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Posts Made By: Ron Bee

May 12, 2003 05:45 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Comparison of Jupiter Images through 3 telescopes

Posted By Ron Bee
Wow, that's is one of the finest picture I've ever seen. I think one tends to forget about the skills of the photographer, not just the scopes! I hope you have the picture posted somewhere on your web site so others can see the difference in resolution.

Nicely done, Bruce!

Ron B[ee]

May 14, 2003 06:08 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Most beautiful scope - and the ugliest one

Posted By Ron Bee
Indubitably for me Inge, the "most sightly beautiful" would be the ...
http://www.company7.com/televue/graphics/tv102gm8.gif
... TV-102 Light Cup ;-).

Ron B[ee]

May 16, 2003 05:31 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

how to date my Zeiss

Posted By Ron Bee
Oh, you can try not bringing her flowers on your date but a Zeiss Jena Abbe ortho eyepiece instead ;-).

Ron B[ee]
PS - oops, so sorry - I didn't know you meant calendar date ;-).

May 17, 2003 03:02 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

How much color is too much?

Posted By Ron Bee
Sounds like you've got a lemon, Lee. Ask Orion for an exchange.

While there indeed is purple halo even in dim star (afterall an achromat doesn't know the difference between bright and dim objects ;-), because the brightness is low your eyes can't see it. Also, at low power, the purple (which is much less magnified would be harder to see than at high power (although this is rather obvious on Jupiter even at low power).

How much is too much? Well, we all have different eyeballs
and different sensitiviy to color. For my very small yellow eye lodged in my green skin ;-) , nothing short of APO refractor will do ;-)!

Ron the 4-inch Tall Evangelist B[ee]

May 20, 2003 06:39 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

C5 vs. C102 vs. F5 6inch Newt

Posted By Ron Bee
Hello there Ron,

I don't mean to imply any disrespect (as I can't even image the Moon :-(), but I've seen **much** more than the image you've presented with my 4" TV-102 APO and my old el cheapo 4" Celestron C102-HD f/9.8 achromat refractor! To give you some idea, here's my sketch with the 4" TV-102 APO (going by my poor 4KB memory, I recall the C102-HD showed me less details but wasn't too far behind the APO but with the added beauty of the purple halo ;-).
http://members.cox.net/ronby/Planet-Sketches/Jupiter-022203.jpg

Here's an excellent photo taken through a 10" Newt one rotation later after my sketch.
http://atmos.nmsu.edu/IJW/current_images/en030223.jpg
Reduce the image size to match the sketch.

If you want to get a feel of the actual size, reduce my sketch down to 50% and reduce the photo down to 20% of
original.

On the other hand, during a few bad seeing nights, I was able to see only two bands with no other details visible :-(.

Ron B[ee]

May 22, 2003 04:56 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

ngc7654 viewing

Posted By Ron Bee
I think you meant NGC 6543 as NGC 7654 is actually M52 an open cluster.

Try the hood or jacket over head trick; it's an old DSO technique.

I've seen the Cat Eye Nebula through my 4" TV-102 APO refractor. Incidentally, this PN is small and if you don't have a nebula filter, you may need a good chart (I know I couldn't find it until I got TheSky software and printed out a detailed chart). With good chart, it's quite easy because NGC 7654 is quite bright. Once you've located it,
pump up the magnification. Also note its color as this is one of the few DSO showing color even through my runty 4" Light Cup. I used Zeta Draconis as a starting star to HOP-TO.

Keep trying Steve and best of luck,

Ron B[ee]

May 22, 2003 05:36 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Is it just me or is Al sucking us dry($)....

Posted By Ron Bee
Speculatively, how about better polish, maybe using more exotic glass, employees needing a raise, etc.? Afterall, the new 20mm Nagler is a lot smaller than the previous one.

I think we all have a choice (or maybe have a choice). I can't afford the 31mm Nagler, nor could I afford the price and the weight of the 35mm or 41mm Panoptics. The alternatives may not be as good. At least we can thank goodness there is the 40mm Pentax XL (at least for a wee while longer that it :-().

Ron B[ee]

May 22, 2003 08:16 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Just got a TV-85 and focuse does not work

Posted By Ron Bee
Look underneath the focuser where the "tracks" are. Do you
see anything binding?

Was this a new TV-85 or used off Astromart? If new, I suggest you call Tele Vue at (845) 469-4551 and use one of the benefits of owning a Tele Vue scope: service (call them even if the scope is used).

Ron B[ee]

May 23, 2003 02:43 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Mars this morning

Posted By Ron Bee
Wow, that's a very nice picture from your 6-incher, Bruce! One question: visually do you see Mars as well as the photo through the eyepiece?

Thanks,
Ron B[ee]

May 30, 2003 10:27 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

AAAA Observing Program Equipment

Posted By Ron Bee
What's the AAAA observing programs, Lee?

Thanks,
Ron B[ee]

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