RE: [APML] Four Schmidt Shooters

["Loke Tan" <tan@cox.net>]

Kent,

 Here is the picture Andreas sent me:

http://starryscapes.com/tmp/C14SC1.JPG

I looked up his email and he did say he had two 14" Schmidts from
Vehrenberg. Whether it's the two 14" Schmidts in this picture, I do not
know. I believe I was told I could pick either one. I did not think it
mattered <g>. I was hoping to get the one which was in better focus though.
Needless to say the one I got is very well focused but for a camera with
this speed it will have to be perfect and it's not. I just did not have the
time to do it properly, especially since I am not experienced in this. My 8"
Schmidt was focused by Epoch.

Loke




> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:10 PM
> To: astro-photo@seds.org
> Subject: Re: [APML] Four Schmidt Shooters
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/30/03 5:11:34 PM, tan@cox.net writes:
>
> >Kent,
> >
> >
> >
> > When I was enquiring about the 14" Schmidts, Andreas sent me a picture
> >with both of them. They looked the same to me in the picture, two large
> >orange tubes pointed vertically up. So I said, let me have one and that
> >was it. Just think of two Meade 12" Schmidt Cass OTAs side by side of the
> >same vintage. I would not be able to tell which was which.
> >
> >
> >
> >Loke
>
> Loke:
> No problem.
> As Andreas and I had been communicating about 8 inch Schmidt's at
> that time,
> he offered me Han Vehrenberg's original 14 inch Schmidt which I
> declined. Some
> time later, in another exchange, he told me it had been sold to
> Joseph Sylvan
> and another he had, had gone to Loke Tan.
>
> It's entirely possible that Vehrenberg had two, because he had
> observatories
> in Germany and South Africa.
>
> Kent Kirkley
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