http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/ Refractors Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:57:43 GMT crcondon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27735 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27735 Thanks to everyone who offered ideas and assistance with the focusing problems associated with this lens. I have retested the lens in green light and the Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:16:30 GMT Darren Hennig http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27734 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27734 Spare me, and move on please! Go catch a photon! Darren [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:16:03 GMT crayfishx4 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27733 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27733 Shaking air? Are you mean this is mouth farting??? Blah blah blah? Haha! I find it GREAT marketing and perfect obfuscation in true SV style! Bow and hatoff to Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:07:43 GMT eddwen2001 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27732 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27732 Consider the following and then decide whether to substitute: A-P 900 mount More than you need to start but a pleasure to use and grow into Tak FSQ106 or FSQ85 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:12:38 GMT Jim Popwell Jr http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27731 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27731 thanks gone looking.......... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:06:35 GMT Paul K http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27730 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27730 Jim, Join these yahoo groups. Much information there, and lots of helpful folks to answer questions: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_astro Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:37:18 GMT uncarollo2 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27729 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27729 ... http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/TOC_AP.HTM Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:09:16 GMT Jim Popwell Jr http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27728 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27728 ok..............good any good books on what to use and how? thanks ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:18:19 GMT uncarollo2 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27727 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27727 ... cs3 $4k can be very little or quite a lot depending on what type of imaging you want to do. It all starts with the mount. A good mount will make high Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:17:10 GMT Jim Popwell Jr http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27726 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27726 all ... but could go more... just don't know enough yet..... what refractor... guider, software, mount.... what do I need... the computer I've got, both Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:28:23 GMT Paul K http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27725 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27725 Jim, Are you thinking of a total of $4k on all of the equipment (mount, camera, telescope, guider, laptop, software, ...) or a refractor only? Regards, -Paul Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:31:30 GMT Jim Popwell Jr http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27724 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27724 old Questar guy.. now getting into astrophotography... will spend up to 4k need advice on equiptment for digital deep sky photos thanks, Jim Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:30:40 GMT stacyd4646 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27723 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27723 Thanks for the advice guys - also pardon my delay in responding, tough week (recovering from surgery!). Anyway - I'm inclined towards taking your advice here Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:42:30 GMT ancient.sull http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27722 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27722 I have a couple of small scopes I can use for travel, but I don't really have good small travel tripod. I don't need much, a photo tripod with a 1/4 20 camera Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:39:27 GMT uncarollo2 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27721 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Refractors/message/27721 ... low ... look ... yellow- ... You can't fix the color in any case. 4 waves of color error is a huge amount. This lens was meant for low power, a level of