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Any 900GTO users near Scarsdale, NY

I just took delivery (!) of my 900GTO and have some questions on set
up and GEM mounts in general,
having only used ALT/AZ mounts before. Please contact me off list @
k2mit atsign arrl dot org


On Jul 5, 2008, at 2:29 PM, ayiomamitis wrote:

> Greg,
>
> It was taken by a guy named Rolando ... LHaRGB result based on 12
> hrs total data ... it is
> jaw-dropping and I challenge anyone/everyone to find a better result
> of M57 from a
> ground-based scope ... I took the result and played around with it
> ever so slightly
> (withdrawl symptoms the past 3-4 days due to haze) ... enjoy:
> http://www.perseus.gr/Work-Area/M57-rc-proc.jpg ... and my apologies
> to that guy
> Rolando with tampering with his most impressive result.
>
> Anthony.
>
> --- In ap-ug@yahoogroups.com, Greg Nottingham <gnpnotti@...> wrote:
> >
> > Anthony,
> > Who took it and how come it's not on the AP forum?
> >
> > Greg
> > On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:37 AM, ayiomamitis wrote:
> >
> > > Gents,
> > >
> > > Somewhat surprised that nobody has mentioned the first-light image
> > > floating around on the
> > > Astromart forums involving a very tiny planetary nebula and taken
> > > with a certain 12" Mak ....
> > > simply jaw-dropping to say the least.
> > >
> > > Anthony.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>



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Sun Jul 6, 2008 1:23 am

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Gents, Somewhat surprised that nobody has mentioned the first-light image floating around on the Astromart forums involving a very tiny planetary nebula and...
ayiomamitis
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Jul 5, 2008
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Anthony, Who took it and how come it's not on the AP forum? Greg ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Greg Nottingham
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Jul 5, 2008
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Oh my....
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http://www.astromart.com/forums/viewpost.asp?forum_post_id=604609&poll_id=&news_id=&page= Herb York www.BuyTelescopes.com www.AstroMart.com www.Binocs.com ... ...
Herb York
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Jul 5, 2008
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Gosh. It's so nice I didn't evern recognize it as the ring Nebula. Larry...
Lawrence D. Lopez
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Greg, It was taken by a guy named Rolando ... LHaRGB result based on 12 hrs total data ... it is jaw-dropping and I challenge anyone/everyone to find a better...
ayiomamitis
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Anthony, I guess I will have to start subscribing to Astromart. Wow!!! I fell off of my chair. Greg ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Greg Nottingham
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Jul 5, 2008
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I just took delivery (!) of my 900GTO and have some questions on set up and GEM mounts in general, having only used ALT/AZ mounts before. Please contact me...
Jeffrey A. Steinberg
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Jul 6, 2008
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I sent you a note but it got barfed back. The address was correct as per below. Greg N...
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Jul 7, 2008
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Sorry, corrected address is k2mit atsign arrl dot net If you could resend, I would appreciate....
jsteinberg48
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Jul 7, 2008
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Wow. Nice work, Rolando! Rich ... Greg, It was taken by a guy named Rolando ... LHaRGB result based on 12 hrs total data ... it is jaw-dropping and I...
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Greg/Rich, Let's not forget that M57 is a tiny planetary whose apparent diameter is under 2 arc- minutes. This is what kills me! In fact, the only reason I...
ayiomamitis
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Jul 5, 2008
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I guess I better save up even more. Hopefully time and money intersect! That photograph is amazing. Greg ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Greg Nottingham
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Greg, The inner core of the Helix Nebula has some really neat detail (tendrils etc). We must remember to have Rolando set loose the new cannon on the Helix ......
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Rolando is Roland Christen, Owner of Astrophysics... Michael Downing www.astroden.com ... From: ayiomamitis [mailto:ayiomami@...] To:...
Michael Downing
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Michael, Thanks. That is why I was wondering why he didn't post here! At any rate, a phenomenal image. The only analogy I can think of is AP allows an...
Greg Nottingham
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It didnt seem as though anyone knew that. He does produce some unreal images with his scopes He is not just the hair club owner he is also a member :-) Michael...
Michael Downing
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LOL! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Greg Nottingham
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... This one of the GREATEST advantages that AP has in the sense the guy doing the design, testing and everything else has the same goals and interests as the...
ayiomamitis
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Jul 5, 2008
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I'll second that Anthony! Regards, Dave ... guy doing the design, ... ultimate customer and ... the obvious ... here! At ... is AP ... reasonable ... on 12 ...
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