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Hi all One more shot, this time the "victim" was NGC6888 Crescent nebula http://www.atalaia.org/paulobarros/nebulosas.htm Hope you like it Cheers Paulo Barros ...
Paulo Barros
pauloalexbarros
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May 8, 2009
9:47 pm
4718
Is there any kind of formula that can be used to calculate the required height of a pier for a MI-250 with a C11 on it. My roof space is going to be only 7ft...
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tomhilton1
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May 12, 2009
12:03 am
4719
I now have orders for 12 Gemini USB Isolated Adapters, that go on the DB15 deluxe hand connector, and provide a second communications port for the Gemini....
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tomhilton1
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May 12, 2009
4:58 pm
4720
Tom If I understand this correctly, your USB adapter allows the mount to be controlled by both GCC and TheSky6 simultaneously. Is my understanding correct? If...
Steve
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May 12, 2009
5:29 pm
4721
Yes, this will allow GCC and TheSky6 simultaneously. For shipping cost, please send your shipping address and phone number to my email at tom at arizonaskys...
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tomhilton1
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May 12, 2009
6:16 pm
4722
Hi all Since it's to expensive to send my lovely MI250 to upgrade, I keep on imaging =) galaxies M51 http://www.atalaia.org/paulobarros/galaxias.htm nebulas...
Paulo Barros
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May 12, 2009
8:46 pm
4723
... Hi Tom, I find out about this little application over on the SkyShed POD site to be a great help in changing pier heights and positions in the observatory...
Keith Myers
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May 12, 2009
11:51 pm
4724
Thanks Keith I will give it a try. Tom Hilton ... -- Thomas Hilton tom@... http://www.arizonaskys.com...
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tomhilton1
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May 13, 2009
1:18 am
4725
Tom, I used this several years ago when designing my observatory so it is a little hazy, but I am pretty sure this is what I calculated. This is not a tool,...
Christopher Abissi
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May 13, 2009
1:26 am
4726
Hi all Another Picture, the NGC4656 <http://www.atalaia.org/paulobarros/galaxias.htm> http://www.atalaia.org/paulobarros/galaxias.htm Hope you like it Clear...
Paulo Barros
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May 13, 2009
1:56 am
4727
Thanks Christopher The math looks interesting. One question? Won't the height of the DEC assembly effect the calculations, because it raises the telescope up,...
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tomhilton1
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May 13, 2009
4:29 am
4728
Paulo, beautiful images! Hope I'll be as good as you one day (some looong years will have to pass :-) Well, I am still wating for my MI-250 to arrive in...
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May 13, 2009
6:11 am
4729
Tom, Any position above horizontal gives you more height so it is not a limiting position. As we are calculating the lowest viewing point the dec assembly will...
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cja2173
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May 13, 2009
1:11 pm
4730
I have instruction on my web site that will allow XP and Vista to show all the allocated communications ports even if they are not connected physically...
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tomhilton1
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May 13, 2009
5:19 pm
4731
Larry has finished redoing my mount. He sent me some pictures of it. Here are the links to them. Basically I have a new mount. ...
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tomhilton1
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May 17, 2009
12:03 am
4732
P.S. the views in the background are out the door from Larry's Shop. I wished I lived with that kind of view instead of the lights of Phoenix AZ. -- Thomas...
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tomhilton1
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May 17, 2009
12:08 am
4733
Tom did you get these gearboxes yet? I'm curious how they worked out. Thanks, Paul...
pbbgr
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May 17, 2009
12:33 am
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Paul I got them, but sent Larry my mount to retrofit. At the same time. He did not want to mess with the new gearboxes. -- Thomas Hilton tom@... ...
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tomhilton1
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May 17, 2009
12:40 am
4735
Paul Also on the new MI250's the motor mounting to the gearbox is different. He had to drill 2 new holes to move the motor at a different angle to clear the...
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May 17, 2009
12:47 am
4736
Tom - check out his web site and you will see the work he did on mine - fantastic :-) Cheers Loren...
loren
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May 17, 2009
5:19 am
4737
Loren I did, you was number one and I was number two. They are both works of Art. But you would not expect any less from Larry, now would you. He told me about...
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tomhilton1
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May 17, 2009
5:35 am
4738
Truly a piece or art. And Larry's work is astounding.. I would love to be able to spend a few hours in his shop, but am sure his insurance folks would have a...
loren
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May 17, 2009
5:44 am
4739
Thanks Tom, I'm sending my mount to Larry around the end of June for the upgrades. I'm also going to send him 2 new Maxon motors to work into the upgrade. It...
pbbgr
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May 17, 2009
1:01 pm
4740
Hi all Thank you all for your opinions Another pic this time NGC 6946 http://www.atalaia.org/paulobarros/galaxias.htm Hope you like it Paulo Barros ...
Paulo Barros
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May 17, 2009
8:54 pm
4741
... Hi Tom, thanks for posting your pictures of the upgrade. And Loren, thanks for alerting me to your upgrade project pictures. The mounts look fantastic....
Keith Myers
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May 17, 2009
8:57 pm
4742
... Hello Paulo, really enjoying your images. Glad to see MI-250 owners posting links to their pictures. In that spirit... I humbly offer my own efforts: ...
Keith Myers
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May 17, 2009
9:06 pm
4743
Nice pics that you have Keith Thanks Cheers Paulo Barros De: mi-250@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mi-250@yahoogroups.com] Em nome de Keith Myers Enviada: domingo, 17...
Paulo Barros
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May 17, 2009
9:50 pm
4744
Keith I wish I could answer your question. I am sure Larry would be glad to if you call him. My mount was a 2002 version and if Lorens is 9 or 10 years old,...
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May 17, 2009
10:17 pm
4745
... Tom, yes talking with Larry is always the best. No filters. I have a 2004 vintage and I was wondering what if anything I might have missed in ongoing...
Keith Myers
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May 18, 2009
1:03 am
4746
Drop Larry an email or call him in the morning early - he can describe in detail - Cheers Loren...
loren
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May 18, 2009
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