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Hi Tom, Welcome Tom on this group. Again somebody from the BENELUX on this list. [?] Yes a Neximage camera is good to start imaging on the Sun. Can you define...
Emmanuel Thienpont
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Apr 1, 2009
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Tom - I'm sure that you will receive some good answers to your questions on this site, but the CloudyNights solar forum already has several good reviews on the...
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Hello, Yeah, I ment sweet....stupid me! ;) The problem is the lack of contrast, imaging-wise. I put a compairison of two raw frames PST and LS60T HA in my...
Emiel Veldhuis
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Apr 1, 2009
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hi emiel that is just what i find too. i can not get very good contrast with the lunt, also not in DS mode. visually i see much less than with the camera...
wakoch54
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Apr 1, 2009
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Hi Walter, Try to put a big black piece of tissue above your head. You will see a great contrast increase. Greetz Manu...
Emmanuel Thienpont
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thank's manu for the hint i'm working only under a huge black raincoat. that is something i learned in the very first hours of watching regards walter Von:...
walter koch
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Hello Walter, I'm not such a visual observer like Manu, but that dark cloth or towel is very good (or always were a baseballcap like me ;) ). I tried the CaK...
Emiel Veldhuis
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while it's raining? ...no wonder your scope has a lack of contrast!!! ;) SolarLivegreetz, emiel To: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com From: walter@... Date:...
Emiel Veldhuis
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Hi Ralph, I am just starting in this adventure (I have a LS200T on preorder), and you are much much more knowledgeable about this than me.  Do you think the...
Bruce
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hi emiel no, it's snowing :-) walter Von: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com [mailto:luntsolar@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag von Emiel Veldhuis Gesendet: Mittwoch, 1....
walter koch
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Apr 1, 2009
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You are right Bruce. You need a G-11. The GM-8 can't handle that load. Joe Castoro Binoscope Company ... You are right Bruce.  You need a G-11. The GM-8...
astrojoe
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Apr 1, 2009
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hi bruce you are absolutely right. my GM8 on a GM11 stativ does not handle that weight eigther. walter Von: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com...
walter koch
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Hi Mark, Andy and myself will be there. We will be bring products to look thru. Look forward to seeing you all there. Thanks, Rikki Hocking Lunt Solar Systems...
Rikki Hocking
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Apr 1, 2009
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Thanks, Rikki, Although I finally got my DS60 on a tracking mount, dialed in with a binoviewer, and wanted to "show it off," that will make my day much ...
Mark Strollo
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Apr 1, 2009
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I allso own a G11 by Losmandy but I will not be dragging that out every morning..., To: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com From: astrojoe@... Date: Wed, 1 Apr...
Ralph Marantino
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I was told by all of the Lunt people that the GM8 would be adequate I could put my G11 head on the GM8 mounting system I guess,. All I have is air right now...
Ralph Marantino
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Apr 1, 2009
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Ralph with all that heavy stuff you can see with a LS 2000 , the GM8 is NOT enough, you need a Losmandy G11 or a APM MaxLoad Mount :-) Markus ... From: Ralph...
APM Telescopes
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Ralph, time to start building your own solar observatory ! [?] Greetz Manu ... Ralph, time to start building your own solar observatory ! Greetz Manu On Wed,...
Emmanuel Thienpont
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Hi everyone... According to the Losmandy site, the GM-8 is rated at 30lb instrument weight. I think it will be borderline...the tube length will compound the...
Brian Colville
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Apr 2, 2009
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Not so... The G8 can deal with 45lbs or so for visual work just fine (assuming the heaver G11 tripod). and the 41 inch tube will be okay too as long as you...
Eric S Pulley
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wofe said NO a long time ago To: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com From: emmanuel.thienpont@... Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:57:02 +0200 Subject: Re: [luntsolar] I...
Ralph Marantino
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Hi Joe, Visually the demands are not that high, but photographically they are. Oké for the Sun you need only a very stable platform (consider wind factor on a...
Emmanuel Thienpont
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To make set up easier you may want to get a "scope buggy" for your G-11 for your LS-200. I have an LS-200 on pre order I have a G-11 for it and will have a...
John McDonnell
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Thanks a lot for the info John To: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com From: jmcdonnell@... Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:08:57 -0400 Subject: [luntsolar] Re:GM-8 Mount ...
Ralph Marantino
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I am NOT spending money on Astronomy equipment anymore I just spent 4,500.00 dollars on a 2004 used D'Aquisto Teardrop guitar. To: luntsolar@yahoogroups.com ...
Ralph Marantino
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Ralph, nice looking Acoustic *Guitar* ! Greetz Manu ... Ralph, nice looking Acoustic Guitar ! Greetz Manu On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Ralph Marantino <...
Emmanuel Thienpont
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... The second of the two sentences above: Can anybody explain just what that means? The meaning of everything else Andy Lunt explained in the message...
Gene Baraff
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Apr 3, 2009
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Picked up a Denkmeier bino a few weeks ago. Due to work and weather I was able to finally do some viewing with my LS60THA. After some tweeking of the eyeoeices...
mikescope09
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Apr 3, 2009
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I picked up my Lunt scope today (an LS60THaDS50/B1200/C) from the local dealer I ordered it through last June . So of course this means the weather forecast...
Ray Rankins
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Apr 3, 2009
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3268
Agreed. I bought a cheap binoviewer last year at NEAF and was uninspired at night using a 4 inch refractor. Solar binoviewing is a much more impressive display...
Mark Strollo
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