yes , but known since yesterday evening only. The original manufactor in USA do not reply anymore emails and after I have send him a letter, he also keep...
... plate. ... stock. ... Stephen, Thank you for the offer. I'm not too sure I'll be out your way for another month so I may find a local source. It was also...
Hi Dave For what it's worth, I used a side-by-side from Losmandy for the TMB 115 and the guidescope. Works like a charm. My Twin brother mounts his guider on...
Markus, TMB team Is there a pro/con arguement for stacked versus side-by-side mounting of guider? A negative would be that the stacked is prone to sailing in...
... For the most part you're quite right. AP would be an exception with their in-house equipment. I can't think of any others off hand. Paul Gustafson...
... mounting ... wind ... we ... in ... Hi Bob, The CNC rings are very expensive from our CNC company, and then I have to pay the 22% dollar to Euro...
Hello Eric, Great report! I am very happy to hear that you have received your new TMB. You are going to have a blast with that TMB 175 F/8. I can't wait to...
Hi Eric' Just color me green with envy over your first light report! I too, just received my new TMB 175/8 lightweight tube APO. Unfortunately I have been...
Dear Group, Sorry for the OT posting but a friend of my wife's, knowing I'm a "Star-Gazer" asked if I could show her the star that she "bought" for a ...
Using TheSky and those coordinates, there is a star (SAO 8123) mag 8.8 located two arc minutes away. I could try and output a star chart for you, but the...
... You can usually hit Print Screen to take a screenshot, then go into Photoshop and do file->new and paste the screenshot in, crop it, save as GIF which is...
Hi Group, I see ur good friend is at it again quote: "Good job Pedro. A bit overprocessed for my tastes but good detail nevertheless. Were it posted on some...
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Thanks Thomas for the information. What are the mounting hole measurements. I currently use a Losmandy dove tail and the Vixen rings only have one screw per...
Thanks Thomas, Wayne, Tim, Jim, Roger, and Ron for the kind comments on the first light review. I have been extremely impressed by how well the 175mm ...
Ray The star in question is most likely, HIP 73047. A Variable Star in Ursa Minor. RA: 15h55m40s, Dec: +76'17122" Magnitude: 9.4/9.9 Spectral Type: F2 B-V...
Sorry Ray I am not sure how to find your email to send you the picture, 650K in size. Yahoo hides the remail addresses. My email is bob@... Cheers Bob ... ...
... When you get a 9.5+ night that thing will really deliver the views. On some nights the moon is just like being right above the surface. Looking forward to...
Hi Markus, Okay, let's take my 10"f4 NewtFork. The primary is 1/38-wave and the secondary is fused-quartz 1/20-wave (1/105-wave R.M.S.). What is the system...
Donald 1, the get the system quality you need to check that by real interferometrical testing, no other way 2, I not believe that your mirror have 1/38 wave, I...
I just picked up my TMB barlow at the post office and it seems fantastic - build quality is just outstanding and the fit of my monos is perfect. I had thought...
... I will be doing the same today. ... Here's a hair brain idea. Since the elements are cemented together on the monocentrics (not sure about the barlow) can...
... I did some research on the subject of primary and secondary combining to give the 'system' quality. Check Suiter, at the end of chapter 3. He comments one...
Sorry - I was wrong, the (yes, cemented) two elements do come out once the lower black ring is unscrewed. It just took a bit of pressure with a q-tip from...
... the ... of ... Nils, Tim and Mike and all TMB Barlow owners, Nils is right, the TMB Barlow is a cemented doublet, with blacken edges. I designed it this...
... I'd do my best to keep it clean in the first place I hate to "attack" any precious optics with anything at all and disassembly gives me the creeps just to...
I am the new owner of a TMB 105 f/6.2 CNC tube (lens #21), this is my 2nd TMB scope the first being a 100 f/8 which I no longer own. First off let me say this...