Here's my try at M42. I'm pretty happy with the result, although the image seems to suffer from some tracking issues. I have not had any such issues with my...
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swlooker
Dec 24, 2012 5:10 pm
I may have an untrained eye but, I think that is a wonderful shot. Sent from my iPad...
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astromfm
Dec 28, 2012 11:18 pm
I know this has been asked before, but I'm wondering if there are consistent relative differences between ED, SD and FD glass and between Zenithstar and Megrez...
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astromfm
Dec 28, 2012 11:39 pm
That's a beautiful image Ed. You've done a fabulous job of controlling the difference between the Trapezium and the fainter parts of the nebula. Great detail...
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Timm B
timm_bottoni
Dec 29, 2012 1:44 am
Hi Keith, WO actually does reveal on some of the models if they are using a particular glass. The use of ED, SD and FD, along with Fluorite, and other terms...
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astromfm
Dec 29, 2012 4:28 am
Thanks Timm. I didn't realize the the difference between Megrez and Zenithstar was originally based primarily on color, but that explains why you seem to find...
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Timm B
timm_bottoni
Dec 29, 2012 3:53 pm
You're welcome Keith, Glad to help. Keep in mind, I'm not an employee of WO, but I have been around here a long time, so I'm going from memory. There may...
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lubated
Dec 29, 2012 11:59 pm
Thanks very much!...
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emanuelchacim
Dec 30, 2012 9:13 am
Damnnnnnn. Ed, ive just saw your image now! Thats awesome! You did it with the Flt 98? Superb, really excellent work! Congrats :) Emanuel...
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williamoptic...
Jan 1, 2013 7:40 pm
Dear Friend, I wish everyone have a wonderful and VERY happy new year 2013. Clear Sky. William Yang...
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Manuel Cravo
mfcravo
Jan 1, 2013 9:11 pm
Happy New Year. Here is M45 through your FLT98/Canon5D Mark2. Manuel Cravo ________________________________ From:...
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Timm B
timm_bottoni
Jan 2, 2013 1:11 am
Happy New Year as well And that is a beautiful picture! Congrats on such a fine setup Timm...
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Markus Ludes
apmtelescopes
Jan 5, 2013 6:05 pm
Hi Russ happy new year to all. Just came across with this mail and like to give some input APM was not Selling TMB in Europe, APM produced from day 1 till...
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steve_honeybun
Jan 5, 2013 10:04 pm
Hi! I know this sounds like a dumb question but please bear with me. I'm new to Astronomy and I've not had the chance to look through this size refractor yet...
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hpholcomb
Jan 5, 2013 11:34 pm
Hey Steve, And welcome to astronomy, one of the most rewarding avocational pastimes there is! No question is dumb in you are a "newbie," as we all were once. ...
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john robert adamson
j.r.adamson...
Jan 6, 2013 5:16 pm
Hi What would I expect to see in an 80mm refractor. I have a 90mm Megrez and it clearly shows Phases of Mercury, Venus. The Galilean moons of Jupiter and ...
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steve_honeybun
Jan 7, 2013 3:43 pm
... Thanks very much Perry and Robert! Your answers make things a lot clearer. Basicly, with good viewing I should be able to comfortably see the main planetry...
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Gianluca Sordiglioni
inzet
Jan 7, 2013 5:26 pm
You have Zenithstar 80 wich uses FLT51 glasses, I have a Megrez 90 with the better 53 type. However under dark skies in Orion you can clearly see all the...
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jtorelli76063
Jan 8, 2013 2:01 am
I have a Z-80 and it is a very nice scope. I have it mounted on top of my LX200-12 classic. I use it as my wide field scope. It has very good optics and the...
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Joe Perulero
meadeexpert
Jan 15, 2013 11:13 am
HI All Does anyone know what distance the ccd chip needs to be behind a WO 0.8x FF II ?? At the moment I have it at 44mm but I am getting some coma on some...
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Manuel Cravo
mfcravo
Jan 15, 2013 4:11 pm
Hello, Suggested is 56mm. Minus about a half to one MM for each filter (glass thickness). Here is the WO link....
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Timothy
timothyoau
Jan 26, 2013 2:57 pm
Hi all - Im interested in getting the Orion mini guider package - do you know if its possible to attach the 50mm finder scope to the megrez 90? I can see some...
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notgnirramot
Jan 26, 2013 10:37 pm
Here is a Ha image of the Medusa Nebula. This is a little over 2 hours of data with a ST-8300M camera through a Baader 7nm Ha filter. First light with the...
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notgnirramot
Jan 28, 2013 2:26 am
I have one that I used with my FLT110 Lite - I attached the 50mm finder to the top of the W/O rings that came with the scope. It worked pretty well. The...
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William-Optics-owner@...
Jan 29, 2013 2:44 am
Hi Timothy, Yes, you can get our guiding rings and base mount together at our online store. currently we have few 50mm guiding scope and rings bracket package...
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nismo.godzilla
Jan 31, 2013 9:28 am
Ladies & Gentlemen; If any of you experience any trouble with the validation process please contact us directly using the following email address; 1....
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ajtdebruin
Feb 1, 2013 7:50 am
Hi everybody, I am new here. I just bought a FLT 110 and there seems to be a lot of play in the focuser espescialy if fully extended! By that I mean that I can...
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ajtdebruin
Feb 1, 2013 11:04 am
Btw, what purpose serve those two large silver screws to the right of the ddg display?...
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ezpecas
Feb 5, 2013 7:34 pm
William Optics pleasantly answer to my question. The thread is M92x1.0. Regards JE...
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Stan
bullitt46
Feb 7, 2013 6:02 am
Tonight I started having trouble with the focuser on my month-old FLT 110. No matter how I adjust the tension setting, the focus tube doesn't move unless I...
