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41519
... tracking but not the GoTo. Picking nits here. It will improve goto's but the improvement for visual work isn't worth the effort. But for long FL small...
Gene Horr
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May 1, 2007
1:01 pm
41520
I have found that the accuracy of my goto's is directly related to my polar alignment on the temmas (both my em200 and njp). If alignment isn't pretty good,...
Jim Lafferty
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May 1, 2007
1:13 pm
41521
I find this discussion very puzzling, and so maybe you all can help me sort it out. First off he is using a 12.5 plossl and the field of view is about 37 arc...
gnowellsct
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May 1, 2007
1:25 pm
41522
I never get that involved with trying to get a perfect goto. I agree, for eyeballing polar alignment via the takajashi polar scopes and doing a one star sync...
Jim Lafferty
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May 1, 2007
1:34 pm
41523
... visual ... can be ... Hi Gene, Probably I am wrong but I got the impression that a drift alignment will only increase the tracking accuracy. I thought that...
Eddy
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May 1, 2007
1:48 pm
41524
I'm gathering from the statement that refining polar alignment is the means to improve pointing accuracy that the Tak hand paddle does not have error modeling?...
gnowellsct
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May 1, 2007
1:50 pm
41525
The tak hand controller does not have "error modeling". For my use its not really necessary. Between the sky 6 and the inherent quality of the tak polar scope...
Jim Lafferty
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May 1, 2007
2:04 pm
41526
I have an NJP with Temma 2 and it is always putting the target on the chip of a my ST2000XM camera. I set up every night in the same marked spot in my driveway...
Morgan Spangle
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May 1, 2007
2:08 pm
41527
... only increase the tracking accuracy. A proper alignment model requires at least 3 accurate measurement points. A single star alignment works because the...
Gene Horr
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May 1, 2007
2:32 pm
41528
Ok, learned something. Eddy ... From: Gene Horr To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 01 May, 2007 16:19 Subject: RE: [UncensoredTakGroup] Re:...
Eddy & Muriel
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May 1, 2007
2:52 pm
41529
As I dimly remember geometry (studied last century): "Three points" will define your alignment but polar alignment provides two of those points, the Celestial...
ancient.sull
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May 1, 2007
3:14 pm
41530
... John - I faced a similar dilemma when I first had my EM-200. The gotos were poor and I was very frustrated. I did a few things and it is entirely fixed...
mainenebula
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May 1, 2007
5:26 pm
41531
Than is not quite true, The FS-60C and Sky-90 [FS-90 are still inproduction]. Art ... From: wpgreen1956 To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
Art Ciampi (Texas Nau...
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May 1, 2007
6:34 pm
41532
Ah, but can these particular models be classified as true apochromats? Ducking and running.... Gene Horr From: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com ...
Gene Horr
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May 1, 2007
6:42 pm
41533
... wrote: I cannot see why they would not be classified as APO refractors. Color correction is great with my FS-60C! Chris A ... apochromats? ... (Texas ... ...
Chris Appleton
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May 1, 2007
7:15 pm
41534
149.95 ... From: gnowellsct To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 12:12 PM Subject: [UncensoredTakGroup] Re: insurance value of a...
Art Ciampi (Texas Nau...
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May 1, 2007
7:35 pm
41535
Anybody know what this is on Astromart? http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=497702 Color sure looks like a Tak copy, but I don't...
Tim
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May 1, 2007
8:28 pm
41536
It's an old Vixen Mount painted Tak green. Joe Castoro ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
astrojoe
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May 1, 2007
8:32 pm
41537
... correction is great with my FS-60C! Possibly my mistake. The Sky-90 is well corrected by there is too much color to be truly an APO. I would classify it...
Gene Horr
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May 1, 2007
8:42 pm
41538
That makes sense. I have a SP, but seem to recall that the Polaris mount looked something like that. -Tim. ... ...
Tim
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May 1, 2007
8:47 pm
41539
T point is not part of The Sky. It has to purchased separately. ... help me ... fl ... accuracy. ... on ... be ... pointing ... Navis ... because ... scale ...
Barbara Harris
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May 1, 2007
9:28 pm
41540
Yes, and Pluto and Eris are planets too! Mike...
jsuth97007
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May 1, 2007
10:00 pm
41541
I just finished updating my site with pictures from NEAF. Lots of equipment on display. www.deepspaceviews.com Thanks, Steve...
deepspaceviews
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May 1, 2007
10:14 pm
41542
The one in the ad is even older than an SP - maybe 1960-70s Joe ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
astrojoe
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May 1, 2007
10:18 pm
41543
Looks like it was a great show Steve. Thanks for sharing so those of us on the west coast could get a small taste of the action. Mike...
jsuth97007
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May 1, 2007
10:36 pm
41544
Hi Mike, Your welcome, I'm glad you like them. Boy!! you can really spend some $$$ there Steve...
deepspaceviews
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May 1, 2007
11:07 pm
41545
... Hello Group I would like to thank everybody who replied to my question. I have learned a lot, but I am still unsure what might be causing what I consider...
jptk1018
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May 1, 2007
11:58 pm
41546
Hello from a new group member. What is the field of view of the Epsilon 180? I have an STL-11000M that I would like to use on a fast astrograph, but I'm having...
David Illig
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May 2, 2007
12:08 am
41547
... and there is a problem with the focuser (or) the focuser works perfectly (or) to make the focuser work you have to... << I *own* an Epsilon 180 and an...
Ken Miller
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May 2, 2007
12:33 am
41548
Oops! I stand corrected! I forgot about the other FS scopes! Bill ... inproduction]. ... countries ... are ... <tim71pos@> ... Vixen,...
wpgreen1956
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May 2, 2007
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