I will never complain about setting up after seeing this setup.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

with you on this one here Steve ( scope snobbery sux ) .
Brian.

Originally Posted by kinetic

yeah Lewis, you're right, everything you have done pales in comparison....

<facepalm>

No wonder I am over astro forums.....

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

But its a "SHOVEL" mate .
Brian.

Originally Posted by LewisM

Oh, I am sorry, I forgot we cannot call a spade a spade anymore in this sensitive world.

Hey, look, I am the first to admit (as I have done so), my images are CRAP, but at least I am not pretending they aren't. I'd MUCH rather someone criticise and pick apart something (like my mate Richard does ) than telling me it's all beer and skittles.

I admire the guy for making the scope - wish I could, but I know I cannot and nor could I afford it. BUT, and big but, the rig has a lot more work needed to bring it up to par, because, as it is when the shots were taken, it has a lot of issues that need addressing. He built a capable scope, and the first couple or more of the images are iffy - anyone care to deny it? Can HOPEFULLY only improve from there, and I sincerely hope he has.

No one had a fainting spell from what Lee said several posts before.... and yet the Dieing Divas havig conniptions about me saying essentially the same thing.

Whatever. Please, do go live in the sheltered rose coloured world where everything is perfect, and criticism is not allowed.

Hey, the images are SOFT and washy, and his CCD has a ton of motes. It's the truth. OUCH, yes, I KNOW it hurts...

[LewisM]

Brian, no snobbery at all - not even remotely jealous or envious of such a beast - I wouldn't know how to use it

I just call the shots as I see them. I appreciate it when others do to my images - how else can we learn if everyone says "Great shot" when the image OBVIOUSLY is flawed in many ways?

The scope intrigues me - having a mirror THAT open would worry me, especially since I live in the flightpath of squadrons of cockatoos, magpies, seagulls and crows... one bombs away = hours of cleaning fun. I'd at least wrap the thing in a dark cloth after it had reached ambient.

Still, the scope is an interesting design! Looks reminiscent of a scifi Pulse Cannon If he mounted a powerful laser in the eyepiece holder, he could shoot down spy satellites

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by kinetic

<facepalm>

Lewis on Richard Crisp. . Gotta do a bit more reading Lewis and dig some info about the man. You might learn something.

[LewisM]

Yes, I know and understand who he is and what he does. Did a lot of reading here well before I posted anything on this site all those moons ago. I did not restart my interest in astroimaging blindly - I read EVERYTHING I could.

His credentials don't take away the facts. Or is someone like this supposedly untouchable?

He does some interesting narrowband work - not discrediting that. I merely pointed out the 2 astro images he showed with the skeleton Newt-Cassegrain - I went NO further.

The man knows more than I will in a THOUSAND lifetimes, but again, he is NOT perfect, and nor are his images or projects. No ones are, especially mine, and I am the first to admit that.

Starting the count down NOW until he appears here after being let known... maximum bet from me is 7 hours from...NOW (11:09am EST on 3 March 2013)

[multiweb (Marc)]

Just a light joke that's all. I thought your comment about dust motes on his CCD were funny. He actually wrote a paper and did the math on noise in flat fielding and he's an authority in CCD technology.

To put it in your own words, it's a bit like telling CHUCK NORRIS to work on his UPPERCUT no?

Originally Posted by LewisM

He does some interesting narrowband work - not discrediting that.

He pretty much pioneered amateur NB tri-color imaging.

[Den (Dennis)]

Is that a garbage bin for secondary cover!!

http://www.cruxis.com/scope/scope1070.htm

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Den

Is that a garbage bin for secondary cover!!

http://www.cruxis.com/scope/scope1070.htm

I hear he uses a BBQ for the secondary dew heater.
Actually looking at this picture again I totally understand why the guy owns a bike.

[Den (Dennis)]

Originally Posted by Den

Is that a garbage bin for secondary cover!!

http://www.cruxis.com/scope/scope1070.htm

"Wow, this is heavy"!

"Now, which way do we go"?

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Imagine the ' Light Grasp ' with that mirror.
I notice he's using 'Bino's ' on that monster....what a view that would pull....and very comfortable using both eyes.

My kinda Scope if I had the room and the clear weather to use it.

Flash ..!!

[Den (Dennis)]

Originally Posted by Den

Is that a garbage bin for secondary cover!!

http://www.cruxis.com/scope/scope1070.htm

Do people really set up their scopes in dust and dirt without using a tarp to keep the dust down.
Link: http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/osp07/DanBakken3.jpg

Den

[Lee]

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

Imagine the ' Light Grasp ' with that mirror.

Imagine the 'Cloud Grasp' with that setup procedure.... he must have some big tarps to cover it with....