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Posts Made By: Paul Maxson

January 23, 2015 10:30 PM Forum: Reflectors

Parallax Instruments

Posted By Paul Maxson
I guess this question was inevitable. Does anyone have any experience with Parallax Instruments? Since I can't get a 12.5" DK OTA from Royce anymore I'm looking for alternatives. This is strictly a planetary scope so a RC is not an option. I want to stay away from corrector plates as well. Besides a Mewlon 300 does anyone have any other ideas? How about European companies. I kind of want to avoid Newtonian's as well. I have looked at this company:

http://www.cfftelescopes.eu/index.html

Thanks!!
Paul Maxson

December 5, 2003 07:39 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Celestron Customer Support Is Outstanding

Posted By Paul Maxson
I have had wonderful luck with Celestron's customer support. After I upgraded the firmware I had some tracking issues. They nailed it down on th first try and I was back in business!!

Paul Maxson

December 10, 2003 02:13 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Anyone Getting A Scope For Xmas?

Posted By Paul Maxson
I'm hoping to get a C11 shortly after Jan 1....to supplement my C8. To think, last year this time I had nothing, and last night I obtained my 78th image of Mars since July 4!! smile

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/index.htm


December 11, 2003 08:06 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

IR blocking for Jupiter and Saturn?

Posted By Paul Maxson
Alan,

I have removed my IR blocking filter when I image Jupiter. I will when I start imaging Saturn again as well. I haven't found anything bad about not using it and the image is brighter which gives me more latitude for brightness adjustments. Someone in one of the Yahoo groups suggested removing the filter for Jupiter and Saturn.

Paul Maxson

December 12, 2003 01:32 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

Brite object in the SW sky??

Posted By Paul Maxson
Yep...that's Venus. Hypnotic isn't it? smile

December 16, 2003 08:11 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Dust storm on Mars

Posted By Paul Maxson
Joe,

There is indeed quite a nice little duststorm going on right new. The picture in the link you provided is from Don Parker. He shot his image at almost exactly the same time I shot my first image. I am including two links, one is of the 4 days I have photographed the storm and the other is to my December Mars images. Check out the images on Dec 12,13,14,15 for details on the images. The seeing here has been pretty bad so detail on Mars is limited, but the storm is kind of overwealming detail and shows up pretty nicely. All of my images were shot with a C8.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Mars/December/Duststorm.jpg
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Mars/December/December.htm

It's ironic the Mars would wait until it's less than 10" before the dust storm starts....**chuckle**

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/

December 21, 2003 02:36 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn: 2nd attempt

Posted By Paul Maxson
Sweet!!

December 29, 2003 01:59 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn 03-12-26

Posted By Paul Maxson
Mark,

Nothing to be ashamed of there!! That's a really nice image.

Paul Maxson

December 31, 2003 12:49 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Saturn Very Close to Opposition, 2003/12/31

Posted By Paul Maxson
Dave,

Stands to reason that Saturn is at opposition....it's cloudy and threatening rain out here in the desert near Phoenix, AZ. We had a huge thunderstorm at the precise moment that Mars was in opposition last summer as well!! LOL!! Seems we are only in a drought out here when the planets are not in opposition...hehe

Paul Maxson


January 2, 2004 02:15 AM Forum: Solar System Observing

A whole day on Jupiter

Posted By Paul Maxson
Bruce,

That is a project that looks like something fun to do...I can't roust myself out of bed for an all-nighter or I'd try. But later in the year....

Very nice images BTW

Paul Maxson

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