Image of the day

Captured by
GERALD KREITZBURG

Eastern Veil Nebula

About Astromart

My Account

New to Astromart?

Register an account...

Need Help?

Posts Made By: Anthony Ayiomamitis

August 23, 2008 12:15 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

1200 mount in Antarctica

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Rolando,

I don't know which is most disgusting .... seeing such premium equipment exposed to such extreme elements and adverse conditions or that graph and the + 0.2" ... 8O

Anthony.

September 8, 2008 09:30 PM Forum: Coronado-Lunt-DayStar Solar Filters

Any problems dealing with Meade/Coronado?

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Tom,

I had my local dealer return a "rusted" BF10 to Meade-Europe and it was completely replaced with a new unit in the space of a three weeks.

My situation in Europe may (?) be different.

Anthony.

September 17, 2008 04:59 PM Forum: Meade

$.26

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Today it opened at 22 cents ... as to how low it can go, well it may not matter since the exchange is after them surrounding their penny stock status and which must be rectified if they are to remain listed.

As an aside, I wonder if we will see a devaluation of the US dollar. For many years I have heard how overvalued the USD is/was and in spite of its weakness the past few years.

For better or worse, we are all privy right now to historic times.

Anthony.

September 20, 2008 07:24 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

M13 unguided image at 3810mm FL

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Roland Christen said:These are unguided images taken on the 3600 mount. Total LRGB times are 6.7 minutes (400 seconds) for L and for each color. Focal length is 3810mm, 0.49 arc sec per pixel, STL11K.

I was testing the tracking accuracy (unguided and no PEM) of the 3600 mount...
This is impressive!

Anthony.

October 1, 2008 02:07 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

Telescopes for sale

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
With their asking prices, the listings should be active for some time.

It is one thing paying a premium for a late production run scope and something else for a unit which is 10+ years old.

I will gut it out and wait for my AP130 and/or AP140 when Santa calls .... and at a more reasonable price.

Anthony.

October 1, 2008 05:52 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

vdB142 with 300mm Mak

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Nice piece of work there Rolando! I am still trying to find something to complain about .... smile

Anthony.

October 2, 2008 06:20 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Question about today's Image Of the Day

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Medusa Nebula as mentioned ... and also cross-tabulated as Sh2-274 (and not Sh2-118).

Anthony.

October 2, 2008 09:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Best Digital SLR for AP

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
I am not sure one can answer which is "best" but I have gotten serious mileage and quality from my EOS 300D and 350D. The former provides me with an image scale of 1.27"/pixel when used with my AP160 whereas the second comes in at 1.10"/pixel - the respective pixel sizes are 7.4 and 6,4 microns.

The Canon EOS series has a tremendous lead when it comes to astrophotography based on the shear number of imagers who use them.

One advantage the digital Nikons have is the high burst rate and which pales the Canon EOS burst rate. The latest version of the EOS 5D announced very recently has made serious progress in this regard.

Anthony.

October 3, 2008 04:05 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

Big One - first 6 months

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Rolando,

Looks like a scene out of Terminator or something similar. smile

Just looking at that load makes my hair stand on end. Any idea what it is and how heavy it is?

Is that wrapping I see around the pole near the ground?

Anthony.

October 7, 2008 05:11 PM Forum: Astro-Physics

What object is this?

Posted By Anthony Ayiomamitis
Rolando,

Does part of the name include an animal?

Anthony.

Funding Member

Sponsors


View all sponsors

Search