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alocky
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: rwiederrich]
      #4934912 - 11/25/11 09:09 PM Attachment (32 downloads)
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Here's mine carrying a more modern specialised scope under the light of the nearest star,
cheers,
Andrew

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Napersky
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You'll never see these Classics new again by TASCO new [Re: alocky]
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15TEA

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Napersky
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Re: You'll never see these Classics new again by TASCO new [Re: Napersky]
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On the upper end of scopes the rage for the last generation has been stubby tubes (for easy transport) and supposidly lower f-ratios are better than longer scopes for astro-photography, that produce smaller magnification (who needs magnification!

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Grava T
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Re: You'll never see these Classics new again by TASCO new [Re: Napersky]
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Finally got a clear night. In the full moon glow...and a little street light.
My 77mm f=1200 Eikow with ugly aluminum legs, for now.

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jimijames
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: desertrefugee]
      #4966035 - 12/14/11 11:01 AM
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Hello, I have a classic Koyu Refractor, I'd like to post some pic's of it but this forum wont let me post pics, can any one help.

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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: jimijames]
      #4966083 - 12/14/11 11:33 AM
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Your pictures may be too large. I use the Paint program in windows to resize my photographs. They need to be 100kb (or maybe its 200kb now) or less.

JimC

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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: Mirzam]
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My Surplus Shed 5" f/9.4 refractor build aimed at the partially eclipse moon during imaging on December 21, 2010.

Mel

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dawsonian2000
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: dawsonian2000]
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...here's another with my 80mm f/6 Scopos APO refractor aimed at the sun during imaging on December 10, 2011.

Mel

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Napersky
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Re: You'll never see these Classics new again by TASCO new [Re: Grava T]
      #4967951 - 12/15/11 12:48 PM
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Nice scope Michael!

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Grava T
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Re: You'll never see these Classics new again by TASCO new [Re: Napersky]
      #4968808 - 12/15/11 10:19 PM
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Thanks Mark. I call it "Moon Scope" because it always comes out with the moon. Moonless nights are for the 8" dob.
Take care.

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Compressorguy
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: dawsonian2000]
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The Unitron 150 hanging out with Orion under the stars.

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sgorton99
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: Compressorguy]
      #4975087 - 12/19/11 10:20 PM
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Very nice Scott.

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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: Compressorguy]
      #4975953 - 12/20/11 12:40 PM
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Quote:

The Unitron 150 hanging out with Orion under the stars.



Impressive.

Rich (RLTYS)

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BarrySimon615
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: RLTYS]
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The Antares Occultation on 7-17-05 with my Milo 3" f/18.4

Barry Simon

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tim53
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: BarrySimon615]
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Meade 2120 LX5 on Criterion Golden Pyramid tripod. Observing Jupiter, with downtown LA in background.

-Tim.

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Compressorguy
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: tim53]
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Thought I'd revive this old thread. Here's my pieced together early 80's Celstron SP-C8 with recently added SkySensor drive.

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refasali
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: Compressorguy]
      #5584867 - 12/22/12 11:28 PM
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I've been gone for a bit (and so has been my view of the stars), but here's two pictures from November- Tasco 7TE-5 pointed at the Moon & Jupiter on a hazy night

and Tasco with the Edmund 8"


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mikey cee
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: refasali]
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Here's my 39 year old 6" F/8 Jaegers lit by a first quarter moon. Sorry the 10" main neo classical Istar got in the road....technicalities. Sheeeesh! Mike

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JonH
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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: mikey cee]
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Nice observatory Mike! Apart from the occasional rain/hail storm, Brisbane's climate is pretty friendly to al fresco moon gazing. Here is a late afternoon shot of a Unitron 114 waiting for a break in the clouds.

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Re: Classic night glow new [Re: JonH]
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My AP Superplanetary

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