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Posts Made By: Howard Platnick

September 8, 2004 02:09 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

AM Used Item Rating System- Proposal

Posted By Howard Platnick
Classified column to indicate used rating number.

Would allow classified ad search by rating number for example rating 1-4 only.

This is just a suggestion and might be useful for buyers and sellers who use AM.

Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions welcome.

Thanks

Howard Platnick

September 15, 2004 02:38 AM Forum: Coronado-Lunt-DayStar Solar Filters

Ever wonder what if... (a solar H-a dream-machine!

Posted By Howard Platnick
Paul,

Better views than my double stacked PST/SM40? shocked

howard

September 16, 2004 06:13 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

What can I say? AWSOME!!!

Posted By Howard Platnick
I added it to my favourites!

howard

October 9, 2004 03:32 AM Forum: Binoviewers

Wondering about 16 Nagler type 5

Posted By Howard Platnick
I use a pair of 16&5 in my baader bino with 1.25 and 2.6 OGC. I think the views a great at about 100x and 180x. Saturn and the moon are also great (warm views(. I will now get a pair of 11mm naglers for higher power (before the sale ends at least).

howard

October 12, 2004 03:37 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Why I love my Starmaster

Posted By Howard Platnick

Thanks for the links about seeing thru the scopes. I find it helpful to have these types of images for reference.

When I view Saturn I see the detail but not the amount of colour you show in you posted photos and this is probably related to my limited aperture (6” apo). I know it is hard to get an accurate representation of what you see at the EP into a computer image and you have truly done a great job.

Do the colours you show for Saturn and Jupiter equal what you see at the EP?

howard

October 13, 2004 04:01 AM Forum: Astro-Physics

Travel-scope research continued

Posted By Howard Platnick

Have you thought of the Tak Sky 90mm. Apo, 3.5 inch apature, compact, light, wide field views at f/5, faily rugged and a relative bargin compared to the AP line.

howard

October 14, 2004 11:37 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Why Bother With Super Planetary EP's ??

Posted By Howard Platnick

I do not have a lot of experience in observing. I have used 6 and 4mm radians and a 5mm TMB. I do find that the image is consistently brighter (by just a bit) in the TMB than either radian. This only comes into effect when I observe globular clusters or faint doubles. On planets the image appeared cleaner with the TMB.

I was no blinded as to which eyepiece I was using and my observation might be influenced by how I expected each EP to perform. The differences were slight but IMO perceived.

howard

October 18, 2004 04:18 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Lumincon Oiii filter is amazing

Posted By Howard Platnick

What were the seeing conditions, magnification, and what amount of LP. What was the visual limiting mag - about 4?

howard

October 21, 2004 04:03 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Mount/Tripod for Binocular telescope

Posted By Howard Platnick

Tell us how the views are and how they compare to larger refractors with bino setup (split beam of light).

Sorry no mount suggestions.

howard

November 3, 2004 03:30 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

Help purchasing a new scope

Posted By Howard Platnick
I think this scope would do everything you are looking for and keep its value.

http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=301949

howard

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