Hi Wayne, I remember reading an article by Thomas Back. He stated that his personal 100/800 had a strehl of .997 (which is supposedly the highest strehl LZOS...
Hi Bill, Thanks for the info. My plans are to use this scope as a kinda grab and go scope w/ a quick set-up time. I was planning on purchasing a non-goto G-8...
... WG: As do I, Bill, as I believe more so than any other product he ever made or designed since, the real heart and soul of Thomas lives on in these...
hi friends, this is a result of 2 nights. transparency was regular, but seeing was very differing again. the borderline of clear skies and clouds/upcoming...
Sounds good David. Don't bother with digital setting circles until you need them or feel ready for them. Learn the sky first and have fun. I taught my kids to ...
... WG: A theoretically perfect lens would have a strehl ratio of 1.0. In practice though, anything at or above .95 is sensibly "perfect" and considered a...
... WG: Dietmar, if this is one of your failures, well . . . ! ;-) You captured both many radial filaments within the red zone as well as the "venetian...
Dietmar, This came out very well, despite the varied seeing conditions! This just shows how much of an image processor you are! VBG Terry _____ From:...
Hi, LiveView video from the Canon 40D and 450D can be captured with exposure control then saved and processed. Both 1x and 5x zoom is available at ~10 frames...
...thanks Wayne and Terry. Dietmar ... conditions! This ... [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On ... close ... (rarely) ... from ... chance, ... this ... was...
Nice work, Mike. ... www.flemingastrophotography.com Direct from Boston - brilliant diamonds in pea soup Also check out the astro_narrowband Yahoo group!...
Nice shots Mike! Terry _____ From: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Unsold Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 8:16 AM ...
Thanks Neil and Terry. Neil I am looking forward to meeting you at MWAIC in a few weeks. Mike ... [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] On ... & 203mm ... from ...
...very nice job on both planets, Mike. the zoomed in version of jupiter reveals quite a lot of details. is this your typical planetary imaging setup, using...
Hi Dietmar, Canon 450D and 40D live view focusing and video capture for processing are new function in ImagesPlus. But they are so simple to use and produce...
... WG: I wasn't going to say anything, and I'm sorry Mike and I know I'll get flamed for saying this; I've loved your work and processing in the past and...
hi Mike, I really enjoyed using your software back in my DSLR period, a couple years ago. congratulations osn such a user-friendly software! I really admire ...
Hi WayneG The point is that video data from a high quality DSLR chip and being able to save and process it is new. The cost of a Canon 450D body is ~$780 and...
Thanks Dietmar, IP 4 will be in beta towards the end of the summer and fall with 100% automated LRGB and narrowband image set processing and combinations. Mike...
About 1 month ago I ordered from my dealer a 130/780, I've no expected delivery date. At this time I own a APM-TMB 80 mm f6 refractor. Of course I'm excited...
Hello David, this is a good choice and a very nice scope !!! For astro photography with a DSLR I suggest the APM field flattener made for this refractor. For...
Dave, You will really love this scope! I have an early silver/white model S/N006. You will need the dedicated field flattener to use with the DSLR. Enjoy, ...
... WG: Hi Mike, what I used to do is image the planets using a hi-rez B&W CCD video cam onto either SVHS tape or use a frame grabber to capture frames and...
Hello Michel Thanks for that link, the build quality looks superb, I've not seen many photographs of the telescope other than the same one shown on various...
Thanks Terry, I'm looking forward to getting the scope and as you and Michel suggested I'll look for the flattener. On 4 Jun 2008, at 22:13, Terry Tuggle...
Morning all, I finally got my APM dedicated field flattener for the 130/780 up and running with the proper adapter for my Canon 350D. It does a great job at...
Hi, perhaps is your 350D defiltered and the chip was badly installed back in the box ? I defiltered mine myself and had this issue. I tuned my T ring to adjust...
hi all, what flocking material will best match the original for the carbon fiber tubes? i flocked it with the proto star material only to see it peel off in...
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