"The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy."

— Steven Hawking

M81 last night

By marzulloj at Sat, 05/16/2009 - 7:48pm
M81 last night

Just checking out the new Tak-130. First image through it. Thirty minutes total exposure.

Image is great

Submitted by ebfaulkner6a
on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 8:58pm

I took the same image one time or another, going to look for it: in the area just to the right of center of the brightest area there is what appears to be a "defect". At least this is what I thought I had in my image until I looked at this one. Looks like a donut... sitting at 3 o'clock.

Wait a second

Submitted by kuky
on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 3:38pm

You telling us you got a Takahashi TOA-130???
WOW
When?
Where?
Why?

TOA

Submitted by marzulloj
on Sat, 05/23/2009 - 9:49am

Three weeks ago, from Astromater in Colorado, I needed more light for camera then the FS-102.