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Posts Made By: John Rombi

October 18, 2005 09:01 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Brian grin Yes I agree what a terrible photo wink wink Really!!! It's fantastic. I'll be starting imaging in the near future, I hope mine are half as good grin Cheers,John




Brian Maynard said:

Mars continues to give me a hard time so I thought I'd try something even farther away :S . It's a little on the soft side.
Registax selects a lot of bad frames. I've raised the percentage and messed around with some filters but I still get some blobs with the better frames. Any help would be appreciated.

October 25, 2005 09:42 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Filling the gaps

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Robert, grin I purchased a eyepiece earlier this year,it is made in Japan by Kokusai-Kohki and known as a widescan there are 4 models 2" 30mm, 1-1/4" 20mm,16mm,13mm. They all have an 84Degree F.O.V..It has a sweet spot that covers about 2/3 of the T.F.O.V. On my Unitron 4" f15 refractor the slight degradation on the last third doesn't affect the image. On a faster scope this would be more noticeable, but would be acceptable. They are about half the price of the Nagler Eyepieces wink Cheers,John grin





Robert Kovacs said:

I own a Celestron 9.25 ASGT, and have a 25mmE-Lux,40mmE-Lux,and a 10mm Ultima. Which eyepieces would you recommend to fill the gaps. Considering both 1.25 and 2 inch. I have heard good things about Radians, Meade 5000, etc. Want to have more of a selection. Like looking at planets, galaxies and nebulas. smile

October 31, 2005 08:31 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Finderscopes

Posted By John Rombi
Thanks everyone, wink It's so good to have such knowledgeable friends.Cheers, John grin grin

November 16, 2005 09:54 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

A shout to Australia!!!!

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Ken, grin I live about 40mins from Green Valley. The place is Campbelltown it is on the s/w outskirts of Sydney. I am the Vice President of the Macarthur Astronomical Society.We have a dark sky site about one hours drive further south.I think new moon in January is near the end of the month.You would be very welcome to share the great southern sky with us.Club website is www.macastro.org.au or you can post any questions here. Cheers, John grin

November 25, 2005 10:07 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Does Lens Cleaning Fluid Freeze?....

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Doug, grin A telescope technician here in Sydney recommended a synthetic grease for moving parts on a scope, it doesn't bind up in the cold and does not melt or drip in the heat.It's called Super Lube and it's made in the U.S. I've used it in both extremes and it works very well. The website is www.super-lube.com.cheers, John wink




Doug Cimperman said:

I suppose since the temperature is dipping below freeaing I should know this in advance. ?:| I bought the Orion stuff, but ohter instructions for making it online (mixing it yourself) use water. Yes it's best not to try to clean optics in the field but when you have to drive a long way for dark skies you want to make some sort of an attempt before losing the whole night to one fingerprint on a lens.....

November 27, 2005 01:51 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Newbie DOB opinion please?

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Kenny, grin Meade have just brought out 3 truss dobs 8", 10", 12", starting from $469 including shipping. The main advantage of this type of scope is that you can break it down and put it back up easily. These scopes are also good if you have limited space in your vehicle, hope this helps. Cheers, John grin

December 2, 2005 04:16 AM Forum: Eyepieces

Widescan III

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Kurt, grin I purchased a widescan 16mm- 1 1/4" earlier this year.
Firstly it's a well manufactured ep, fully multicoated. I use mine with a Unitron 4" f15, now I know that f15 can hide a multitude of sins but I've used it on a f8 with excellent results. It's like looking through a porthole into space. Kidney beaning is almost non exsistant.Now the only thing you have to be careful of is to make sure that there is enough inward travel with your focuser. I've tried it on some Newtonians, they did not have enough inward travel, so the image cannot be brought into focus. Hope this helps. Cheers, John 8)

December 5, 2005 12:31 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

I recovered my stolen scope!

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Ralph grin I'm so glad to see that you almost have you're stuff back!
But it's unfortunate to see that the police are just as useless in the USA as they are in Australia. Cheers, John

June 15, 2006 01:49 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

70mm Pronto Versus 10" Dob

Posted By John Rombi
Hi Paul, Well for most of my life I used a 60mm Unitron Refractor. I was able to find the majority of the Messier objects available from Sydney, Australia. ( approx 88 )
Now some were bright, and some were just smudges. Five years ago I was able to purchase a 4" Unitron. Now those same objects were easier to see and the smudges stood out more.
In the last couple of months I've bought a Meade Lightbridge 12" the difference is WOW, lightyears apart.
So yes you can use the 70mm on D.S.O.'s but it depends on your expectations. Cheers, John. grin

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