Guys, I am finalizing the HTML and the presentation for a couple of DSO's representing first light with the AP160. Roland's latest is also his greatest. ...
Wow - really impressive construction. The coatings make the surfaces of the prism very hard to see. Same on the prism diagonal. The AP barcon also appears to...
Anthony, Ha, ha, April Fools! Actually, Roland is assembling 160s now and yours will probably be done next week. Maybe you can post for real on May Day. For...
I'm in the market for a bino and I guess I'll have to go to the AP web site and check out what it's all about. I'm leaning to the Denks but that's because...
Well it certainly looks impressive from the web site but if you don't have bino experience a lot of the lingo is hard to figure. 1. How hard are these things...
Dang, you got me! But if I add 3 months to the Dec. delivery, I get ... now? Was the 160 in that small box I got today? I didn't check further in after I got...
... My Mark V came with a prism diagonal. ... corrector ... The Glaspath Compensator does change the magnification. Mine came with a 1.25x compensator. I added...
... When I was considering the purchase of a binoviewer, the recommendation I received was that the AP/Baader viewer was "hands down" the best. That was enough...
... Me neither. The initial cost always seems like a lot but after getting the item, the thought is always "How do they make something so nice, yet sell it...
... No maintenance. I've had mine for years and maybe cleaned it once. ... That is a 1 1/4" diagonal and is used most of the time if you have a wide...
... Dear Philip, ... I owe you an apology! It was meant as an April's Fools joke. Rest assured the whole world would have known that my AP160 had arrived if ...
... Hi Marj, ... Nice to see someone appreciate my twisted humour?! As for mine being done next week, this is music to my ears and thank you for the heads-up....
In a message dated 4/1/2005 8:51:17 PM Central Standard Time, ... The Baader Binoviewer was designed from the ground up strictly for astronomical instruments...
Since one of my sports is faint object chasing one of the claims just made is critical. My understanding is that since the light is being split you would have...
In a message dated 4/2/2005 11:07:25 AM Central Standard Time, ... No, 1/2 is not lost. The beam splitter is >99% efficient, and even though each image is only...
Two more cents worth: A friend and I did some informal, but rather extensive testing comparing binoviewers with the same model EP's by themselves (using...
When I go for faint objects I use a standard mono eyepiece setup. I like the binoviewer for bright objects (lunar and planetary). The binoviewer is a big help...
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I ordered mine on Thursday or Friday of last week, got it on Thursday of this week. They are "in stock". Philip...
One of the faintest objects I've ever viewed is Pal 13 (globular) which seemed to me like a kind of textured lumpiness in the dark. I sketched its location...
Well right now the money is not liquid. They sky, however, IS liquid. As I accumulate more expensive toys, the ratio of cost to viewing becomes increasingly...
Hi, I have an ST2k+CFW8 and use the .67x focal reducer as the nose piece. In using this set up on my TEC140 native f/7 I get a result of f/5.1 or about a .73x...
Keith, I am no expert, but I would have expected roughly F8.4, since that is what an F11.8 system would go to with a .7x reducer (11.8 x 0.7). That is pretty...
Accepted, but you don't owe me one at all. There is no fun in April Fools if you don't catch some fool such as I. Heck, I would have believed even if you said...
... Mark, That was really more of a question, either the AP FR is not achieving a .67x reduction due to the spacing I am using (have the cfw in the way) or my...
Hello, Seeing was fantastic tonight. I spent the night observing and imaging with Tomio Akutsu. Seeing was around 9-10/10 with 5/5 transparency! We also ...
