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Posts Made By: Tom Tolla

April 1, 2004 12:12 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lunar and Jupiter images from 3/30 and 3/31

Posted By Tom Tolla
Vince,

Beautiful images! Great processing and focus. I guess I could wish for seeing conditions like yours smile

Thanks for posting,

Tom Tolla

April 14, 2004 02:18 AM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

New Delivery

Posted By Tom Tolla
Dave,

Life is great...........God bless your family!

From a father of four teenagers :^)

Cheers,
Tom Tolla

April 28, 2004 05:33 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

JUPITER PROCCESSING assistance

Posted By Tom Tolla
Hello Ido,

I gave it a try......what do you think?

Best regards,
Tom Tolla

May 5, 2004 12:24 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Canon 10D vs. Digital Rebel?

Posted By Tom Tolla
Derrick,

After a long conversation with a rep at the Hutech booth at the NEAF. I'm sold on the 300d (Rebel) until something much more advanced makes its way to the market (in the same price range of course). He was directly involved in the current Digital Rebel modifications. He felt that the Canon is a much better astro camera than the Nikon (at this time)
His modifications for Ha. were also a substantial improvement in image quality.

Best regards,
Tom Tolla

July 6, 2004 09:58 PM Forum: Pictures of Me and My Telescope and........

My long overdue PIC....

Posted By Tom Tolla
Hi Ivan,

I have been missing your positive input in the forums. Glad to know that family and faith are moving you forward. I'm sure all will agree that your kind words have been missed here.
My thoughts are with you on your road to re-employment smile . Guess its time to post my pic.

Nice to here from you, nice scope wink .
Best regards,

Tom Tolla
Guilford, CT.

July 22, 2004 01:24 AM Forum: Home Observatories

My clear night home

Posted By Tom Tolla
Dan,

Great job! Excellent timber framing joints. Any pictures of the inside with the scope(s) installed.

I noticed the angle iron track.....are you using V-groove rollers??

How could a neighbor object to that? smile

Best regards,
Tom Tolla

September 27, 2004 03:29 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn 09/26/04

Posted By Tom Tolla
Hi Wes,

Yep...yep...yep...simply amazing image as usual. Great to see your images. They set the stakes high for "Planet Season"

Thanks for posting

Best regards,

Tom Tolla

October 19, 2004 02:09 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Hybrid shot of M45

Posted By Tom Tolla
Cool Todd !

(From a Building Contractors standpoint) How dooo you do that with the mouse thing? :S

Tom T

October 19, 2004 10:36 PM Forum: Home Observatories

I surrendered to THE DARK SIDE...

Posted By Tom Tolla
Hi Ivan,

Congrats on your purchase! Don't know if anyone has already mentioned this but......don't forget to sign up for the "observatories forum" at Yah**.
Lots of posts there!

Hope all else is well,
Tom T

October 22, 2004 12:41 AM Forum: Home Observatories

Piers made out of 4x4x4's

Posted By Tom Tolla
Ivan,

I know you own a newer LX200, but the vibration in our fork mounted scopes is aggravating at times. If you end up equatorially mounting your scope on a wooden pier the problem is worse.
http://www2.crl.go.jp/ka/tnp/obs/obslist.html

Check out the piers section

Go for the concrete pier (at least to ground level). Then an inexpensive fabricated steel pier attached. Forget all the garb about yards of concrete. In your Florida soil, you could use a "Bigfoot" base set 36" below grade, twelve inch concrete tube to the surface, and be VERY happy with with your 10"LX200 GPS.

Just my opinion wink

Your friend from the North,

Tom T

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