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Total Solar Eclipse 2008 - Russia

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16 years 10 months ago #62595 by ayiomamitis
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Vaggeli and friends ... and especially Mr Eyronymous, Sir!

There is an outfit in Novosibirsk which produces Ritchey-Chretiens including a 14" model under the brand name of AstroSib.

This is a great opportunity to catch the total solar eclipse as well as to return home with a telescope under one's arm with zero transportation costs and zero duties/taxes.

Anyway, I hope to see as many of my Irish friends ... and especially Mr Eyronymous, Sir! in Russia later this year.

Mr Eyronymous, Sir!, I would be honoured if I can carry your luggage to and from the airport, the hotel, your observing site etc.

Anthony Ayiomamitis
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16 years 10 months ago #62597 by Vagelis Tsamis
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Anthony, and friends,
Do you know exactly how many times the Sun's relative size will be larger IN A NIKON D70s CCD than in a 35mm film? About 1.5 times larger?

The f/size relation

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16 years 10 months ago #62598 by ayiomamitis
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Vaggeli,

For the Canon EOS digitals, the multiplier is 1.6x. I recall the Nikons being 1.5x but I am not 100% sure.

By the way, serious and mature astrophotographers use Canon equipment exclusively. :mrgreen:

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16 years 10 months ago #62600 by Vagelis Tsamis
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Hey, obviously I am not a serious-mature-astrophotographer! :D
Plus, I have a NIKON F-601 for 17 ys and I am a Nikon person! 8-)
Nice try though. Thanx for the info!

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16 years 9 months ago #62762 by EPK
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Good luck with the Tals.
i've sent endless emails to their factory without any response about a problem I had.

Meade 16" Lightbridge
Tal 6" Newtonian
Meade LXD75 6" Newtonian
Tal 4" Refractor
Panoptic and Nagler eyepieces.
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16 years 9 months ago #62770 by Vagelis Tsamis
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EPK, I have a 6" TAL-2M NEWTONIAN.
Excellent telescope, but also a number of serious issues with customer support.
Maybe I can help you? What sort of problem is it?
Or you can try posting your questions at tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/TALScopes
Vagelis.

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