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Posts Made By: Vladimir Fedosov

August 16, 2003 12:09 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Some MV Filter Question (MV+color?)

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
Hi as I'm getting a Meade AR-6 soon I'm thinking of getting a Sirius Optics MV20 2". I have a few questions about it though. Has anyone ever compared it to the William Optics version? William optics is a lot cheaper. How does this one compare to the MV1 and to the planetary contrast filter? Can I screw it onto my 2" diagonal and forget about it(I have heard it mentioned that it works better closer to the eyepiece)? By this I mean on planets and deep sky. Does it dim deep sky objects significantly? And lastly can you stack it with other filters and still get the same results from the filters? I'm planning on stacking everything from UHC to color filters. Ok BTW anyone know where I can get a 2" #21 orange filter? Thanks.

August 17, 2003 11:16 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Is amature astronomy a dieing sport?

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
Hello, ever since I joined the Sacramento Astronomical Society about six months ago and started going to star parties I have noticed a somewhat disturbing fact. There are hardly any people in there late teens or 20's. I'm 19 right now and will be turning 20 in October. I hardly see any of my peer’s age wise at the star parties. Is it like this in most astro clubs? If so what do you think is cosign it? Is it just that people tend to start out in this hobby mostly after they are 30 and actually have enough money for the equipment? Just some thoughts....

August 18, 2003 12:38 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

New Meade New Meade LX200GPS-SMT scopes announced!

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
http://www.astronomics.com/main/news.asp?id=97

September 2, 2003 04:12 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Some questions about Binoviewers.

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
I’m thinking about getting some binoviewers and have a few questions about them. Are they worth it? By this I mean is it really more commutable to observe with them and will I be more likely to see planetary detail? Can they be used for deep sky? Also what brands are good? I was thinking Televue but the Siebert Optics look tempting form a financial point of view. BTW right now all I have is a AR-6 but soon plan on buying one or two other scopes. My 3 most likely “next” scopes are: Meade 7” APO, c14, FS-102. Thanks.

September 3, 2003 02:16 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Question about Airy Disk on AR6

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
Hi I have a Meade AR6 and have a question about Airy Disks. The collimation on my scope is perfect from what I can tell on both sides of focus. But when I have a bright star in focus at high power(more then 200x) I see about 4 Airy Disks around it. The “problem” that I see is that they are significantly brighter on one side then the other. Star itself is a perfect little orb very similar to an APO but not quite as perfect. I know this is not the diagonal as I have tried to remove it and get the same thing. Also at very high powers the airy disk’s become quite large and noticeable, should they be so prominent? Any thoughts about the uneven brightness? Thanks.

September 4, 2003 09:49 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Cheap Tele-vue 5x & 2.5x Powermate

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
For those that might be interested, http://www.adorama.com is closing out their TV Powermates and has them at $168 each. About $22 cheaper then everywhere else. Not bad. Enjoy.

http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&promotype=closeout&sid=10627119424608461&cat1=Binoculars%20%26%20Telescopes&cat2=Telescopes&cat3=Telescope%20Accessories

September 5, 2003 02:25 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

TV NP-101 the closest thing to the perfect scope?

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
So what do you guys think? The way I see it is that you have the best of both worlds in one scope. You have wide field views and the ability to really pump up the power AND is is very portable. I do have one question: will the performance of this scope equal that of a TV-102 or FS-102 or the AP-102? Thanks.

September 19, 2003 09:39 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Biggest Dob without a ladder

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
Hi I’m ~6ft tall and would like to know what the biggest dob I would get so that I don’t have to use a lager. A step stool would be ok but preferable that I could just stand and view objects right above. Is there a 18” that matches this ‘requirement”? Thanks.

September 20, 2003 03:43 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

CCD for under $2000?

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
Hi I’m looking to get into CCD. Here is my current setup: a TV NP101 on a Meade LXD55 mount. Yes the mount is not optimal for astrophotography but is still quite stable and tracks accurately. As you cant do autoguiding with the LXD55 I would need to do that manually for right now. In the near future I will also be getting ether a 12”+ LX200 or one of the bigger Celestron on a g11. What equipment do I need to get started? Here is what I think I need: A ccd camera with color filter wheel, guide scope(will get a Tak FS-60 to ride on the NP101), rectical eyepiece, and I already have a laptop. Am I missing anything from the equipment that I need? And from What I understand you take 3 separate exposures with 3 color filters and combine the images to get a color picture. Right? I’m looking to buy used and stay below $2000(just for the camera and filter wheel). Are there any descent options with that kind of money?

September 20, 2003 05:39 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Your favorite Deepsky objects

Posted By Vladimir Fedosov
So what are your favorite deep sky objects? Name two from each category(GC, Nebula, Galaxy…), one that is a bright or so called showcase object and another dim and fuzzy thing that you like. I will start: SC= showcase object, DF=dim fuzzy.

GC:
SC: M22
DF: M53

GL:
SC: M51
DF: NGC 3684 group

NB:
SC: M42
DF NGC1931(barley visible but its special to me because I “discovered” it when looking for something else)

OC:
SC: M11
DF: can’t think of one they are all showcase to me

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