hi guys, after being out of the 'astro-processing-loop' I enjoyed handling my equipment again last night. after upgrading my Starlight Xpress SXV M25C to an...
Dietmar, One of the best I've seen of it. Very, very nice. The impression I get from your image, and the ones I've gotten, is that the comet is turned at an...
... Thanks Tim. I've just been glad to be able to get a chance at it. We had much needed rain here in NC for the first few days of it, and now I've had...
... the next few ... Thanks Tim. I expect we will have a bit more of a show to see with this comet. I'm curious as to whether we will ever get to the point ...
...just added a single 6 min frame to the first image in order to illustrate the green halo of the beautiful comet. now - this is what the comet looked like...
hi Tom, thanks a lot for this nice comment! concerning the interpretation of the comet'S 'face' - I am with you. DIetmar ... so ... haze ... attached ... no ...
Thanks for all the recommendations folks. Can someone please clarify what, precisely, comes with the 152/1200 with respect to finder bracket/holder? Will...
the bracket which comes with the scope holds all standart 50 mm finder, include the antares APM offers a straight 8 x 50 illuminated errect image finder,...
Marcus, I just got new APM/TMB130/1200 and need a finder. I want to replace the adjustment bolts though. I'd like some with nylon tips so as not to scratch...
... This is really good, has "send to Astronomy Mag" written all over it. Does anyone know if the comet getting dimmer / brighter or remaining the same at this...
I wanted to try my hand at making a ground glass viewer for a large format camera. This is like the 19'th century cameras where you stood behind with a cape...
Tim, I have been making observations and taking photos each night, and it seems from my exposure lengths that the comet's brightness peaked on the 30th, but it...
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Here it is from tonight, and it is growing. The image is actual camera resolution cropped, not resized. The image is made up of 12 exposures at different ISO...
Metric M5, same as Meade use on here brackets thanks Markus ... From: albireo13 To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:45 PM ...
... Hi Elliot, Thanks for the update. Since you are keeping good records of this intersting comet I would bet the pro's would like to see the resulting data. ...
Hey Rob, Congrats on your 130! I'd love to know how you like that Ethos paired with your TMB 130. I've got some decent planetary eyepieces, but I need a hand...
After my initial run at this object, and after seeing Dean's shot, I decided to go a little deeper to see if anything else was there. This is processed from a...
Wow! That almost spreads out at a 90 degree angle. It's amazing that a longer exposure time revealed so much extra detail. Hopefully we will be able to see a...
Hi, Jim: I'm not Rob, but I am the owner of several TMB scopes and a new AP140EDF. I used my new Ethos last weekend for first light with the AP140 first light...
I use the Ethos with Binoviewer on my 10" TMB and my 24" Starmaster to see Holmes , simply said terrific views if you ever used the Ethos, you have a problem...
Very nice, Dietmar. That is an excellent feature to flip back and forth with the mouse to see the outer gas shell. The comet looks to be elongating slightly...