Quote:
Originally Posted by blink138
lol that is an ace photo andy!
pat
|
Cheer Pat, credit to the wife, she's a brilliant photographer
Quote:
Originally Posted by GrahamL
It is |
Quote:
Originally Posted by sharpiel
The picture is worthy of being a screensaver itself! You all look like a great family. Have great times together all of you.
Congratulations Andy.
|
Cheers Sharpie
Quote:
Originally Posted by SimmoW
Ah this is great to see, Al Sam and I started off the custom building/modding thing ages ago, Diego quickly caught on (esp once I told him about Klaus' excellent work on the CF tubes) and now the 10 inch craze is taking off!
Has to be the best value imaging setup IMHO, esp compared to some of the more expensive retail packages available. And an added bonus, good exercise lugging the thing onto the mount when you set up! Have fun Andy
|
Cheers Simmo - Yes, I was all set to get a TAK 120 - in great condition too - but then Diego brought this weapon around for me to "test" with my camera.
I also remembered what Al Sam could do with his 10" in a short time, with this, my previous 30min subs became just 7mins, stars are round cnr to cnr, and the detail is fantastic! - so I bit the bullet and bought it off him!
Conveniently Clive was about to sell his NJP as well - so, here it all is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by gregbradley
Good one Andy.
I can practically see the awesome images now!
That's a great rig. The NJP is a very reliable mount, I had one for several years.
You just turn it on and it goes.
Amazing isn't it really? One of the first telescopes ever invented and we are still using that formula. Isaac Newton really got it right eh?
Greg.
|
Cheers Greg!
I plugged everything in last night it all just worked! Sky Safari talks to the mount, guiding looks even better than the EQ6 (which was excellent), and the camera/paracoor combo delivers the goods.
Andy & a Newt - who'da thunk it? Can't argue with imaging at f4 though
I'm a HUGELY relieved, very happy camper now - first light image coming soon - er, the Christmas thing takes precedence of course!