Hi all, Here's an image I took over the weekend of IC1318... my first chance to get out in about 3 months! The stars look a little fuzzier than they might have...
Hi John, Tripod options are endless...highly dependent on the degreee of mobility you want (field portable- or a heavy wooden tripod?) and your intended OTA...
Hi, has anyone commented on the fact that the Astro-Tech Voyager appears to be a copy of the original unmodified Teegul? I got a used Teegul yesterday and was...
Steven, Just one thing ... the Mewlon 250 and 300 are different from the smaller Mewlons in one significant way - the primary mirrors are fixed and focusing...
... not improve the planetary views considerably over my FS-128 and the M250 may overwelm my mounts (and budget) for the intended purposes. I'm not so sure...
Great image considering. I was out at Red Cloud Mine Road with friends attempting a Messier Marathon on your second night of imaging. I think those were more...
Found on TAKAHASHIJAPAN site yesterday, but for whatever reason was deleted/not on the site today ?! In any event, depicted was an 8 inch(206mm) Petzval type...
Found on TAKAHASHIJAPAN site yesterday, but for whatever reason was deleted/not on the site today ?! In any event, depicted was an 8 inch(206mm) Petzval type...
http://zerocam.wetpaint.com/page/Owl+nebula Comment welcome, I did not do any cosmetic things on this image, just the simple dark/flat/sum to show the output...
Steve, I have an FS128 and a Mewlon 250. As to planetary views, I agree with Gene that the M210 would not be enough improvement over the FS128 to justify the ...
Two comments about the Mewlon 180. -I don't think they make it any more but you can sometimes find one used. -This may sound odd, but it's a great grab-and-go...
Hi Bill, ... Thanks, That is an encouraging statement for me as my long term plans are to go after the ARP galaxies with my Mewlon 250S :-), but first I have...
Hi Bill, ... Thanks, That is an encouraging statement for me as my long term plans are to go after the ARP galaxies with my Mewlon 250S :-), but first I have...
Joe B: I have heard through the grape vine that Rocky will be at NEAF and have a major announcement of a revolutionary new telescope. May be this is it :>),...
I'm not very satisfied of this photo but, for this year, I cannot take further photo on this subject Unfortunately in five nights I had never the ideal...
You heard it from me on this forum that Rocky, Toshi [chief designer] and Ryu pronounced " You" will be at NEAF with me. Come one, come all. I believe you know...
... The reason why I asked is because seeing conditions are so very critical for the Mewlon to perform well. I own a Mewlon 300 and live in Northern Virginia....
Robert, Bill, Rainer, Tom, and Drew I appreciate your input. It was exactly what I was looking for and gives some good things to consider. With today's...
I just received a new mount from TNR today. It arrived in a random stereo component box with a fragment of a receipt but not a scrap of documentation...
Do I really need all those Tak adapters to do visual? I just want to do an GEM polar alighnment and frame my images. I tried all different combinations with...
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