Re: AP160/Mach 1?
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Mike Shade
mostly visual, maybe short dslr....
Mike J. Shade: mshade@q.com Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir Winston Churchill Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning on their lights. Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can it be half a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the southwest Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall... Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights International Dark Sky Association: <http://www.darksky.org/> www.darksky.org From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 10:20 AM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] Re: AP160/Mach 1? For visual or astro-photography? A-P web site said for Mach1: "Recommended for: Astro-Physics and similar fast refractors up to our 160 mm f7.5 Starfire EDF, 8-11" SCTs and 6-8" Maks." Peter ---In ap-gto@..., <mshade@...> wrote : So sort of curious how well an AP 160 does on a Mach 1...I know not an "ideal" situation but workable? I think the OTA is 27#, the mount's capacity is 45#...looking at the portability factor primarily. I know a 130 f/6.3 works easy enough but not the bigger scope... Thanks... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir Winston Churchill Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning on their lights. Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can it be half a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the southwest Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall... Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org <http://www.darksky.org/> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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