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On 28/11/12 10:18, Roland Tarver wrote: > On 28/11/12 07:46, tom wrote: >> I'm toying with the idea of getting a 12" reflector - I have noticed >> a lot of difference in the databases on the controllers for scopes >> and was wondering if anyone knows how easy it is to upgrade the DB's >> etc on these things. >> Also I imagine they can follow stars but how easy are they to program >> to follow comets etc for the purposes of long exposure pictures. >> and also ccd's for one.... >> Tom te tom te tom >> > > My Grandfather spent most of his adult life making the mirrors for > various telescopes. He would spend hours grinding and polishing them > by hand - which is kinda cool in my book. lol. > > Unfortunately he was a little old school and never used ccd nor star > tracking technology. His biggest scope is still in use by the North > Devon Astronomy society, in the observatory which bears his name. > > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/brianandkaren/astronomy/visits/visits.htm > > I could not find the group web site. Looks like their domain has expired. > > AFAIK it's now at: http://www.northdevonastronomy.co.uk/ Keith -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All e-mails including their file attachments are scanned for viruses and spam using Symantec's and ClamAV's scan engines. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq