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Re: [APML] [OT] Meade RCX/Yankee 6303 at TSP
Well, in support of that and in the hopes that Meade is lurking on this list
I would be very interested in the OTA if it proves itself but the whole rig
is pretty much a non-starter for me based on investments in equipment that I
am happy with.
Thanks Greg!
Stuart Heggie
http://www.astrofoto.ca/stuartheggie
Flesherton, Ontario, Canada
"Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hartke" <ghartke@adelphia.net>
To: <jtw@galaxyphoto.com>; "Discussion of Film Astrophotography"
<astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] [OT] Meade RCX/Yankee 6303 at TSP
> Hi, Jason,
>
> "Marginal" for you would be fine for some of us. ;)
>
> BTW, how do you like the new RCX? How sharp are the optics for imaging? Is
> the focus stable? Is it easy to focus? (I'm thinking about refractor-like
> ease of focus as compared to the standard SCT.) Are the optics
mechanically
> stable? Is the field sufficiently flat for today's larger imaging chips?
Is
> the field well illuminated? I talked to Scott Roberts at NEAF about the
> possibility of Meade selling the OTA alone. He said that no decision had
> been made on that subject but that he personally strongly favored it. He
> clearly understood that the best imagers out there already have their own
> high end mounts and would never be interested in the scope if they had to
> buy it with the mount, too. FWIW (which ain't much), my general impression
> from the conversation was that there was a better than even probability
that
> it would happen. Not sure I'd want one but I'm interested, depending on
what
> I hear from many users in answer to the sort of questions posed above. For
> myself, TIA for any answers you'd care to give; I'm sure there are more
than
> a few interested folks out there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg Hartke
> Sykesville, MD USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Ware" <jtw@galaxyphoto.com>
> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 11:55 PM
> Subject: [APML] [OT] Meade RCX/Yankee 6303 at TSP
>
>
> > TSP was pretty much a bust but I managed to
> > produced a couple of images between the clouds.
> > Seeing was marginal at best, in fact the guide
> > star was lost a few times.
> >
> > The Yankee Robotics Trifid II 6303 camera worked very well,
> > quite a step up from the Trifid I demo.
> >
> > Here is an LRGB image done with the Optec filter
> > wheel on the Meade 12" RCX400. Total exposure:
> > 30:5:5:10
> >
> > http://galaxyphoto.com/temp/jw_yankee_rcx_m65_66.jpg
> >
> > This is a single 5 minute exposure with the RCX...
> >
> > http://galaxyphoto.com/temp/jw_yankee_rcx_m13.jpg
> >
> > Overall I needed more data but thats the best I
> > could do with the conditions.
> >
> > Hoping for better weather soon.
> >
> > -Jason Ware
>
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