Hello, I have an SBIG ST-10XME on loan I'd like to use for an upcoming imaging workshop with the FS-152 where students could shoot some medium focal length...
I've been carefully viewing through both a Sky-90 II and a Baby FSQ-85 and both exhibit what I call the diamond ring effect when a star is focused in the...
Sure, it is quite simple. I'm coming from a Synta 80ED with field flattener, but I wanted a faster f/ratio, a slightly wider aperture and a low weight. I...
It does sound like a collimation problem, but since you had it in both scopes, my first thought was diaganol but you indicated you eliminated that. How about...
An Epsilon 180ED that is advertised on AstroMart is described by the seller as having "UPGRADED NEW FOCUSER Aug 08 from Takahashi." What does it all mean? The...
Hi David, Some of the first Epsilon 180s had a problem in that the scope would loose collimation if you rotated the camera angle adjuster. Takahashi made some...
I'm wondering how much eyepieces affect this. I have an 17mm Nagler in which the effect is more pronounced. Also Jupiter looks a bit yellow on one side and...
Hi all, September was an unusually clear month here in the pacific northwet. It gave me a chance to start on another Sharpless image. Sharpless 2-132 is sort...
If anyone is interested, I have an image of the Eagle Nebula taken with an FCT-150. http://www.sidleach.com/m16.htm I used narrow band filters for this image....
Great shots, I can only see 2 Planetary nebs though. Tom. ... From: Tom Carrico <tom@...> Subject: [UncensoredTakGroup] Abell 79, Sharpless 2-132 and...
Please send your telescope to us to check out and take care. Art Ciampi ... From: starman123499 To: UncensoredTakGroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October...
Kevin, False color can be deceptive when bright planets are low in the sky like Jupiter is this year. Even reflectors experience what APPEARS to be false...
Also Jupiter looks a bit yellow ... What you are seeing on Jupiter is atmospheric refraction due to its low position in the sky. To ensure that the scope...
I'd like a wider field of view with my CCD and DSLR cams and would be interested in trading my ASA 10 My 10" is a proven performer, with no focus flex or ANY...
Rex: I did 300 sec guided sub-exposures. A separate FS-78 was used as the giudescope, and the separate guidehead CCD for the STL-11000M was used on the FS-78....
David: I have an Epsilon that showed flexure in the focuser, so I had mine changed for an upgraded one that was shimmed and perfectly adjusted. This problem...
... Muchas gracias. The Astromart seller made it sound as if Takahashi had recently released a new focuser for the Epsilon 180ED (which they should do). I...
View my photos for some pictures of the installation. http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/UncensoredTakGroup/photos/browse/c675?c= To remove the stock...
David: Funny, I did the same things to my original focuser and it became "almost" as good as the upgraded one furnished by TN. Aside of using a piece of brass...
Cool! Hope it works out! After I sent my message I realized that that case might be too long for your scope anyway, as mine was a pre- NSV, which meant longer...
Herb, It would be great if your gallery users could store profiles when adding gallery pics so the equipment list could be saved. It might help to avoid the...
I remembr reading, over the past couple of years, several references to a larger-aperture FSQ (TOQ?) that Takahashi has in development. Can anyone shed any...
