Hello tmboptical I have the new TMB 130 f/9 APO and 100/800 and observe to it with the Baader Grossfeldbinokular MarkV and TMB Supermonocentric Eyepieces. I ...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 2, 2006 3:45 am
Hello folks, To all you solar system web-cammers, do you guys typically have to use a UV/IR cutoff filter with your color webcams when shooting through TMB...
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Wayne G
missyy9
Jul 2, 2006 8:08 pm
2. TMB APO's and UV/IR Filters with Lumenera Color Webcams Posted by: "Wade Van Arsdale" uwpf23@... uwpf23 Date: Sat Jul 1, 2006 8:45 pm (PDT) Hello...
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spaceexp2001
Jul 3, 2006 12:57 am
hello every one. My name is Wayne, and i hale from the cloudiest place in the USA. NORTH PITTSBURGH PA. i bought my first apo almost a year ago, a TV-85 on a...
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Mark
msholdenct
Jul 3, 2006 1:18 am
... Hi I'm sure you could get the 105 into an airline portable carry on bag - as I'm able to shoehorn my 115/7 classic CNC into a 24" case that my preferred...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 3, 2006 1:57 am
Hi Wayne, Try this link: http://www.apm-telescopes.de/info.php?id=45200 Click on the British flag icon to convert it to English. It has a lot of useful specs...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 3, 2006 1:57 am
Thanks Wayne. I did a comparison last night, but couldn't tell a difference with or without the cutoff filter other than a shift away from Red and slightly...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 3, 2006 6:02 am
Hello, Here is a list of some useful accessories for the FeatherTouch 3545 focuser that comes on several models of TMB refractors for anyone interested or...
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klefr2
Jul 3, 2006 12:19 pm
Wayne, I am Fred, from East of Pittsburgh. Are you in AAAP? You should be, it's a good club (www.3ap.org) I have a TMB 105/650 original CNC. (It fits in a...
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Wayne G
missyy9
Jul 3, 2006 7:48 pm
1b. Re: TMB APO's and UV/IR Filters with Lumenera Color Webcams Posted by: "Wade Van Arsdale" uwpf23@... uwpf23 Date: Sun Jul 2, 2006 6:57 pm (PDT) ...
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Wayne G
missyy9
Jul 3, 2006 8:04 pm
[WG:] Whoa, what is this here? The TMB-Pittsburgh connection? 2a. new to the yahoo groups Posted by: "spaceexp2001" spaceexp2001@... spaceexp2001 ...
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sforster12
Jul 4, 2006 12:19 am
Can anyone provide info on how large a usable field I can expect to attain with my 175 F-8without a field flattener? Thanks STU...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 4, 2006 1:35 am
Thanks for the information, Wayne. At the very least it didn't degrade the images to use the cutoff filter, so I will probably just keep it there and color...
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Terry Tuggle
terry_tuggle
Jul 4, 2006 1:51 am
STU, This is a link to Ron's CCD Calculator: http://www.wodaski.com/wodaski/pick_a_camera.htm Terry ...
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APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
Jul 4, 2006 3:37 pm
maximum field shall be about 3.3 degree ... From: sforster12 To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 1:47 AM Subject: [tmboptical] Usable...
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Terry Tuggle
terry_tuggle
Jul 4, 2006 3:45 pm
FWAS'ers, Ask and ye shall receive! Darrell is an SBIG imager from Amarillo, TX that had some success with the asteroid. As Darrell points out, it is a 9MB ...
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sforster12
Jul 4, 2006 3:49 pm
Terry, Ron's calclator will show how large a FOV the chip will cover, as well as arc seconds per pixel, but not how large a usable flat field I'll have. If a...
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sforster12
Jul 4, 2006 4:20 pm
Thanks Marus. Ron Wodaski's calculator gives me a 1.5x1.5 degree FOV with a diagonal of about 2.25 degrees which should mean no flattener is necessarry with...
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Terry Tuggle
terry_tuggle
Jul 4, 2006 5:07 pm
STU, Sorry, I misunderstood the question. I do know for the 152's; everyone has had to use a flattener with the STL 6303's and STL 11k's. Terry ...
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erdmanpe
Jul 4, 2006 5:32 pm
3.3 degrees without a field flattener? Peter...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2006 7:02 pm
Hi Stu You can use the 6303 chip based cameras without a FF on the TMB 175. Mike Downing has been using that camera for about a year. Any larger chips and yes,...
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Robert Anderson
twinpeaksobs...
Jul 4, 2006 7:24 pm
Hi Tony Thanks for the kind comment! Yes, it would be a good thing for Thomas and perhaps Bill B. to come up to little ole Canada for our Starfest. It is a...
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Guilherme de Almeida
guilhermedealmeida@...
Jul 4, 2006 7:30 pm
Olá, Pedro Nova informação, desta vez provavelmente relevante para o teu caso. Está em baixo. São duas mesnagens. (há uma parte que é para o TMB 175) ...
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sforster12
Jul 4, 2006 10:39 pm
The 175 I have used to belong to Michael Downing. I don't mind sacrificing a little bit of the FOV by cropping the images, as long as I can get a little larger...
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Terry Tuggle
terry_tuggle
Jul 5, 2006 2:38 am
STU, Thomas can answer that question for you. Terry http://www.geocities.com/tlt284@.../terryshuntofthemonth/ _____ From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com...
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tmboptical
Jul 5, 2006 5:08 am
Hello All, After running TMB Optical for 8 years, as of July 30, without taking a single vacation, I spoke to my brother today for a long time, and he has...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 5, 2006 3:49 pm
Go for it, Thomas. I went 4 years without a vacation and almost went nuts!! I don't see how you do it. Take a long one and relax. You've way more than...
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dennis
temper999
Jul 5, 2006 3:49 pm
Get back to work and no excuses... Enjoy your vacation. See you in two weeks. ... From: tmboptical To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 05,...
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spaceexp2001
Jul 5, 2006 10:37 pm
I am strongly considering the TMB 105/650 LW tube. I tried to call TMB here in Ohio, but after 2 days of trying, his answering machine now says... after 6...
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Wade Van Arsdale
uwpf23
Jul 6, 2006 4:04 pm
Hi Wayne, Here are the specs on the 105/650 LW: http://www.apm-telescopes.de/info.php?id=44457 Click the English (British Flag) icon to view the page in...