... Rolando, ... optics ... Further to the comment about no international shipping (for obvious reasons), is it due to the Baader fluid (which we can get...
Friends: I have an AP quick-release finderscope base and bracket mounted on my TEC 200 Mak. Is there a red dot finder out there that will fit into the AP...
Hi Gordon, You can get an AP Part# A3251-B, which fits the QRBASE and you can attach a Televue Starbeam or Quick-Point red-dot finder to. It's listed in the...
... I did mount the TV Quick Point on my brand "X" 10" MC, hoping to reduce weight by eliminating conventional finders, & specifically for quickly finding...
Hi Roland, You said: "You are looking for the parameter numbers to be close to the same when you calibrate near the celestial equator. If they are not, then...
Hello Conditions weren't great due to Typhoon Ewiniar. (Yeah if only HST were available!) I was able to scrape a few images. The GRS and Oval BA are very...
Hi Guys, First of all, thanks for showing me your images and your processing techniques. I learned a lot from this exercise and I really appreciate your...
Hi, I too rarely use my equipment.... maybe 5 times since the beginning of the year....of course weather this year is horrible and it doesn't help. But since...
In a message dated 7/2/2006 12:19:03 PM Central Daylight Time, ... There are 4 parameter numbers plus an angle which define the distance and direction. The...
hi chris-beautiful images! i assume taken with a CCD camera in R, G and B? I was trying to find the discussion of what you learned from the others about...
Outstanding! Glad you are enjoying looking through your 155EDF. Rich...
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Gilles, Thanks much for your OR that so nicely conveyed the joy of sharing views with others. Let's hear it for the lost art of visual astronomy! Clear skies,...
thank you chris and btw I've been seeing your images here for quite some time and they are simply beautiful-nothing amateurish about them. Thanks for the...
I am considering purchasing a used f9 152mm Starfire. Does anyone know the weight of this scope? How does it compare to the newer 155? Finally, is there...
Hello, For sale: Astro-Physics 180 EDF F7 Refractor 7.1 inch refractor very few made. 1200 GTO Mount + keypad Full Pier Guide Scope plus loads extras. all...
Dear Group, I thought I would post here first prior proceeding with Astromart. I am looking for a late model AP130/f6 at a REASONABLE price. Please send...
Thanks Vahe, the site was especially helpful. Only 20 lbs? That is really good news, but I would have thought that such a long scope would have weighed more. ...
My AP152 f/12 doesn't weigh much more than that. They are a very efficient, lightweight design. Not a lot of fat. Imagine a Takahashi FS style tube instead of...
... know ... The first two 6"Starfires were manufactured in mid 1987. The weight of the tube would be about 20lb. The serial number is visible (mirror imaged)...
Jim, I think that another difference with the 155 EDF's (and 155 EDT's, perhaps) is that the 152 Starfires were a cemented triplet design, rather than ...
IIRC there were three distinct glass designs of AP152 f/12, and then variations among those. For example, my own AP152 f/12 is the last ("StarFire") optical...
IIRC there were three distinct glass designs of AP152 f/12, and then variations among those. For example, my own AP152 f/12 is the last (the "StarFire")...
Indeed the f/9's have variations, too. My 152 f/9 was one of the last delivered just prior to the introduction of the 155 EDT's, and has an air-spaced lens....
To John, Mike, Hank and superzel1975, thanks all for the education. regards, Jim ... From: ap-ug@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-ug@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of ...
Hello, The Lagoon nebula goes only 16° above the horizon in Belgium, but I had a fantastic night here to catch it, even form my polluted backyard (50.00...
