Hello folks, Some things need some times longer. For example this full rotation sequence and complete map of Mars. The images used for this animations/map were...
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Clear skies, Alan ... From: "nafpie" <stefan.seip@...> To: <ap-ug@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 12:50...
Stefan, What an absolutely incredible achievement for yourself and the team! Absolutely first-class "amateur" teamwork that I'm sure would impress the...
Hi all, I was looking through the Application notes on the SBIG website, more specifically to the focal plane positions on following drawings: a. ST-7/CFW-8...
Hello Guys, Just arrived from my trip from the USA. Skies were pretty good tonight. Caught the GRS transiting. Please note the GRS especially the northern...
I've owned the BPBINOV binoviewer for a number of years, and I have enjoyed immensely its exceptional optical and mechanical performance in astronimical work....
Greetings - IIRC a while back there was mention that AP might be coming out with a new Tele Vue-style tube ring for the Traveler. I was just curious if anyone...
A further comment... I would also like to say that for those of us who use the Traveler along with other telescopes (AP and non-AP) that it would only make...
Hello, I started observing last night as soon as I was able to pick Jupiter out against the background sky. I was using my AP 9" AP folded apo, Baader...
Please post an image of your scope and mount too, not sure I have ever seen an AP folded. thanks Kurt ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win...
Please post an image of your scope and mount too, not ... Hi Kurt, Please go to "Photos" section and click on Jim Phillips. Images of AP 9" F/15 apo are there....
Nice little setup Jim. Perhaps the color of a carbon-fiber C9.25 would be a better match for the carpet near the chimney though. Wanna trade tubes :) ? dodi ...
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I am in the process of switching from a Celestron CGE mount to AP GTO mount for imaging. I found the GPS unit of Celestron to be very useful, especially when...
Dear Jim: That is just a jaw-dropping photo of Jupiter! My compliments -- that 9" AP is some fantastic refractor! Thanks for sharing. Norm Rubenstein...
Hi Rick, Why would you need to do this? An AP 900 GOTO mount does not need to be perfectly aligned to image . Get the scope aligned as best as possible (...
In a message dated 5/5/2004 6:33:02 PM Central Daylight Time, ... For an Alt-Az mount it is vitally important that you know your exact location on the earth so...
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Jim, You are correct that you can do just a rough polar align to use a web cam because each exposure is actually less than one second. I am doing multi-minute...
Thanks Roland, Are you saying that the time entry only affects the RA position relative to the horizon and that the GoTo software corrects for incorrect time...
Here is my first attempt at a H-Alpha mosaic with my SBIG STL-11000M and AstroPhysics Traveler and 10nm H-Alpha filter. It only consists of two panes but...
... GTO ... automatically ... but ... The GPS-Mate from BC&F Astro Engineering works with the latest version of firmware on my AP1200. You can use it in two...
In a message dated 5/5/2004 11:43:39 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Tracking is always at the sidereal rate, and this will not change with any time/location...
Ray, Take a look at the Sky and Telescope, June 1990 issue, page 611. Tony Hallas has a cropped pic of the Pelican nebula with TP2415 photographed with a 5"...
I have had no trouble with this eyepiece in the Maxbright. Its a great combination with the Traveler. Bob Brawn Riverside, CA ... I have noticed that the...
Thanks everyone for the answers. Most people do not seem to be having problems with the Maxbright + Meade 14 mm UWA ... right ? Josep ... too ... measure...
... For an Equatorial mount, it ... the world. I ... to boot. ... affected. Every ... other object, ... time is that ... just to add a bit to what Roland says,...
