Re: [APML] Astrophotography blues

["tony pilato" <apilato@stny.rr.com>]

Okay, Okay... I tried to control myself from responding.... But...

This was one of the funniest threads I have read in a long time! Set up and
enjoy in 30 minutes... Why I outta... Wah. Wah.

Thanks guys -  I needed that.

Tony P.
Binghamton NY
W76 N42
www.darkstarimages.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Aplanatic@aol.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Astrophotography blues


> Hi Roland,
>
> Mr. Johnson wrote:
>
> > I was hoping you may have a fool proof way to
> > set-up each night where I could start to enjoy
> > my hobby in 30 minutes, or should I expect to
> > take an hour or two each night to set-up.
> > I have purchased over $25,000 worth of gear,
> > most of it from you, however,  if the answer is
> > it will take one or two hours to set-up, then
> > the answer for me is to sell.
>
> Did you folks READ this!  If it takes longer than 30 minutes then it's
just too hard.  Yikes!  Tell him to sell the stuff, he has no chance of
sucess with this attitude.  Even with the finest equipment one needs a lot
of Ass Kung Fu to have a reasonable hope of taking a decent photo.
>
> I spend an hour just collimating my concentric Schmidt Cass and that's
just the *start* of a long, enjoyable night.  Good grief, the guy needs to
find a different hobby, I think.
>
> Dave Rowe
>
>
>
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