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TOA-130 Reducer and Vari-Rings

mandellgl — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:40:01 GMT

Hi Friends. Can someone explain the relationship between the TOA-130 reducer and the vari-rings? It seems like depending on the number of vari-rings that are

Re: IC1396 - Elephants Trunk Nebula stage 2

Gordon Haynes — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:24:50 GMT

Hi Thanks for the comments, I agree with you about the OIII and the moon and perhaps it wasn't the best time to shoot OIII data with the Full moon being

Re: Tak EM 400 vs A-P 900 GTO

ancient.sull — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:57:28 GMT

Just found this site: http://demeautis.christophe.free.fr/ep/pe.htm It is in French but the numbers are in English Unfortunately they don't have the EM400

Re: Tak EM 400 vs A-P 900 GTO

ancient.sull — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:43:59 GMT

... See my other message about PE decreasing after the worm has been run a bit. My AP1200 had a PE of 4.18" peak to peak when brand new and now (about a year

Re: Need Help Setting Up System

eja24601 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:01:42 GMT

Hi Robert, ... The idea is to allow for quick swaps between the Mewlon and FSQ. Based on your questions, I do realize that the DA's will make it a bit more of

Re: Tak EM 400 vs A-P 900 GTO

ancient.sull — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:46:17 GMT

Three comments on PE . The PE of a mount seems to decrease after you run it for a bit (ie it is a little more when brand new, then decreases a little after run

Re: Tak EM 400 vs A-P 900 GTO

pandrolmb@... — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:21:50 GMT

Not to start any battles here, but to be fair, the 900GTO mount ships at "native" +/- 3.5, that's uncorrected. I had a 900GTO 2005, and still have the 1200GTO

Re: Another Veil HaO3 and RGB

jfmiller7@... — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:26:26 GMT

Sorry Tom, I meant narrowband. best, Jim ... From: "Tom O'Donoghue" To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 10,

Re: Tak EM 400 vs A-P 900 GTO

j_kammlade — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:13:04 GMT

I currently own an EM 400 and an AP1200. Gene has summarized the differences well. One nuance is the "native" support for the AP. There just isn't anyone who

Bubble, Widefield M8 M20 NGC6559, Cocoon, and NGC6914

Tom O'Donoghue — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:49:42 GMT

Hi Group, Here is a few links to more pics from my imaging trip. I think there are only 2 more pics to process after this bunch. The Bubble is 60mins RGB added

Re: Another Veil HaO3 and RGB

Tom O'Donoghue — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:15:20 GMT

Hi Jim, What do you mean by NB stars? (Nebula?) Do you mean all stars removed except the stars embedded in the Nebula.If so not yet, I tried it before and its

Re: The Witches Broom and some Clear Skies

bad.moonrising — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:09:46 GMT

Thanks Tom. I used CCDstack for sharpening. - Doug

Re: The Witches Broom and some Clear Skies

Tom O'Donoghue — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:04:47 GMT

Very good shot Doug. I like your sharpening,its given it a good smooth sharp look. Tom ... From: bad.moonrising Subject:

The Witches Broom and some Clear Skies

bad.moonrising — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:49:57 GMT

It's been raining and cloudy for weeks but it looks like the weather is starting to break here in NY. It finally cleared 2 nights ago, but the moon was

Re: Need Help Setting Up System

rlnielsen1960 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:47:20 GMT

Eric, Thanks for all the great information and links to the accessories. I'm not sure I understand everything, however. It seems like I would need to take