Well, after long absence, I have a chance to watch the Moon this week. My latest craze is to find crater chains on the Moon ... Anyway while meandering around...
Dear Ron: It is great to see a new observing report from you. As a "Lunophile," it is doubly good to see an observing report of our too oft neglected nearest ...
Interesting! The picture does make it look short. A little math suggests that the system must be about, say 8" x 6 f/ratio = 48". Of course if Markus filled ...
Hi All, I currently have a Celestron C14 and I would like to get a TMB152 or TMB175. Could anybody who know these scopes give me his opinion about the ...
... From: "manuelmedialdea" <manuelm@...> To: <tmboptical@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:38 AM Subject: [tmboptical] C14 vs TMB152 /...
... Hi Manuel, I have recently bought a TMB152 and the views of the planets are awesome. Crisp, sharp, amazing detail and colour that seems bright and natural....
If the observing length with extended dew cap is 40.5 inches (1029 mm), then it seems as though the objective must be mounted in the sliding dew shield. The...
... _____________________ But but, Richard. . . . An 8"f6, you would think, would have a 48" fl to which you have to add the focuser and if you use one, the...
Not that I'm considering doing it, but can you imagine how small a folded TMB175 would be, say in the design of Jim P's folded Astro-Physics 9" refractor? Does...
Hi Clevis: Enjoyed reading your report. I observed and made a sketch of Comet Bradfield yesterday morning with a pair of tripod-mounted 22x100mm binoculars: ...
Hi Group, My wife and I were discussing about the newest designed TMB APO line, that are supposedly coming out this year, and in the near future. I wanted to...
Hi Wayne, You're the first person (I have had communicated at the workplace, every where, etc. - even at the White House - Just kidding!) to be annoyed by...
Hi William, Since you have been on the TMB and TEC list I've been trying to figure out whether English was your first language! For some reason I thought you...
... 130mm ... Harvey, it's actually a f8.46 lens (8.4615+). The way you wrote it you are dividing first the f by the 11 and then the f by the 8.5 which...
... ____________ Hey Norm! Is it okay to reply to your own messages? <g> Back in the middle ages I sent a lot of Morse Code. That transfers into my writing as...
In a message dated 5/2/2004 3:23:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... by LOMO ... ___________ So what's the problem, Wm? Just add a slight blue filter when looking...
... Like I could stop you, anyway? <BG> ... Listen up, youse guys and gals (Iąm also from Chicago) we are a tolerant bunch, here, and if łThe Donald,˛...
... Donald, Believe it or not, I know it is a f/8.46 lens. I just used the reference to the lens (f/8.5) that has been commonly used by Thomas and Markus to...
... The 130 f/9.x lenses are going to be made by LZOS later this year. I don't know for sure if they are going to be f/9.0 or f/9.2 though. Markus had...
... The TMB 152 is actually f/7.8947368 (rounded down to nearest 10 millionth) but at that accuracy, thermal contraction of the cell might be varying the focal...
Hi Wm: This is what Markus posted on the AstroMart formus regarding the TMB 140mm f/7: "scope will not come soon, 2 pc first testing lenses coming end of this ...
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