Atlux (was Re: [APML] New Shots. film LRGB, TP etc)

["Marco Lorenzi" <lorenzi70@tiscali.it>]

Dear Jeff, Atlux is a great mount fitted with SS2K so fully goto. It is very
stable yet transportable, its total weight (head+counter bar) less than
20Kg. Mine has a PE within +-5" as declared (no PEC activated). I was
surprised it is not imported in the US. I will post some pictures of it and
a brief review shortly (hopefully) on my web site. No problem of guiding, I
used to get 0 and 1 with my former ST4 and also STV works flawlessly. You
need anyway a special home-made adapter to plug STV or ST4 to the SS2K
(http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/articles/ss2k_stv.htm). Atlux is very similar
to Tak EM200 I also used but GOTO as standard.
Marco

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Allen" <jeffstak@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] New Shots. film LRGB, TP etc


> Marco,
> Nice work. I think the NA and Pelican are fantastic.
> The Atlux is a GOTO mount right? How do you like
> it?Any problems using an autoguider?
> Jeff Allen
>
> --- Marco Lorenzi <lorenzi70@tiscali.it> wrote:
> > Dear all, I have just uploaded to my new page some
> > new shots I recently
> > took. These wee based on my first trials with home
> > hypered TP and even if my
> > process is faaar to be appropriate I am quite happy
> > with these first
> > results. Great film and resolution for short FL like
> > mine (630mm). I also
> > enjoyed LRGB using film images, it is quite funny
> > and for some subjects
> > (i.e. M33) quite promising. Here are the direct
> > links:
> >
> > http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/images/m33.htm
> > Pinwheel galaxy, from this page you can see both
> > LRGB and Luminance (TP)
> > images
> >
> > http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/images/veil.htm
> > Update version (LRGB) of my former color image.
> > Again Luminance (TP) shot is
> > linked here
> >
> > http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/images/nan_peli.htm
> > Classical shot, North America and Pelican shot in a
> > B&W mosaic. I still have
> > to work out LRGB, I wasn't happy with first results
> >
> > http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/images/ngc6888.htm
> > Crescent Nebula, some nice details (see the
> > enlargement) even at this FL.
> >
> > Comment of course welcome, I hope to be able to
> > solve some problems I
> > experienced on these image about uneven (spelling?)
> > background.
> > Clear skies
> >
> > Home Page http://www.astrosurf.com/lorenzi
> >
> >
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