Hi, Thanks for the information guys. If i do get called a little earlier then i might have to relist myself. From the sounds of things with the increased...
Roland, I was ASTONISHED at the Mars picture you took that appeared in the SBIG ads. Do you have some place on the web where you share some of your secrets...
Roland, I think I might have seen this. Was it in the area they call "Argyle?" Pat chris1011@... wrote: Hi folks, I was out imaging last night and caught...
In a message dated 11/2/2005 10:17:06 AM Central Standard Time, ... That pix was from the last opposition and was done with the ST10XE. This time around I have...
In a message dated 11/2/2005 12:11:39 PM Central Standard Time, ... You probably did see it. I posted the image in the files section of the apgto under:...
Hi- I was poking around under "files" and found something called "vanguard news network". Can anyone here tell me what that is about? Just curious! Steve...
This file has nothing to do with the group and was put here to make a racist political statement. It has been deleted. Derek ... From: snightingale40...
Wow! What a really great picture! chris1011@... wrote:In a message dated 11/2/2005 12:11:39 PM Central Standard Time, ... You probably did see it. I...
Hi, Regarding the 900 Declination Axis Upgrade (900DU): I have read the information on the A-P site, but are not completely sure, what exactly it would mean;...
Niels, my 900 DEC axis was recently upgraded. It concerns only the dec assembly that you would have to send to Astro-Physics. I used UPS for shipping from...
All uncertainty about my "new" used mount, the only AP mount I've ever been around. With my mount 900QMD sitting on the kitchen table, with all clutches loose,...
Mike, Clutch action sounds pretty much right on the mark. You have to tighten the clutch knobs pretty much as you have described. If you are going to do...
In a message dated 11/6/2005 6:21:42 AM Central Standard Time, nf@... ... The RA works fine as it is. There is nothing to upgrade there. It never has to...
If you can rotate the axes by hand without a telescope attached, the clutches are fine. Without a scope attached, you may indeed feel some areas where the ...
... never has ... So I take it there is little value to this DEC upgrade for visual astronomy, or for short exposure photography like planetary/lunar/solar? ...
In a message dated 11/7/2005 3:07:58 PM Central Standard Time, ... That is correct. It is only when you are trying to control the mount to arc second position...
Hi All, I was recently challenged to image the vey faint and tiny nebula right next to Merope. IC349 was was imaged in great detail by Hubble, so we wanted to...
Here is another emission nebula. I am continuing my hunt for emission nebulae to image because they level the playing field for me from my light-polluted site...
Hi Dennis, I have taken the same with the AP 160 f7.5, a more wider view. See at http://homepage.mac.com/poschinger/PhotoAlbum7.html I used a 6nm Astronomik...
Hi Konstantin, Very nice images! I have added your site to my favorites as a user's guide to good H-a targets. I especially like your vdb 142. I have also...
Hi Dennis, That's a nice image. I also liked the way you added the description and capture and processing thought processes. This helps us all learn. Rick ... ...
Hi Dennis, Like you, I very often shoot from my backyard and Ha is the only way. There was a time when Palm Springs was fairly dark but not any more. Between...
Hi Folks: It looks like my ATS pier will arrive next week. So I'll finally be able to use the new 900! My only problem is the polar scope is backordered until...
In a message dated 11/9/2005 2:15:48 PM Central Standard Time, ... Close enough to do my special alignment routine which is discussed in the manual (Roland's...
Hi Roland: My Tak EM-200 polar scope got me close enough that I never had to drift align <g>. I was hoping the automated routine would get me at least as close...
