That's a very impressive image Tim. Now I think I know what the Apollo astronauts must have felt like as they orbited the moon :-). Eric...
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mrgrytt
May 3, 2005 11:24 am
... Eric, That certainly makes two of us. Does this mean that you are the other person who is getting one of the two TMB 130 f/9.24 lenses that will be coming...
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Michael Downing
astroden2003
May 3, 2005 11:34 am
Tim that is awesome detail, you have a serious scope on your hands there. Michael Downing www.astroden.com <http://www.astroden.com/> _____ From:...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
May 3, 2005 11:55 am
Ouch This makes my configuration obsolete with my great Optec focuser. Darn, I like this focuser too. Bob...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
May 3, 2005 12:18 pm
Hi All The list now includes Bret Hardy who has put his name forward. We are at 6 so far. Can each person also let me know type of adapter is needed? Is a T2...
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ericj@...
ej1847
May 3, 2005 1:25 pm
Hi Harvey: Yes I think we are the only two people from the States who have ordered these long focus 130mm's. Like you I am looking forward to how they will ...
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jimhp29401us
May 3, 2005 1:47 pm
Hello All, Last night I observed Jupiter with Mom's Scope, my wonderful TMB 8" F/9. As I observed I noted a beautiful Blue Festoon rotating into view. It was...
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Tube Tim
limunary
May 3, 2005 1:51 pm
... Hey, you're right Thomas! I dug up the design info for the 152FF and sure enough it is 113mm from the CENTER of the element and not the edge. Sorry to...
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Markus Ludes
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 2:16 pm
not enough space under files to upload the todays images about the new TMB 152F/8 CNC LW II Tube and about the new 203F/7 Apo to whom I shall send the images...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
May 3, 2005 3:20 pm
Send them to me at m i k e @ e a g l e r i v e r . c o m...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
May 3, 2005 3:40 pm
OK, you can see the new tubes at: http://www.scopenews.com/tmb/newLW/ Mike...
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tmboptical
May 3, 2005 3:54 pm
... Apollo ... now ... for ... Hi Tim, Your Lunar shots are stunningly good. They are showing sub-one arc second craters, and that puts the images into a...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
May 3, 2005 4:08 pm
... So in this picture, Markus: http://www.scopenews.com/tmb/newLW/TMB%20152%20CNC%20LW%20II%20bafflesystem.jpg Does the new lens cell screw down into the top...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 4:13 pm
... From: Mike C To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [tmboptical] Please help to upload images ... So in this...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
May 3, 2005 4:40 pm
... That is totally bizarre, no?? Wouldn't you see marked vignetting? Mike...
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cjamescook
May 3, 2005 4:51 pm
By the way, what was the mount and tripod in http://www.scopenews.com/tmb/newLW/TMB%20203F7%20Matthias%20Tube.jpg I haven't seen that one before. -Jim...
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Guilherme de Almeida
guilhermedealmeida@...
May 3, 2005 5:01 pm
Hi, Tim Nice tube, but it seems the front dust cover has changed. Is it true ? In general, the dust covers in TMB's are in metal (aluminum), black painted. ...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 5:18 pm
I wished you all where here to see the startest on the first 5 TMB 130/9 arrived today. After you did the startest you would not believe to the critical LZOS...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 5:23 pm
Matthias is lazy so he made for the starparty quickly a rock solid azimuth mount :-) Markus ... From: cjamescook To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 5:25 pm
no Mike, you would not believe how many even high end telescopes have such small field. Sample: olf Takahashi FC modells have had such small field all Maks,...
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Manoj Sood
manoj_sood
May 3, 2005 5:30 pm
Please send to me at: manoj@... . Thanks Manoj ... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Ludes Sent:...
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yooody
May 3, 2005 5:42 pm
Hi Markus, Everything about the 203 F7 sounds great. How does the other tube for the 203 differ from the Matthias tube? Marc zukoff ... absolutly final and...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 5:48 pm
our own tubes looks like the TMB 175 new tube and are baffled for medium format field and are more heavy but therefore better balansed. Matthias accepted the...
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ericj@...
ej1847
May 3, 2005 5:53 pm
Hi Markus: They sound great. Will the tubes for the 130mm f/9.25 have the new tubes like the 152mm f/8 and the same baffle system? Thanks, Eric...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
May 3, 2005 6:00 pm
if the order is for the CNC-W Version with 3.5" focuser yes, if its the 2" focuser, looks into the files, where you see pictures of my lightweight tubes markus...
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cardar@...
domarturo
May 3, 2005 6:22 pm
Yummy! Donald ... Here is a image from 16 Apr of crater ??? that I took and only now processed. <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tmboptical/files/crater.jpg> ...
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cardar@...
domarturo
May 3, 2005 6:22 pm
It is 113mm from the last element's center (not edge) to the focal plane, or film/detector, for best correction. That's 4.45". Thomas Back ******************* ...
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Tube Tim
limunary
May 3, 2005 7:15 pm
... Hi Guilherme, ... Indeed. ... I'm not sure as I think this is a "Mathias tube" which would make it more a custom tube. I didn't know Mathias has made...
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Tube Tim
limunary
May 3, 2005 7:18 pm
... Thanks Thomas and all for the nice words, and to Mike C. for ID'ing all the craters. These are only my hack attempts at lunar shots, I intend to get much ...
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tmboptical@yahoogroup...
May 3, 2005 7:33 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the tmboptical group. File : /Jim...
