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Don't think my bino's would have got this!
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WOW!
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Sorry for the delay in replying.
It was posted by a UK amatuer astronomer on a newgroup but kit wasn't mentioned.
Here's a couple of interesting shots taken by my mate with an 8" tube with a CCD on the back. The one of Saturn on its own was processed from an avi.FT.Comment
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Not bad for an 8".Dr. Mordrid
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An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.
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He's put a lot of effort in to fine tuning this setup. Much of the kit is custom made. He even made an extremely fine focusser from a pair of worm-drives from an old video recorder.FT.Comment
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Did he use a laser collimator to align it (newtonian etc.), or is it a catadioptric (Schmidt, Maksutov etc.)?Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 8 February 2007, 10:41.Dr. Mordrid
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Right first time. Saves hours.FT.Comment
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No sh**!!Originally posted by Fat Tone View PostDr. Mordrid
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