15" AP plate, with parallax, or TMB rings. The AP plates are nice. If you have more than one scopes, get the AP losmandy dovetail adapter plate to use losmandy...
Hi Folks, I'm trying to decide on a widefield ep. The nagler 31 seems an obviouse choice, esp given my tmb105 but I have a bit of a dilemma. I'm hoping to...
Hi, I've tried both the Pan35 and the N31T5, and I kept the Nagler 31. I also have a friend with an 18-inch Zambuto and we share EP's occasionally. ... ...
... Eileen, The spacing on the TMB 105mm ring holes is 2.362", with a center hole. Mounting the TMB 105mm to the AP 900 mount can be done two ways. Using the...
Thanks John (and others who replied privately), As usual very helpful advice. Seems to parallel the sentiments of many others. Oh well, just wishful thinking...
After many weeks of mediocre seeing / clouds / fog, tonight was pretty good. Jupiter seems better for me this year than Saturn, by far. I'm wondering what I...
There is a waiting list for the 130. My best guess is around one year. The US TMB dealers are Thomas and us (astronomics). Clear Skies, Mike/astronomics ...
Try this: http://www.apm-telescopes.de/tmboptical/index.htm John ... From: televue102 Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:39 AM To: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi Tim: You may have seen a couple of condensations. These are a small round or somewhat elongated dark spots usually found in Jupiters belts, and sometimes...
Hi Ron, Interesting question. How about looking beyond glass. Very strong magnetic fields can also bend light. Made variable, these fields could even be made...
Eric, I was hoping you would respond to this. What you describe here and at the web page is what I saw alright, the Bar for sure, and it was on the NEB (top...
... Paul, I am real interested in this, it's a good suggestion. The link takes me to the wrong spot however. I searched for APLO in the Yahoo groups and...
Hi Tim, I found this site extremely useful, like having your own observatory to compare with ;-). The picture isn't taken every night (maybe due to bad...
Hi Friends, in agreement with TMB we are ready to give you some more new informations. As most already knowing we using several optical manufactors for the TMB...
... Hi Markus/Thomas, The most obvious question is of course: how will those new doublets perform, compared to the 'old' triplets ? Or, a bit more bluntly: are...
... Glad to help. ... You should see some of the first drawings I made many years ago when I bought my first 60mm achromatic refractor: Jupiter looked like a ...
... Hey Markus... ... Does this mean the TMB-80s which are coming out sometime next month will be of the this type? Can you tell us anything about the new...
Hi Ruud Tom is still doing the design of the lenses. What we can say is , that we have an contract agreement that each lens must come with interferometrical...
The now coming TMB 80/480 and TMB 80/600 are our premium line, triplet calzium fluorite apos , nothing to compare on the market, the new modell 85F/7 douplet...
