Re: [APML] TSP report

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

> Thanks for the report Robert, I'm glad I didn't travel the 2500+ miles to
> get there! Sorry to hear that it didn't work out.

Your 2500 miles would have been nothing compared to the folks from New South
Wales, Australia, who did make it to TSP.

I am intrigued by your
> comments on focusing Schmidts. Would you care to elaborate??

The theory of it is spelled out in the Schmidt ownders manual, but it took
some discussion/explanation from Kent Kirkley to make is sound like plain
English.  I gave some thought about how to rig the hardware to do this while
driving home last night.  I'll put it on my web site as things come
together.  Since I had the now defunct Epoch Instruments address and phone
both on my web site and in my book, I have been asked about Schmidts by a
LOT of people.  Now that we have been orphaned by both Celestron and Epoch,
I want to gather as much info on the care and feeding of Schmidts as I can
and post it on my web site to help us take care of these Schmidts by our
selves.

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters




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