Coronado PST

Pete Lawrence wrote in
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 14:56:51 +0100, Martin Frey
wrote:

My PST, ordered January: paid for March; arrived today. So the Sun
came out and showed me a breathtaking view of prominences and
filaments round the central spot group.

This is going to bring a lot of joy - as well as (please, pretty
please) a magnificent view of Venus. Am I ever a happy bunny.

Excellent - talk about in the nick of time! How *good* is the view?
I know it's going to be subjective to describe it but... Is the
contrast good? Can you get a picture?


Martin,

You lucky, lucky b*******! I was fortunate enough to have a quick squint
through one of these some time ago and remember how clear the view was. I
managed to point my digital camera into the eyepiece and (surprisingly) got
a couple of pics (http://www.nuney.com/wansfell2002/dscf0217-cropped.jpg
and http://www.nuney.com/wansfell2002/dscf0218-cropped.jpg) - these are
rather washed out but you can still see prominences and spots.

Happy observing - but I hate to think what the we*ther gods will make of
this latest acquisition....

Chris
www.nuney.com

On Wed, 26 May 2004 14:56:51 +0100, Martin Frey
wrote:

My PST, ordered January: paid for March; arrived today. So the Sun
came out and showed me a breathtaking view of prominences and
filaments round the central spot group.

This is going to bring a lot of joy - as well as (please, pretty
please) a magnificent view of Venus. Am I ever a happy bunny.
LOL,

I also received mine this afternoon here in Geneva Switzerland....

Really GREAT view, much better than what I hoped......


You really see the flares very good and when you tune diferently....
they vanish and then you can see the surface and around the spots...

Thanks to Coronado.............
Best Greetings From SWITZERLAND
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Martin Frey wrote:
My PST, ordered January: paid for March; arrived today. So the Sun
came out and showed me a breathtaking view of prominences and
filaments round the central spot group.

This is going to bring a lot of joy - as well as (please, pretty
please) a magnificent view of Venus. Am I ever a happy bunny.

Now that you can do astronomy during the day, as well as at night, when are
you going to sleep?


DaveL

"Dave" wrote:

Now that you can do astronomy during the day, as well as at night, when are
you going to sleep?

I've been threatened with the public revelation of my despicable past
if I dare take a telescope outside - as this is said to cause
immediate typhoons.

So I'll probably go for the 24hr/day kip (at least until I get the
negatives.)

--
Martin Frey
http://www.hadastro.org.uk
N 51 02 E 0 47

In message , Dave
wrote
Martin Frey wrote:
My PST, ordered January: paid for March; arrived today. So the Sun
came out and showed me a breathtaking view of prominences and
filaments round the central spot group.

This is going to bring a lot of joy - as well as (please, pretty
please) a magnificent view of Venus. Am I ever a happy bunny.

Now that you can do astronomy during the day, as well as at night, when are
you going to sleep?


When it's cloudy of course.

Unfortunately it could be reasoned that as he now has both day and night
scopes we are in for 24 hour cloud cover.

So what else is new.
--
Roger
52:54:41N
01:30:05W
Orion 127mm Maksutov.