Thanks Rich. It's great to hear from you. I actually got the AP used, right here in SLC. It is in immaculate condition and lives up to its reputation in every way. When seeing conditions are good, the tight focus is simply unbelievable. I actually met with the contractor yesterday, and we will be pouring the 12'x16' concrete pad within the week. I will take loads of photos and add them to a new section on my website. I am really excited about the design of the building, which I have spent a lot of time on lately. It sure will be nice to roll the roof off and have everything waiting to go. This setting up and taking down every night is really time consuming (and back breaking as well!). I'll post a link when the pics of the work start rolling in. Cheers, Tyler _____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Richard Tenney Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:18 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] (no subject) Absolutely gorgeous work as usual; the dark nebulae is stunning. I'm guessing others on the list are also wondering, how long did you have to wait for your AP? Does it live up to its "stellar" reputation? ;) Did you ever get a backyard observatory built? /R --- On Sat, 9/19/09, Tyler Allred <tylerallred@earthlink.net> wrote: From: Tyler Allred <tylerallred@earthlink.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] (no subject) To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 3:53 PM Hi all. I have been very busy lately imaging lots of fun and interesting objects. I have posted many new items to my personal astrophotography website, including dark nebulae in Cygnus, the newly discovered "soap bubble" and Crescent nebula with its OIII shell, the wild duck cluster, the Elephants Trunk, SH2-190, a new M13, the Cocoon, and more. I picked up an AP130 and have been using it recently for my imaging. I am very happy with the scope, although I will need a flattener to get the most out of it. Take a look if you get a chance. Clear Skies to you all, Tyler Here is a link to the "Latest Images" page on my website. Click the images a couple of times to see the full versions. http://71.18.228.62/gpage8.html Cheers. _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com