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31655
Enjoy... ;) http://www.astronomie.be/dodi/deepsky20060822b.html This will also be few of the last images with my TMB 80mm as I found a used FSQ, which will...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
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31656
... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Markus Ludes Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:58 PM To:...
Wayne G
missyy9
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Sep 1, 2006
12:49 pm
31657
... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tube Tim Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:27 PM To:...
Wayne G
missyy9
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Sep 1, 2006
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31658
... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mrgrytt Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:12 PM To:...
Wayne G
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Sep 1, 2006
12:51 pm
31659
Hi, I'm a new member and I would like to introduce myself. I am 36 years old (till next sunday;-) and live in a small village near Mainz, Germany. My new TMB...
Carsten Luehrs
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Sep 1, 2006
12:52 pm
31660
we have a TMB designed flattner available for the 175 but no reducer. Now either you try the new AP reducer or you wait till we gave to LZOS the reducer design...
APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
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Sep 1, 2006
1:22 pm
31661
Dodi, Wow, this is a beautiful image! I am sad to hear you are parting with such a fine scope. Nice work, Terry ...
Terry Tuggle
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Sep 1, 2006
1:34 pm
31662
Hi Carsten, Welcome to the group! I am sure you will enjoy your new TMB 80/600. As you can see by the image Dodi just posted; it is an image machine; if you ...
Terry Tuggle
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Sep 1, 2006
1:35 pm
31663
STU, Exactly how do you connect the AP 0.75 reducer to the ST10/CFW ? I want to do the same thing to my TMB 152/ST10/CFW, but I'm not sure exactly what...
pcirullo
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Sep 1, 2006
1:53 pm
31664
Which AP reducer do you mean? I thought their reducer/flatteners were very specific to their own optics? Peter ... reducer. Now either you try the new AP...
erdmanpe
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Sep 1, 2006
1:57 pm
31665
Earlier you (Markus) mentioned that LZOS will now make focal reducers for the TMB line. Will one for the TMB 80/480 be made? Estimate of the reduction?...
APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
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Sep 1, 2006
2:23 pm
31666
Markus: I would be interested in an 80/480 too if it had a real reducer/corrector in the .75x or better range. As I, and many other imagers, already have a...
Bob Holzer
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Sep 1, 2006
2:40 pm
31667
Interesting... I would go for a 50mm diameter reducer, covering indeed the 35mm format. The 2 inch feathertouch does not keep an STL large format exactly...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
2:56 pm
31668
Overkill. I don't think it needs to be THAT big. Just a bit better than the Televue one, and a bit larger diameter ;) ... diameter of about 80 to 90 mm, so you...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
2:56 pm
31669
You can get a FT 3.5" to AP thread ring from FeatherTouch. It works fine, with the limitation that AP's reducer was never meant to be used with a large format...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
3:36 pm
31670
The flatteners yes, but the reducer (the original one) itself is common to all their scopes, and works well on a TMB refractor, if you don't go to 35mm format...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
3:42 pm
31671
Rolands new Reducer for $ 1,500 , also successfully tested now by Tim on his TMB 9" and 6" regards Markus ... From: erdmanpe To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com ...
APM-Telescopes Markus...
apmtelescopes
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Sep 1, 2006
3:56 pm
31672
Digi: I think the useable area of the reducer is equal to the diameter of the reducer multiplied by the it's reduction factor. So a 50mm reducer at your...
Bob Holzer
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Sep 1, 2006
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31673
... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Holzer Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 10:40 AM To:...
Wayne G
missyy9
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Sep 1, 2006
6:04 pm
31674
... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of digidodi Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 7:30 AM To:...
Wayne G
missyy9
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Sep 1, 2006
6:04 pm
31675
Dear Bob: Thanks for the great information. You have the very setup that I am intending to get. I have done quite a bit of research on the Paramount ME...
William Ingalsbe
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Sep 1, 2006
6:04 pm
31676
Thanks Wayne... The problem is, I would like to be around 500mmm focal length, which would be better for most images, but I have already 9 months a Televue ...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
6:17 pm
31677
... Dodi, The image with the 80 were excellent. I am very sad to hear you moving to the FSQ. ___ Tim...
Tube Tim
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Sep 1, 2006
7:02 pm
31678
... Yes, the new AP reducer intended for their AP 160 worked well on the TMB 229 - f/9 and TMB 152 f/7.9 I have a strong feeling it would work well on the...
Tube Tim
limunary
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Sep 1, 2006
7:08 pm
31679
Hi Tim, Well, me a bit too, but ok, there is no flattener for the 80mm at f6, which annoys me a bit in the things I want to do with the scope. i'd love to see...
digidodi
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Sep 1, 2006
8:38 pm
31680
... From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of digidodi Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 4:32 PM To:...
Wayne G
missyy9
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Sep 1, 2006
11:38 pm
31681
... It's definitely a personal preference issue and I look at it the same way you mentioned above. The advantages of the longer designs simply outweigh the...
mrgrytt
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Sep 2, 2006
4:21 am
31682
... What about FF-080F6 "80mm f/6 Field Flattener" here: http://www.tmboptical.com/itemsGrid.asp?cat_id=23 ? Does Thomas no longer make this item? -Eric...
elraeburn
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Sep 2, 2006
7:07 am
31683
it looks like it works on a large focuser, but I had never heard of this before. D....
digidodi
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Sep 2, 2006
9:40 am
31684
Wayne, I am sorry, but that software exists: PTlens it is called. However, one has to find the parameters for the formula and optimize it ;) D....
digidodi
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Sep 2, 2006
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