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Post by Bandit (PC/PS3/4) on Jan 16, 2010 19:04:04 GMT
Possibly most of you will find this very unapealing but watching/ observing planets and nebula has been a hobby of mine for some years now though it ended abruptly when pretty much everything i owned got stolen in a burglary.. There was some serious stuff stolen, worth a l o t of money and effort; I was then 'done with it' and only looked up from time to time with the naked eye or binoculars but now i'm hooked again So i bought a new (second hand) telescope with a good solid mount; As an extra i also bought a modified webcam which i can use to photograph objects in de sky like planets and nebula which i say is cool.. The telescope i bought is a very special one because worldwide only 20 or so where ever built; It has a 10 centimeter diameter with a triplet ED objective, meaning this lens(es) allow for more light to pass through the lens, giving an incredibly sharp image. It has a focal length of a 1000 milimeters, giving the telescope an aspect ratio of F/10; Though i also can use my barlow lens, which triples the focal length to 3 meters.. (!) -Making it an F/30 telescope which is very very useful for observing and/or photographing planets. Enough said; Here's some pictures of it: Grtz, Bandit
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Frederik (PC)
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Post by Frederik (PC) on Jan 16, 2010 19:25:35 GMT
That's amazing. I have a telescope similar in looks to this one laying around somewhere. I don't when was the last time I used it though.
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Post by MadMustang (Xbox, Wii,PC) on Jan 16, 2010 19:41:14 GMT
ive got a little cr**py kiddy one that u cant see out of
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Post by Bandit (PC/PS3/4) on Jan 16, 2010 20:30:05 GMT
My son also has a little 'crappy' one, with lenses made of plastic, but even with that one it is cool to look at the moon and i've even seen Jupiter en Saturn with it.. There's a telescope for every budget, going as high as 25.000 euro's for a 40 inch one.... Bandit
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Post by kat (PC) on Jan 23, 2010 12:15:50 GMT
So you take photos too? That's so awesome! Please post some!
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Post by Bandit (PC/PS3/4) on Jan 27, 2010 0:07:59 GMT
I was going to yesterday, with the moon very nice high in the sky, but somehow i couldn't start filming (capturing shots @ 30fps) .. I'll have to figure out this issue before i can show some pics and even then it's not like taking one shot will do the job.. I'll need to stack like 100 or more shots into one detailed picture in order to show some serious detail.. No worries though; It has worked before and it will work again! All i need now is them darn clouds to disapear... Bandit (very content with his new telescope)
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Jan 6, 2011 4:06:47 GMT
Bandit I bought a cheap plastic telescope for someone else and I really need your help on how to assemble the lenses and what parts goes into what. The instructions are terrible or perhaps it´s just me who´s too dumb. I will take some pictures of the parts and what I am unsure about this weekend, and I hope you can tell me how to assemble those damn small parts?
Poul
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Jan 6, 2011 13:27:17 GMT
Bandit I bought a cheap plastic telescope for someone else and I really need your help on how to assemble the lenses and what parts goes into what. The instructions are terrible or perhaps it´s just me who´s too dumb. I will take some pictures of the parts and what I am unsure about this weekend, and I hope you can tell me how to assemble those damn small parts? Poul I eventually figured it out Poul
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Post by Bandit (PC/PS3/4) on Jan 6, 2011 18:43:21 GMT
Cool, i hope your friend likes it! I don't know where you or your friend lives but here in Holland one can very clearly see Jupiter this time of year; Around 21:00 hours it stands pretty much in the east, fairly high in the sky and with the naked eye looks like a thick fat bright star; Aiming the telescope correctly and using the right lenzes one will see it isn't a thick fat bright star but real planet! If i may suggest a very cool and handy program to go with the telescope: (it's free) www.stellarium.org/For observers very handy but also for other people who sometimes look up at night and wonder what's what! Goodluck, Bandit (has bought 3 more telescopes in the meantime)
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Jan 7, 2011 16:58:31 GMT
Thanks for the link Bandit, I will pass it on.
Poul
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