TMB 152 First Light

Wade Van Arsdale
Little Rock, AR., USA
June 10th, 2006

New TMB 152 Triplet APO Refractor on a Mountain Instruments MI-250 mount

Close-up of TMB 152 Refractor Telescope

 

TMB 152 first light at Central Arkansas Astronomical Society meeting 6-10-2006

 Image Details:
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    • Instrument: TMB 152  6 inch triplet APO Refractor @ f/32  (4800mm: using Televue 4x Powermate on 1200mm native f.l.)
    • Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250 GoTo mount
    • Image Scale:  0.3 arc-seconds/pixel after processing
    • Filters: None
    • Exposure: .Avi Webcam Capture (500 frames shot)
    • Camera: Lumenera SKYnyx2-2C color webcam shooting in RAW color mode
    • Software: Lucam Recorder avi capture software, Registax Ver. 3, Adobe Photoshop CS
    • Location: Little Rock, AR., El. 350ft
    • Date: July 2nd, 2006

Wade Van Arsdale
June 12th, 2006
Little Rock, AR., USA