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WoW ! Nice image. Joe ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi - Not the blood type, but the little craters scattered over the floor of the lunar crater Plato - always a fun observing and imaging challenge. I've...
You are consistently doing some of the best high-resolution imaging, Alan. Thanks for sharing this one with us. It is going to be an amazing mosaic if all the...
Thanks Ronnie. ... We had about a foot in the city which melted within a couple of days. But the skies have been opaque for weeks - the lake weather has really...
Hello dear AP friends, Does anyone know the exact diameter / thread per inch of the 2 holes on "old" AP 2.7" focuser (2000, grease type) that can be used to...
Hi Alan, Super shot!! Also, if you ever need someone to do extensive long term testing on the Mak/Cass, let me know. I offer a free 2-10 year evaluation ...
http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/ I wonder if this will eventually have implications for astro shots, not only to improve "simple" focus, but maybe...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 1:34:40 PM Central Standard Time, ... I see that the camera can focus at different distances, but they show no example where they...
If you're referring to the two holes on the bottom of the pinion block, they are 8-32 UNF. Whitworth or B.S.F. screws are not compatible and will jam. The...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 2:43:46 PM Central Standard Time, ... If you look carefully, you will notice all the information closely surrounding the near...
... To me, that "All in focus" image itself looks like a poor Photoshop job! I am sure what these people are doing could possibly have some impact some day in...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 3:29:26 PM Central Standard Time, ... In any case, it is up to the camera makers like SBIG to figure out if this contraption adds...
Not sure why you went after the depth of field aspect? My 2 seconds worth of thinking was along the lines that we never get perfect focus, esp if you take a ...
So I finally got around to doing a Roddier analysis on a telescope, just not on one of my AP's, but my son's Orion XT4.5. Turns out to be 1/14 RMS wavefront,...
i used the green filter from a ccd RGB set I m interrested in your Roddier test wich soft did you used ? EF ? regards Franck So I finally got around to doing...
Hello Frank, Thanks for the answer. I use version 0.4 from: http://www.astrosurf.com/tests/roddier/roddier.htm The software and site is in French, but the...
we had our first major storm of the season on Thursday but by Friday it had blown through and the night was clear and cold. I definitely had to battle dew from...
Thank you to you all for comments on eyepieces for my Baader Mark V bino. I recently obtained a pair of 24-mm Panoptic, which I have had the opportunity to...
Mike Clemens ... Yes. ... I believe that a glasspath corrector should always be in the line. I was thinking in addition to that. Best regards, Niels...
... Thats pretty aggressive. With my scope (1040mm focal length), adding a barlow onto the 1.7x corrector produces "Stupid powers", so I use the 1.7x corrector...
... I normally use the 1.7x compensator and find it to be excellent. I have the 2.6x but have rarely used it. Do you know when the re-design was supposed to...
Hello, Seeing was excellent this evening after a few days of rain. Lot of volcanoes captured in this image! Mars is getting smaller and smaller though! ...
