Dear Fellow Astronomers Worldwide, As a chemical research scientist, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to announce that after years of research, my chemical...
Niels, I would like Rolando to make me a clone of the telescope at Mt Palomar using this revolutionary material which would inevitably be within the limits of...
Dear (trusted) Dollar Bill I would like to place an order for 230 of these 48" scopes to build a large baseline interferometer network across the whole of...
Although I rarely use my AP 160 EDF for visual observing I decided to do so last week just to see what I could see. Wow, what a treat! Roland's superb optics...
Nice to hear it is possible. Sirius B was my nemesis this winter. I tried at least a dozen times to see it with my 160EDF without success. I tried using a...
Hi, I am wondering if someone would know the size and type of thread on the output end of the 160FF or 160/155TCC. I am one of those few pushing the envelope a...
Thats great you enjoyed the videos. Interesting that OHARA Inc and ASHIGARA Optical Inc appear at the end of the first clip on glass manufacturing. I have...
In a message dated 4/4/2007 12:12:00 AM Central Daylight Time, ... What kind of machine do you mean? The processes of grinding and polishing that are shown are...
I know there was a diagram on the AP web site of what screws to use when removing the lens cell. Can someone point me to it as I can't seem to find it. Thanks...
I'm back from my business trip to the USA. I tested my new Astronomik LRGB Type 2c filter. Interestingly, it isn't as good as my old Edmund Scientific LRGB...
... This picture shows which screws to touch, your scope may or may not look like this: http://www.scopenews.com/images/lensRemoval.jpg Mike [Non-text portions...
That's amazing how complete camera lenses are made now. Can such machines produce aspherics and figure to say 1/10 wave? Don ... polishing ... are in the lens...
In a message dated 4/5/2007 12:15:27 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Which machines are you talking about? Rolando ************************************** See...
In a message dated 4/4/2007 9:16:14 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Always remove the larger 3 screws of the push-pull pair and you will never make the mistake...
Dans un e-mail daté du 05/04/2007 17:54:56 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), ... (http://www.scopenews.com/images/lensRemoval.jpg) ... EXCELLLLENT! Yes, ...
Mike, Pardon my ignorance, but who took the photo. It is a clear and simple instruction. True beauty! I'd like permission to us it on our website. You can...
... That picture is worth 1000 words - especially since I made this nasty mistake once! I placed the counter call back in its original alignment as I assumed...
Another basic question on collimation. Do you loosen the "yes" screws when adjusting the "no" screws when collimating? Jim ... From: <chris1011@...> To:...
In a message dated 4/5/2007 4:00:17 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Well, yes, because that's the way all push-pull systems works. The push screws (no) push the...
