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Originally Posted by Bassnut
hehe, that pic is funny, well done.
It all looks bleeding awesome Mike and cutting edge. f3.8 at that size will be very interesting indeed. The clamps for the camera look very solid and well made too.
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Hello Fred, nice to hear from you
Yes, tis not only me that maketh funny photos of fellow IIS'ers
So far the scope looks to have better solutions than the ASA in a number of areas but only time will tell....
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
you can drop it over tonight Mike and leave it on the mount at my place  |
Suuure...not
...I've waited 4 years to once and for all put the argument to bed, this scope, at least on paper, is the perfect all round high end scope, now time to put it to the test sink or swim it is
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Originally Posted by wavelandscott
Looks great...I am sure you will put it to good use. Congratulations!
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Cheers Scott
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Originally Posted by telecasterguru
Mike,
It looks fantastic.
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Well can't argue that one Frank... it is pure sex in a tube
...now if it will just perform as well as it looks good, I will be mighty satisfied
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Originally Posted by g__day
Congratulations the optics and all the fittings look first rate - but is the NJP going to be the long term platform for this beast?
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Lets see Matt, may need to save a few more pennys and browny points I recon to go to an AP1200
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Originally Posted by batema
They look lovely in the photos and I bet a thousand times more in real life. Have fun with your new toy.
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I had seen pictures of them but nothing prepares you for the real thing, it doesn't seem real, especially after the ASA saga..I am still somehow waiting to be disapointed
...crossed fingers...
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Originally Posted by kinetic
Mike,
honestly mate, do you EVER change out of those camo pants! ???
exciting times ahead....
I hope setup / pulldown times of this beast at your remote site
don't put you off the results this is bound to produce.
Surely it would be a lot more work to setup?
Steve
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yeh I have a few pairs of them, lots of weet-bix shirts too but not in these photos
Bah, with this excitment level coupled with the last remnants of my past heave ho days lingering...she'be right
...but I know what you mean Stevo
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Originally Posted by tlgerdes
That's one hell of a spider on the front of that thing. You should see if you can get 4 more and use them as mag wheels for a cart for it.
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Yeh diffraction spikes will be something I am not used to...although, I used to put sticks across my 12" LX200GPS and ED80 to induce them
so maybe I have a secret diffraction
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Congratulations Mike !!!! An awesome scope.
Now........stick the camera in it......we want IMAGES !!!
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YOu an me both but....little steps, little steps...
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
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Way ahead of you Trevor
...I didn't go into this lightly. Peter Shah has been my confidant and mentor along the tentative "what tha fu## am I doing again" path back to astrograph nervana...so he comes down too if I do
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Wow Mike, that is a beauty! Well worth the wait.
I like the 4 sets of rings and that is a smart idea to bolt them to the
focuser to add rigidity.
The tube seems nice and thick. Is the scope visibily a lot different in design to the ASA?
I think you'll be fine on the NJP although you will be a bit beyond its design limit. Just make sure its well balanced. You may need an underscope end counterweight if you put a guide scope on top as that will make the scope's balance point shift with the angle which can complicate things. Although I suppose if the guide scope is kept dead centre of the scope axis it shouldn't do that.
A MMOAG would be my guiding choice for that baby rather than a guide scope but then again it adds weight and takes up about an inch of backfocus. But it does get rid of flexure not that you have a problem with the AP and this is the same or close to the same focal length. Plus talking with Don Goldman about adapters is tiring. He must have 10 million of them.
I can see some awesome images coming up.
Looking forward to your first light. Take your time and get a superb first image out of it. Lots of flats and trial and error on best way to handle it.
I found the CDK easy to use but it had its own learning curve and it took me a while to optimise images out of it (flats were always the problem).
Greg.
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Cheers Greg
I am quietly confident that the NJP will be ok, you can see the ASA N12 in the image below (she looked pretty good too huh?) in the same configuration the AG12 will be, similar camera too although the AG12 will be heavier due to the extra weight in the support rings, focuser area and the main mirror mount too. Although the images were astigmatic during this (the last) ASA N12 imaging session
, the tracking was the same missile tracking quality the NJP is so famous for
Don't worry I am certainly planning on taking my time with this to make sure I do everything right. I will be moving my setup from Kurri Kurri back to my mums place in the next suburb here in Newcastle as she has open skies and a lockable garage where I can comfotably shake the scope down
...once whe is tried and tested I will move back out to darker skies
(well that's teh plan anyway
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Originally Posted by bokglob
Your Mrs will probably curse me for saying this, but that would look really nice on a Paramount Congrats. |
Tell me about it Darrell, sheesh
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Originally Posted by alan meehan
Congrats Mike what a beast and the clouds have cleared ,well done
AL
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No problem, glad I could be of assistance
Mike
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