Diets, This is a very good result in any seeing conditions! I will be waiting for some luminance with better seeing; it should be spectacular! Terry ...
Hi all, I spent a lot of imaging time for this picture of Bode's- and Cigar galaxy. One can also notice the so-called Integrated Flux. It was also a lot of...
Karel, WOW!!! What an excellent image! This is the deepest image I have seen of the field. The processing looks spot on, definitely not exaggerated! Well done,...
Thanks a lot Terry for the very kind reply !! Best regards Karel _____ Van: tmboptical@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tmboptical@yahoogroups.com] Namens Terry Tuggle ...
this is amazing. i dont even understand how this is possible. i took a shot of bodes and the other one didnt even show up in my frame. Maybe mine is not wide...
I have a 152/1200 with the Feather Touch 3.5" focuser. My imaging train is: 1) 2" Pyxis Rotator 2) MOAG, 3) ST-402 and 4) a QSI 532ws - 7 pounds. I tried using...
Options 2, 3, and 4 will work well. Given the already fast native focal ratio, reduction may not be desired for many. The full sized flattener(dedicated...
Let me second Terry's comments. I have never seen the halo around M81 like what you have captured. It also appears you have imaged a satellite dwarf of M81...
Happy new year to all of you and wish you all with your family a great Year 2009 , safe jobs, many clear skies and good luck with everything Markus Ludes ...
... WG: Karel, You look to have caught some arm extension from M81 which extends in two o'clock and five o'clock direction to almost twice the diameter of the ...
Thanks Wayne, Mark and Michael for the nice comments !! Michael, yes the picture is rather deep due to the dark site and long exposure time, but the so-called...
... floating between those galaxies) Is not that special and was coined for the first time by Steve Mandel, I guess. ... What an exquisite image, Karel! Here...
I have the 203mm F6 lens and cell. Does anybody have the measurements for the OTA and adapters. Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter...
Hi All, Until recently I had been using an Excellent William Optics FLT-98 When a TMB 100 F8 come up on offer for a swap so I did this. This is the Model...
Hi, Quick question... Tmb 80mm x600 with a tele vue 0.8 Fr connected directly to a canon 20d. Will this give correct reduction to F6 and a flat field across...
Paul, Nice images; I like the last Moon shot particularly! The TV reducer will work fine with the 100 F8. The thing about imaging with a DSLR is that you...
If you now have a TMB 100/800 you have the best 4 inch scope you can get. Don't even think about parting with it. Use the focal reducer if you want a larger...
Terry and Paul And an EOS camera takes up 44mm of that. Is that 55-57mm measurement taken from the mounting flange of the FR or the center of the back...
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Greetings all. My name is Patrick from Louisville, Kentucky am the proud owner of an 80mm f7.5 TMB carbon fiber tube mounted on a Losmandy GM-8. This is a...
I am new to using a refractor. I have an 80mm f7.5 TMB super-apo. I am looking for a focal reducer, but am unsure what to purchase. The scope will be used...
Hi all, I was wondering if you guys could shed some light on this. I was doing basic star test on my TMB 115/LW and I noticed that when I go slightly out of...
hi guys, it is slightly off topic, but still - touches our interests in astrophotography, I hope. so, on behalf of the organizers I would like to draw your...
Hi Paul, My Dad has a TMB 100/800 Classic I am quite impressed with though he doesn't use it for imaging. I don't have any experience with an FLT 98 but even...