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Posts Made By: Vincent Bert

October 23, 2004 04:11 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Hadley Rille

Posted By Vincent Bert
Hadley Rille at the base of the Appenines, Apollo 15 site.
C8 @ F20, Toucam Pro, 145 frames hand picked, seeing P4, clouds.

October 23, 2004 05:14 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Hadley Rille

Posted By Vincent Bert
Took this image of the Apollo 15 site tonight in poor conditions until the clouds finally shut me down. Seeing P4, clouds. C8 @ F20 Toucam Pro, 145 Frames

October 30, 2004 07:07 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Petavius Pays off

Posted By Vincent Bert
Its midnight here on the left coast, seeing fair to poor, P5. I'm trying to stay up for Saturn. Collimated the C8 about 10 times waiting for the seeing to get better and decided to take some lunar AVI's and actually got a decent one after numerous nights of poor seeing!!......Hey, gotta run, the 3rd pot of coffee is done!! C8@F20, Toucam Pro, 114 frames of 600. See Ya,,Vince

October 30, 2004 10:47 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Atlas Shrugged

Posted By Vincent Bert
Atlas and Hercules. C8 @ F20 Toucam Pro, 74 frames of 600, seeing P5 to P6. Seeing got decent around 1 am so I waited for Saturn. By the time Saturn was high enough to image, the offshore breeze picked up and seeing spiraled down to a P3 in a matter of minutes, Arrrgggghhhh! Well, at least I stayed up til 4 am!

October 30, 2004 07:14 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Geminus

Posted By Vincent Bert
Here's Geminus also from last night. C8 @ F20 Toucam Pro, 280 frames Seeing P5 to P6

November 5, 2004 04:02 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Langrenus

Posted By Vincent Bert
Langrenus from last week, 16 day old moon. C8 @ F20, toucam pro, 111 frames hand picked from 600, Seeing P5 to 6. Thanks for looking. Vince

November 7, 2004 01:38 AM Forum: Telescope Making

Where to drill focuser hole?

Posted By Vincent Bert
I am building a 10" F6 (60.1875" FL) tube newt. I have been using the NEWT program. If I want 1/2 inch of spare focuser travel in a 1.6" profile focuser, it tells me the mirror face to focuser hole distance is 51.88 inches. Thats fine, understood. Is this distance based on focusing Plossl and ortho EP's or something like a 31 Nagler which requires a bit of in travel? What has been anyones experience using the numbers generated by the NEWT program. I would like not to drill a bunch of holes in my tube to get it right. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Vince

November 7, 2004 04:20 PM Forum: Telescope Making

Fiberglassing sonotube

Posted By Vincent Bert
Has anyone fiberglassed over sonotube to increase rigidity and enhance the apperance of the tube? What weight cloth do you use, what type of resin (polyester or epoxy) Any info would be appreciated, thanks, Vince

November 8, 2004 06:34 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Funerius

Posted By Vincent Bert
Funerius. I really feel bad posting after Wes and Kirk's absolutely jaw dropping images but, here goes. This was from last week in P5 seeing, C8 @ F30, Toucam Pro, 194 frames from 600. Thanks for looking, and Wes, Kirk, you guys ROCK!!!!! Vince

November 15, 2004 11:48 PM Forum: Telescope Making

"Star" mirror cell for conical newtonian mirrors

Posted By Vincent Bert
Here's a pic of the cell I made for a 10" conical newtonian mirror. The 2 "stars" that comprise the cell are made of 3/4" baltic birch plywood. The smaller star attaches directly to the mirror and the larger one attaches to the tube. The mirror shows no sign of astigmatism when mounted in the tube and cools VERY rapidly. Its a little under 1/2" thick at the edges and 1.7" thick at the center. Vince

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