I've been watching Mars.. again.. At 396x in a pair of 6mm monocentric eyepieces, I can easily lock on to Deimos and hold it in averted vision, with Mars...
... OK, so Phobos wins for tonight. Seeing has degraded a bit, and after a couple hours sitting out at 10 degrees F, aluminum parts are starting to hurt the...
Good evening everyone, Looking for some feedback and comments on this image of Mars taken through Rick Auerbach's 10" f/9 TMB. Seeing was less than ideal, but...
On a related note, if anyone can tell me whether they have seen the aberration or artifact that appears in this image, and knows how to eliminate it, that'd be...
... At first I couldn't see what the problem was. I was viewing the monitor from about 0.75 meters away and it looked fine. Put on my reading glasses and I...
Hi, It's an effect that you get when light levels are low and it can be avoided to a certain extent by working with a gain of 75% or more. However even then...
... I have read, that working with my EOS DSLR (for daytime, nighttime, whatever), that I should examine the histogram and try to place the complete range of...
... Scott, these are caused by the compression of the web camera and are not an optical defect. Try less exposure and at least 15ips frame rate. Don...
... Another nice observing report Mike. With all the glare from Mars it's amazing you're able to see Deimios. I gave it up for a lost cause but will try next...
... Deimos was so easy to see last night that I was sure I was going to get Phobos. (Phobos is what, 2 times brighter than Deimos?) I still believe I would...
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Don, I've been shooting at 10fps with a regular (unmodified ToUcam) and also tried 5fps in raw mode with another camera....
Tim, Thanks for the compliments. We'll hope for better seeing when we try again tonight. That should make bringing out the detail easier and require less PS...
Here's my "artist" impression of last nights view of Mars. I was observing for maybe two hours in the TMB175/8 using the Baader bino and dual 6mm TMB ...
It's a cinch to make an occulting eyepiece for viewing Deimos, and certain double stars as well. I used layers of black electrical tape (it requires multiple...
After looking at Burgess site. I am guessing the only differences is the TMB is collimatable and comes with a 2inch to 1&1/4inch adapter. I expect the mirror...
... differences is the ... expect ... That is ... I looked at the Burgess site, and see an 1.25" adapter as included: "The Dielectric Diagonal includes a...
Hi All, I'm trying to fit my new (to me)175 to a Losmandy universal dovetail plate. My mount is an NJP. I have a Casady saddle plate which fits the Losmandy...
HUH??? I liked the picture alright and I can see that the centering is there. What's this: shoot a crosshair down the tube with the lens removed, onto a ...
... Hello I shouldn't have answered you... I had my email sort-order messed up and I was sitting here answering last weeks messages, sorry about that. I saw...
... A big congrats on the 175, an excellent scope. ... You could get it drilled. What is the spacing of the holes? A while back I had some adapters blocks...
It wasn't a walk in the park, but I made my promise. All the TMB apochromats, Super Monos, TMB Barlows, and the new TMB/BO 4mm Planetary eyepieces were all...
I looked at the Burgess site, and see an 1.25" adapter as included: "The Dielectric Diagonal includes a zero-height 1-1/4" adapter." I would thing being...
Hi, Mike: That's a great sketch! What did you use? Pastels? Could you post a higher-resolution image of the drawing so that we could have a better look at your...
Thomas, I'll admit ignorance here, but why are the eyepieces called "planetary eyepieces"? I'm sure they're good for looking at things other than planets. Is...
... Thanks Eric, my eyepiece sketches are awful, I draw the most contrasty regions then re-draw them and paint the coloration when I'm warm, using Photoshop....
Hello everyone, Another image with Rick Auerbach's 10" scope. The seeing gods smiled upon the city of Tucson last night. This was just processed quickly last...
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