. In fact, we will be...
Hi everyone, I purchased a used EM200 Temma PC jr. from A-Mart a couple of weeks ago. I have been having problems getting good guiding in RA using Maxim DL...
Most likely five months or less, depending production levels. Pick your dealer and your name goes on the list in order of the date of the order. Art Ciampi ......
My initial judgement is that the seeing is pretty bad. You've got large jumps all throughout the cycle. There isn't anything in the chain that can generally...
Thanks Gene for your reply, I was thinking maybe it could be a loose mounting bracket but also perhaps some side to side play in the worm. I noticed that the...
These nine screws are the collimation system for the Sky-90II SV. Art Ciampi ... From: mike cook To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 02,...
Hi Art Could you please explain what each one does, am I right in saying the front six are for adjusting the front element and the rear three for the rear ...
Anyone out there with one of the TOA refractors, Extender-TOA, and doing automated focusing for deep sky imaging with a CCD camera. What are your autofocusing...
La NASA a récemment répondu par un communiqué de presse mondial à la prédiction de méga tsunami, due à l’impact de la comète SW-3, prévue pour le 25...
NASA has recently answered with a world press release to the prediction of a mega tsunami, created by a possible impact of a fragment of the comet SW-3 on MAY...
Hello to all I posted a new image on my site taken last night : NGC 5270 with the MT 200 @ fd 6 and ST 2000 xme (luminance : 600 s x 11) I hope you will like...
Comets move pretty fast. 3 minutes is a long time for a comet so it may have more to do with you are imaging a moving target. Often comet images show the stars...
Urgent? No, this is outright stupid! You and your goupies should be ashamed that you can't find anything better to do with your time :-( I THINK they're...
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Hi Christian, A very nice image! (You wrote the wrong NGC number in the text, so I couldn't find the image right away :) I needed to go check the message...
Hello Fil Sorry for the mistake in the text, it was rigthly Ngc 5371 and not 5270... Your input are interesting. To be honest i didn't care about the angle of ...
Hi Rich, A 1/4" screw is strong enough to hold anything you put Piggyback. More important is that you add a second screw in order to avoid a rotating movement...