Dear Eric: Thanks for the wonderful first light report. I am sure that the scope will provide a lifetime of enjoyment to you and your family. Keep the reports...
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phbjr@...
paul_bock_jr
Nov 28, 2002 10:24 pm
Great report, Eric! I can tell that you know it was worth the wait. You're going to have a *LOT* of great evenings with that instrument! Paul Bock Hamilton,...
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Ruud Schmeitz
ruudschmeitz
Nov 29, 2002 12:09 am
... Hi Norm, What exactly do you celebrate at 'Thanksgiving' ? Is it a religious holiday, or perhaps what the Germans call the 'Erntedankfest' ? Ruud Schmeitz ...
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Norman L. Rubenstein
nlrubenstein
Nov 29, 2002 12:23 am
Hi Ruud: The historical basis of the holiday arises out of one of the first winters the new European colonists had in North America. It was a rather severe...
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phbjr@...
paul_bock_jr
Nov 29, 2002 12:35 am
To Ruud and others: American legend has it that the Pilgrims who landed in the 1600s at Plymouth Rock in what is now Massachusetts, after their first...
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Larry Geary
larrygeary
Nov 29, 2002 2:01 am
... overflow??? ... It's not in my list of groups anymore. So what happened? --Larry...
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phbjr@...
paul_bock_jr
Nov 29, 2002 3:29 am
Someone on the Refractors Group asked about the differences between the TMB 100/800 LW and the Questar and several people gave excellent qualitative answers....
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Larry Geary
larrygeary
Nov 29, 2002 4:20 pm
Paul, Despite some improvements over the years, the Questar is a scope frozen in time - the 1950's. This is a bit like comparing the latest Astin-Martin from ...
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phbjr@...
paul_bock_jr
Nov 29, 2002 4:38 pm
In a message dated 11/29/02 11:21:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, lgeary@... writes: <other good comments snipped> << Ultimately, the most telling and...
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jimhp29401us
Nov 29, 2002 9:07 pm
At the Observatory at 4:15 AM this morning. Cold! 24 degrees. First to Saturn. With the two 16mm orthos and binoviewer(365X), Saturn was difficult to focus....
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j_bretes
Nov 29, 2002 9:17 pm
Hi all, long time I didn't came to the group! Lotsa exams for University keeped me attached to my math books :) But a few days ago, around midnight and bewteen...
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j_bretes
Nov 29, 2002 9:18 pm
<I could breath ...> I couldn't ...sorry for the mistake....
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Ruud Schmeitz
ruudschmeitz
Nov 29, 2002 11:24 pm
... Paul, If portability is your main concern, wouldn't a TMB-80 (or even a TV-85) be a much better choice ? Ruud Schmeitz Universiteit Maastricht...
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Ruud Schmeitz
ruudschmeitz
Nov 29, 2002 11:36 pm
... Hi Norm, The German word 'Ernte' means 'harvest', so at the 'Erntedankfest' people thank God for the good harvest that year. The Dutch word for it is...
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phbjr@...
paul_bock_jr
Nov 29, 2002 11:45 pm
In a message dated 11/29/02 6:25:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, r.schmeitz@... writes: << If portability is your main concern, wouldn't a TMB-80 (or...
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Ruud Schmeitz
ruudschmeitz
Nov 29, 2002 11:49 pm
... When it's 24 degrees at night, I do all my observing wearing only boxer shorts. ... Ruud Schmeitz Universiteit Maastricht...
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Ruud Schmeitz
ruudschmeitz
Nov 30, 2002 12:22 am
... Paul, I see your point, but replacing the Questar OTA with a TMB 80/480 would perhaps make an even better "integrated observatory". Perhaps we should ask...
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phbjr@...
paul_bock_jr
Nov 30, 2002 1:19 am
In a message dated 11/29/02 7:23:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, r.schmeitz@... writes: << Perhaps we should ask Thomas and Markus to design such an...
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Larry Geary
larrygeary
Nov 30, 2002 3:45 am
Does anyone know the value of an old Optica b/c spectrascope from the early 1970's? I'm considering selling mine and don't know what to ask. --Larry...
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W. Gondella
missyy9
Nov 30, 2002 4:19 am
... From: "jimhp29401us" <thefamily90@...> To: <tmboptical@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 4:07 PM Subject: [tmboptical] 8" F/9. Had...
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akovacsy
Nov 30, 2002 4:22 am
Hi Jim, I experienced the same seeing north of you in Washington, DC. Only I stayed up till 4:00 AM rather than getting up then. Sounds like I didn't miss...
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Tube Tim
limunary
Nov 30, 2002 6:11 am
... I checked the jet stream info for the night in question and it looks like your area was `lucky` enough to be caught right in the middle of a pincher effect...
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akovacsy
Nov 30, 2002 6:55 am
Well that explains it! Thanks for the insight Tim. It might just as well have rained on us too. It was the most turbulent seeing I've encountered all year. ...
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paulhathaways
Nov 30, 2002 8:53 am
... Just read this message... You mean to say those people in the pic is not markus and tom?? The one in the middle looks familiar. I don't know if he is a ...
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Jorge Daniel Morales
xerxes94109
Nov 30, 2002 9:19 am
Is there a comparison review, or opinion about the TMB 105 vs. a Traveler, I'm curious... Jorge...
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Mike C
tmb_mike
Nov 30, 2002 9:49 am
... That's them, Paul. Maybe your friend who says otherwise has brown eyes and a hat that doesnt fit. Paul, have you done side by side tests under the stars...
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paulhathaways
Nov 30, 2002 10:30 am
I star tested them. I have Suiter's book. The vixen 102 has 1/5 wavefront error, the Tak & Ranger has about 1/7, the TMB has 1/10. I'd love the TMB for...
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Markus Ludes
apmtelescopes
Nov 30, 2002 12:27 pm
We took the time and did a final improvement for next time, about which i talked before. New run of alu lightweight tubes with follow optimized design : The...
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H. Gryttenholm
mrgrytt
Nov 30, 2002 4:11 pm
... Jorge, This may be just a tad subjective but, there's no way it gets any better than a TMB 105/650. I was convinced to go with the CNC tubed 105/650 by a...
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izar21093
Dec 1, 2002 2:48 am
What TMB/Mount combination do you have? Bill G ... of ... skies ... the ... Only ... like I ... Saturn ... I ... back ... 5:29...
