Re: [APML] Nikon lenses revisited

["Bradley Hope" <bradley@thorngarden.net>]

Greg Mueller, that is. (He doesn't live too far from me, so he can blame me)

Bradley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hartke" <ghartke@adelphia.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:51 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] Nikon lenses revisited


>
> Pfft. You think *that's* something. Well let me tell you...
>
> I finally got a new 152 mm f/7 APO from Markus Ludes a few weeks ago. (I
> know... Death, right???) I was taking off all of Thanksgiving week to get
in
> a little quality time with the new scope so I was psyched. I had 2
beautiful
> nights right off the bat that were filled with equipment problems. It
turns
> out I had an intermittent connection problem in a power cable to my
MI-250.
> I had been looking at the cables I had put together myself but the problem
> was right where I didn't look: in the Losmandy-supplied power cable.
Sheesh.
> I finally fixed it and that was it for clear weather for the rest of the
> week. Evidently the forecast meaning of clear, as well as the Clear Sky
> Clock meaning of clear, is different form mine. ;) I was out waiting a
> couple of nights but it was a disaster. All dressed up and no place to go.
>
> Naturally, Sunday night before I returned to work was gorgeous. However,
> since I get up at 4:30 AM and have to be mentally alert for work I wasn't
> able to use it. Notice that snow storm this past weekend on the east
coast?
> Guilty. I have bad mojo. One might even say *negative* mojo. ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg Hartke
> Sykesville, MD USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org
> > [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org]On Behalf Of Brian larmay
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:32 PM
> > To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
> > Subject: Re: [APML] Nikon lenses revisited
> >
> >
> > Congrats Brad!
> >
> > At leaste you live far away from me!
> > Im sure someone around here has a new scope...I hvent
> > seen the sun in a week!...my forcast also says "sorry
> > bud", no clear skies for YOU for yet another!
> > At leaste the moonphase by then will gimme a chance to
> > shoot again.
> >
> > Enjoy,
> > Brian
>
>
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