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ASTRO: M65 and M66 Galaxies
Yep, I have got to rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/images several times, but can't seem
to find the CPT18 images among your other images, neither among "new images" nor "latest images" nor "equipment." . I may be missing something, but I am for sure at the right web site. I have not received your email either. (We may be in parallel universes, that probably explains it.) My email address is my name substituted for the name of the constellation. Ciao, Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: I am puzzled that the links below did not work for you. Is that what you are saying? Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg I sent you an email separately addressing some of the other comments you made. Best Richard "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Hello, Richard, I went to the web site and there are great images by you but nothing on the CPT18 seems to have arrived yet. A couple of years ago, Ray Gralak was using a CPT18 and he achieved some remarkable images, but there has been silence from that quarter as far as CPT images go, as far as I know. But there is a lot I don't know since I was turned down for membership in the TAC imaging mailing list. (This was actually a high for me, since I had hardly ever been turned down for anything before, except the time I flunked the Army draft exemption because of too low a score on the written test.) I feel I know Mark Wagner well, though we have never met. Our email correspondence has been extensive. He is a classy guy and stands behind his products. I own a CPT10. The quality of the CNC machining work on it is excellent. The First Base mount works wonderfully. The CPTs do indeed collapse into a very small volume for transport, and they are easily set up for observing. I think you will like the CPT18, but as you imply, the folding aluminum OTAs are not lightweight, just a remarkably compact precision OTA with a remarkably compact and very stable First Base mount, in the case of the CPT10.. I look forward to the arrival of the CPT18 photos on darkhorizons, and to hearing your experience with it. Clear skies to you. You use them well. Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Hi, Richard, Another great image! Keep them coming! You are keeping SAA alive. How is your CPT18 working out? I understand you have found a way to have it function as both a Newtonian and a Cassegrain? When you have a chance, could you post pictures of this set up, or pictures taken with it? When you have a chance. Ciao, Thanks Bill. Actually just yesterday I took delivery of the CPT18 frame. The optics are on order with expected delivery in May or June. I am working on solving the problem of how to support the instruments and baffle tube with a rear endcap sort of thing. The frame is a monster, but it fits in the backseat of my wife's car: I snapped a couple of shots before I unloaded it. Mark Wagner of Resource International, the maker of the frame, had requested I shoot these. They show that it really is portable. Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg |
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ASTRO: M65 and M66 Galaxies
well i did not put any hyperlinks to the images on my webpage. I just gave
hard links do these work? Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg When you described your email address, you weren't specific enough for me to decode. Is the name that is substituted for the constellation your first name, last name or them concatenated together? "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Yep, I have got to rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/images several times, but can't seem to find the CPT18 images among your other images, neither among "new images" nor "latest images" nor "equipment." . I may be missing something, but I am for sure at the right web site. I have not received your email either. (We may be in parallel universes, that probably explains it.) My email address is my name substituted for the name of the constellation. Ciao, Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: I am puzzled that the links below did not work for you. Is that what you are saying? Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg I sent you an email separately addressing some of the other comments you made. Best Richard "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Hello, Richard, I went to the web site and there are great images by you but nothing on the CPT18 seems to have arrived yet. A couple of years ago, Ray Gralak was using a CPT18 and he achieved some remarkable images, but there has been silence from that quarter as far as CPT images go, as far as I know. But there is a lot I don't know since I was turned down for membership in the TAC imaging mailing list. (This was actually a high for me, since I had hardly ever been turned down for anything before, except the time I flunked the Army draft exemption because of too low a score on the written test.) I feel I know Mark Wagner well, though we have never met. Our correspondence has been extensive. He is a classy guy and stands behind his products. I own a CPT10. The quality of the CNC machining work on it is excellent. The First Base mount works wonderfully. The CPTs do indeed collapse into a very small volume for transport, and they are easily set up for observing. I think you will like the CPT18, but as you imply, the folding aluminum OTAs are not lightweight, just a remarkably compact precision OTA with a remarkably compact and very stable First Base mount, in the case of the CPT10.. I look forward to the arrival of the CPT18 photos on darkhorizons, and to hearing your experience with it. Clear skies to you. You use them well. Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Hi, Richard, Another great image! Keep them coming! You are keeping SAA alive. How is your CPT18 working out? I understand you have found a way to have it function as both a Newtonian and a Cassegrain? When you have a chance, could you post pictures of this set up, or pictures taken with it? When you have a chance. Ciao, Thanks Bill. Actually just yesterday I took delivery of the CPT18 frame. The optics are on order with expected delivery in May or June. I am working on solving the problem of how to support the instruments and baffle tube with a rear endcap sort of thing. The frame is a monster, but it fits in the backseat of my wife's car: I snapped a couple of shots before I unloaded it. Mark Wagner of Resource International, the maker of the frame, had requested I shoot these. They show that it really is portable. Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg |
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ASTRO: M65 and M66 Galaxies
Hi, Richard,
my first name, then a dot, then my last name, then an at, then you see. All lower case as befits my understated personality. . Mark has my email address as well. I had never thought of the difference between a hyperlink and a hard link or even understood the difference. Guess they won't be taking the trouble to send my job to India. I cut and pasted the hard links and the photos came up. Quite a beautiful OTA, and remarkable that an OTA can fit into the back seat of a small car. Cordially, Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: well i did not put any hyperlinks to the images on my webpage. I just gave hard links do these work? Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg When you described your email address, you weren't specific enough for me to decode. Is the name that is substituted for the constellation your first name, last name or them concatenated together? "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Yep, I have got to rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/images several times, but can't seem to find the CPT18 images among your other images, neither among "new images" nor "latest images" nor "equipment." . I may be missing something, but I am for sure at the right web site. I have not received your email either. (We may be in parallel universes, that probably explains it.) My email address is my name substituted for the name of the constellation. Ciao, Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: I am puzzled that the links below did not work for you. Is that what you are saying? Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg I sent you an email separately addressing some of the other comments you made. Best Richard "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Hello, Richard, I went to the web site and there are great images by you but nothing on the CPT18 seems to have arrived yet. A couple of years ago, Ray Gralak was using a CPT18 and he achieved some remarkable images, but there has been silence from that quarter as far as CPT images go, as far as I know. But there is a lot I don't know since I was turned down for membership in the TAC imaging mailing list. (This was actually a high for me, since I had hardly ever been turned down for anything before, except the time I flunked the Army draft exemption because of too low a score on the written test.) I feel I know Mark Wagner well, though we have never met. Our correspondence has been extensive. He is a classy guy and stands behind his products. I own a CPT10. The quality of the CNC machining work on it is excellent. The First Base mount works wonderfully. The CPTs do indeed collapse into a very small volume for transport, and they are easily set up for observing. I think you will like the CPT18, but as you imply, the folding aluminum OTAs are not lightweight, just a remarkably compact precision OTA with a remarkably compact and very stable First Base mount, in the case of the CPT10.. I look forward to the arrival of the CPT18 photos on darkhorizons, and to hearing your experience with it. Clear skies to you. You use them well. Bill Meyers Richard Crisp wrote: "Bill Meyers" wrote in message ... Hi, Richard, Another great image! Keep them coming! You are keeping SAA alive. How is your CPT18 working out? I understand you have found a way to have it function as both a Newtonian and a Cassegrain? When you have a chance, could you post pictures of this set up, or pictures taken with it? When you have a chance. Ciao, Thanks Bill. Actually just yesterday I took delivery of the CPT18 frame. The optics are on order with expected delivery in May or June. I am working on solving the problem of how to support the instruments and baffle tube with a rear endcap sort of thing. The frame is a monster, but it fits in the backseat of my wife's car: I snapped a couple of shots before I unloaded it. Mark Wagner of Resource International, the maker of the frame, had requested I shoot these. They show that it really is portable. Full Resolution: http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_1.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...8_bmw540_2.jpg VGA resolution (640x480): http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_1_small.jpg http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/...40_2_small.jpg |
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