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Posts Made By: Brian Risley

May 31, 2004 07:03 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Willman Bell Gemini Twintrack Drive Corrector

Posted By Brian Risley
Does anyone out there know what company made the joystick used in the Willman Bell Gemini Twintrack Drive Corrector? I am looking for a replacement for the 5k Dec resistive plate. If anyone has an old joystick for the WB laying around, let me know, or if anyone is familiar with different joystick manufacturers, I can provide detail photos. Basically, there is a small dime sized circular disk that has the wiring connectors on one side, and the resistive material on the other, that fits inside the housing for the trim tabs. One of my pins has lost contact with the resistive area and you cannot solder it back. Nice joystick, just no part #'s on it or manufacturer that I can find.

Thanks for any help,
Brian

September 8, 2004 04:35 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Genesis!

Posted By Brian Risley
WHAT A BUMMER. Chutes failed to open!

January 3, 2005 06:43 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn 1/2/05

Posted By Brian Risley
Well,
This is my first imaging post. This was taken with a Toucam 740 on a C8 with Celestron 2x barlow.
Just getting familiar with Registax.
Taken with QCfoucs (1200 frames original, didn't get the info on the number used by Registax)
No processing other than Registax/wavelets.
1/2/05 11:30 PM EST
Cape Coral, FL
Seeing was only marginal, lots of turbulence.

February 10, 2005 02:54 AM Forum: Celestron

Re: RFT Adapter

Posted By Brian Risley
If this is the RFT adapter that has a removable diagonal and telecompressor with a short t adapter, then it uses the original tele-compressor, which was listed as f5. This was the original style, later on there evidently was another style that was round end diagonal and I am not familiar with the f ratio of the lens used in this model.
Brian

May 29, 2005 06:35 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 5/28

Posted By Brian Risley
Here is the first image I processed from the batch I just took.
Caught a few moons. Conditions were pretty good.
All I have done to this is some massaging in registax.
Any tips/mods would be appreciated.
1980 C-8, Celestron 2x Toucam 740

June 19, 2005 04:18 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 6-18

Posted By Brian Risley
This is a stack of 1197 out of 1385. 6/18/05 11:07 EDT
C-8 Toucam Pro Meade 2x Barlow (Thanks Rolando) with a 2" extension added.
Registax only.


June 19, 2005 07:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

First Lunar images

Posted By Brian Risley
These are my first lunar images. Info is on image.
Not sure what I took, not really a lunatic, I prefer deep sky/planets, but I wanted to get some images.
Brian

July 5, 2005 04:55 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter and GRS

Posted By Brian Risley
This is a series of shots I did of Jupiter and the GRS rotating around to the back.
1980 C-8 Toucam 740k, Meade 2x barlow on f20 shots.
First shot is at f10, the remainder are at f20.
Seeing was only so-so.
Had to contend with fireworks and mosquitos!

December 20, 2005 01:41 AM Forum: Celestron

Re: My (Robert Piekiel) Identity's been stolen

Posted By Brian Risley
Bob, I will copy to the SCT Yahoo Group, since you can't get there!
Brian

January 7, 2006 06:15 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Looking for threaded stock

Posted By Brian Risley
Does anyone know of a supplier with stainless threaded stock in 3/8" with a 32tpi thread. I only need 2". Everything I have seen has been 16 and sometimes 24. I priced having it machined at precise parts, and it came in at $30, way above what I am willing to pay. It is the shaft for a focuser on a C-8, that is why the thread count is so high for the size.
Thanks,
Brian

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