Hey guys, hows going? Just want to share some photos of my latest acquisition, a Williams Optics FLT 132mm on a Celestron Cgem. ...
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chrishaber@...
chrishaber...
May 30, 2012 8:05 am
Hi everyone, I'm Chris Haber, photographic artist and journalist at various NASA facilities. I've been producing an art book of my behind-the-scenes photos of...
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robert adamson
j.r.adamson...
May 28, 2012 8:12 am
Hi Mikael Did you get a reply to this question, I have the same problem and am using a Sbig ST8300 Best regards robert From: William-Optics@yahoogroups.com...
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notgnirramot
May 24, 2012 10:21 am
Shawn and Daniel thank you for looking and the nice comments. Daniel - I am really pleased the the new AP mount! The tracking data on PHD Guide is 300 times...
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Sten
chucksten
May 24, 2012 3:51 am
For the June 5 transit of Venus, I would like to buy a solar filter for my William Optics FLT 110 (purchased Oct 2007). What would you recommend? What are...
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John
keepers80
May 23, 2012 8:30 am
Hello, The recent posts on Field Flatener 68, prompted me to seek advice. I have a 4 year old FLT 132 with the dedicated flattener. Excuse my ignorance, but I...
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Shawn Preston
shawnpreston...
May 23, 2012 3:06 am
Great image Tom. I've never quite figured out how to keep the star colors in my processed images (they all blow out to white), but you've done so nicely. ...
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Daniel Fafard
dreamdan2000
May 23, 2012 12:11 am
Hello Tom, It was worth waiting, your image is very nice. A bit jealous of your mount...lol... Keep on the good work and thanks for sharing. Daniel Fafard ...
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notgnirramot
May 22, 2012 2:26 am
I finally was able to out under the stars without the moon for the first time since January. There were some week nights but important work was always...
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robert adamson
j.r.adamson...
May 16, 2012 12:15 pm
Gianluca Many thanks robert ... From: William-Optics@yahoogroups.com [mailto:William-Optics@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of inZet Sent: 15 May 2012 15:07 To:...
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christian_hennes@...
christian_he...
May 16, 2012 12:07 pm
Hello Paul, Yes, this is now very clear and very straight forward, I need to purchase the FF68 and the WO adapter to match the FF68 to the STL body. So simple!...
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christian_hennes@...
christian_he...
May 16, 2012 12:03 pm
Hello John, Nice to read, so you do need to crop your image then, do you? Thanks for your answer. Christian Lyon, France Lat: 45° 46' 47" Nord, Long: 4° 49'...
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inzet
May 15, 2012 2:06 pm
The correct distance is 56mm. This is easy on Nikon cameras 46mm lens-to-chip distance, plus 10mm T-ring. On Canon, distance is 45mm so you have to add a 1mm...
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robert adamson
j.r.adamson...
May 14, 2012 8:19 pm
Hi did anyone provide an answer to this query? robert From: William-Optics@yahoogroups.com [mailto:William-Optics@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mikael Sent: 02...
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Joe Perulero
meadeexpert
May 10, 2012 10:59 pm
Hi Did your Baader varilock spacers work for you?...
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pbbgr
May 6, 2012 12:45 am
Christian I don't think you would be happy with the results of the AFR IV on the 132. I adapted one to use it on my older WO 105 with an Apogee U8300 and the...
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John
johncotrill
May 4, 2012 4:40 pm
... Williams Optic ZS66SD 2" visual back and Williams Optic Field Flatner II I am willing to purchase another scope if I need to just to get these adaptors. ...
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John
johncotrill
May 4, 2012 4:37 pm
I have been looking for the following attachments for my WO ZS66SD...
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John Lutkin
keepers80
May 3, 2012 1:44 pm
Hi, I have an elderly William Yang 100/80, the focuser thread has had to be adapted to take the TMB flattener. I have the WO STL cone fitting and an STL...
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christian_hennes@...
christian_he...
May 2, 2012 5:35 pm
Hello Paul, I read your reply only today ! Sorry for that. Thanks a lot. I went to the "Precise Parts" site which I did not know, this is great. But, as you...
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ivaylo.stoynov
May 2, 2012 12:13 pm
Hi, I'm using ZS110 and am quite happy with it. Here you can see my results with it using Canon EOS 1000D/550D and the program APT which I'm developing. ...
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dbenjamindept138
dbenjamindep...
May 1, 2012 10:32 pm
Has anyone gotten satisfactory images using a Zenithstar 110? The stars seems to be really big, even at perfect focus. Any insight would be appreciated very...
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pbbgr
Apr 15, 2012 2:30 pm
Christian, It can be done, but SBIG is correct, the T thread on the back will not allow full illumination of the 11000 chip. I made an adapter for the IV to...
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pbbgr
Apr 15, 2012 2:08 pm
Yes it is the FF for the 110-132. I also thought it was an SCT, that's what I needed but according to my thread gauge it was 40 tpi. I was trying to find it...
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Michael
m.gossage
Apr 15, 2012 12:21 pm
... I thought it was a standard SCT thread? Which I understood to be 2"x24tpi Assuming we're talking about the same FF (For the FLT132?)...
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pbbgr
Apr 15, 2012 2:03 am
Never mind ... Found it. It's a 48mm 40tpi......
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pbbgr
Apr 14, 2012 1:53 pm
Can anyone tell me what the thread is on the back of the 68 FF camera adapter? My camera adapter or spacer is NOT the one that looks like the cone, it's got...
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christian_hennes@...
christian_he...
Apr 13, 2012 5:46 am
Hello WO folks, Is there anyone who uses an SBIG STM-11000 on a WO scope? I am an happy user of an FLT 132 + AFR IV reducer and Canon 40D. I would like to...
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George Ionas
g.ionas
Apr 13, 2012 4:24 am
Anthony, Have a look here http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/4842027/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1 I have...
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torzechowski
Apr 13, 2012 1:36 am
Anyone find a sutable dovetail plate to mount the GT81 on with? There is a write up in Astronomy Today about a Lunt plate. Anyone try something else? Thanks ...
