Last night I was able to achieve first light with my new telescope, a William Optics FLT 110. Mine is the new "Lite" version with the new 2.5" focuser,...
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John Wall III
jvwall3
Feb 2, 2009 1:36 am
Tom, Thanks for sharing those photo's. I love that scope, it's good to see such good performance from it. You have a very nice gallery! CS's John ... a ... ...
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Frans Lalleman
flalleman
Feb 2, 2009 11:52 am
Graz with this result Tom, Very nice ,I must admit that it isn't so obvious that the stars are elongated to the corners. A FF wil improve the picture but to...
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Daniel Fafard
dreamdan2000
Feb 2, 2009 2:05 pm
Frans, Cooled Canon EOS 40DA?...You mean modify or I missed something? Thanks!Daniel FafardSaint-Charles Borromée, Québec, CanadaLat: 46º 2' 50' NordLong:...
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Frans Lalleman
flalleman
Feb 2, 2009 2:40 pm
check this out,I ordered one and it will be ready at the end of february http://www.robtics.nl/product_info.php?products_id=1234&pID=1234&language=en cya Frans...
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jwn_jjtcjn
Feb 2, 2009 3:51 pm
I need to sell my FLT 110 TMB f/7 to fund a 6" refractor purchase. I have had this telescope for one year. It is in like new condition with no blemishes at...
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Nigel
nwgentuk
Feb 3, 2009 10:21 am
Still no response from WO Ny UK agents have differing views some say its FPL-51 some say its FPL- 53. One agent even quoted my onw thread back to me! Somebody...
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Tom Arrington
notgnirramot
Feb 4, 2009 12:54 am
Frans, It doesn't look like the cooled 40D has been modified in any way that should affect the focus. I don't know the W/O 98mm triplet; I do know my W/O 80mm...
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Nigel
nwgentuk
Feb 4, 2009 9:06 am
For information only response from WO as below "The Megrez 88 FD is Extra Low dispersion ED glass." when I pushed to see if it is FPL-51 or FPL-53 the...
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hpholcomb
Feb 4, 2009 5:53 pm
Nigel, Sorry, but that is asinine customer assistance. That's like buying a new car and asking who made the engine. The salesman responds, "I can't tell you...
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Timm Bottoni
timm_bottoni
Feb 4, 2009 6:36 pm
Hi Nigel, If knowing the glass type of the ED element is important to you then you probably don't want to buy from Stellarvue either, since with a few rare...
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Nigel
nwgentuk
Feb 4, 2009 7:34 pm
Tim I am jsut getting back in Astronomy after a number of years and my how things have changed. True it is the design and perfomance of the scope that matters...
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Perry Holcomb
hpholcomb
Feb 4, 2009 7:54 pm
Sorry, Timm. That's my observation as an unbiased consumer. When spending my own $$$, I don't mince words. There are good products and poor service and...
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Timm Bottoni
timm_bottoni
Feb 4, 2009 8:34 pm
Hi Perry, Thanks for sharing yours and my thoughts with Vic and SV - I hope Vic gets a chuckle out of it. He seems to have a good sense of humor, as evidenced...
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Timm Bottoni
timm_bottoni
Feb 4, 2009 8:54 pm
Hi Nigel, I completely understand your position. While it may seem strange that WO reveals the glass type in some cases, and not in others, it is no less...
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madpc
madpc123
Feb 4, 2009 10:45 pm
Hi Perry, I might see you there as I'm hoping to go on Saturday. Is hear William might be there! Regards, -- Paul Gordon madpc@... From:...
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Perry Holcomb
hpholcomb
Feb 4, 2009 11:45 pm
Hey Paul, I'm not exactly sure where I'm going to be on Saturday! Right now, it's in North Augusta, SC USofA. Could you enlighten me??!! Regards, Perry ... ...
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bullfox55
Feb 5, 2009 2:48 am
Posted in photos under Bullfox's images. Taken with the occasionally maligned Megrez 110. No reducer. 34 x 5 minute subs. Orion Star Shoot Pro imaging camera,...
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Timm Bottoni
timm_bottoni
Feb 5, 2009 2:52 am
Very nice! And for a quick and easy way to find new photos posted, click the "new photos" link from the home page. Timm...
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Robert
m9x18
Feb 5, 2009 5:20 pm
I have had nothing but first-class treatment from William Optics customer service. They have always treated me with respect and have always demonstrated a...
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Rob MacKay
rob.mackay
Feb 5, 2009 6:26 pm
After a few years hiatus, I am back into astronomy and perhaps soon some more astrophotography. My current setup includes a WO GT1 mount and the first ever...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Feb 6, 2009 3:35 am
Hi, I've been noodling on this one for a little while but I think it's publishable now. Unfortunately my two sessions did not overlap very well so I had to...
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Kurt Friedrich
kurt_friedrich
Feb 6, 2009 3:51 am
excellent work. Â Kurt ... From: Sander Pool <sander@...> Subject: [William Optics] Markarian's chain with QHY8/M110/DSS/EQMOD To:...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Feb 6, 2009 2:14 pm
Thanks Curt! There's some color around the star's edges. It seems more prevalent with galaxy images, very odd. Of course there are limits to how good M110...
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Kurt Friedrich
kurt_friedrich
Feb 6, 2009 5:28 pm
I don't think you can capture faint galaxy detail and get good star colors with the same exposure. By the time you have enough light to get the galaxy, the...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Feb 6, 2009 6:18 pm
Thanks for the advise Kurt. I frankly hadn't considered star blowout as the cause of the red rings. I thought it was due to one of my optical elements causing...
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Kurt Friedrich
kurt_friedrich
Feb 6, 2009 7:14 pm
well, we may be talking apples and oranges here. I thought you were trying to maintain a more accurate star color, which led to my mail. If you are talking...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Feb 7, 2009 3:10 am
Hi, I made some progress here. Juan@PixInsight suggested aligning the color channels. I did and indeed colors improved. PixInsight has some powerful tools to...
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Tom Arrington
notgnirramot
Feb 7, 2009 5:19 pm
Here is the last of three "First Light" photos from my new W/O FLT 110mm Lite telescope. I captured only 30 minutes, but with 3 10 minute subs. I am...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Feb 7, 2009 5:30 pm
Looking good Tom! The images are a bit small to see detail but they look good. Sander...
