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Ηλιοβασίλεμα στο Λυκαβηττό.
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε ammonite για αστροφωτογραφία Ήλιος wide field (ηλιοβασιλέματα, τοπία κτλ)
Very nice indeed. Hmm... what else can I say. At some point I think that we will run out of words to describe many of the wonderful images that viewers post on this site. -Fred -
Looks like this new rocket will get quite a bit of stuff into orbit. From there I guess one can assemble bigger things for exploring the solar system. Here is a nice spec sheet on the Saturn 5. -Fred
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Astrocorinth chat room
Fred Ley απάντησε στην συζήτηση του/της Aggelos Kechagias σε Λοιπές Αστρονομικές Συζητήσεις
Nice! Gives one somewhere to go on a cloudy night and complain about the weather. I can't write in Greek worth beans and it is just as bad trying to write in Greek using Latin characters on your chat site. Have fun, -Fred -
From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
Here is an article from the Thrusday, August 12, 1976 issue of the newspaper Bradini relating to the 48-inch telescope. -
First Human In Space
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε Fred Ley για αστροφωτογραφία Διάφορες αστρονομικές φωτογραφίες
I don't have any recollections of the event, nor of Alan Shepards sub-orbital flight. I do recall John Glenn going up in 1962. Mind you, I turned 4 years old on April 6 of 1961. Hey, I do recall my birthday party in California though. -Fred -
Here is the cover of TIME magazine from April 21, 1961 with Yuri Gagarin on the cover.
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From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
The dome of the 16" (40cm) D. Doridis refractor taken from the catwalk of the main dome of the National Observatory of Athens. -
From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
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I believe that the 3-inch refractor was selling for 7,300 Drachmas and that the 4-inch was going for 12,000. That is for the Alt-Azimuth models. The 4-inch phot-equatorial model with the metal pier was going for 32,000 Drachmas. If you visit my personal album on Astrovox, you will see my receipt for the solar wedge that I discovered amongst my things some time ago. -Fred -
I originally bought the telescope as an Alt-Azimuth model. The price back then was 4,500.00 Drachmas ($150.00). I later ordered the equatorial mount and clock drive which cost 4,500.00 Drachmas. I remember paying 600 Drachmas for the Sun Screen and also paying 900 Drachmas for the Rotary Eyepiece Holder. The Uniclamp Camera Bracket, which allows one to place a camera on the side of the tube was $3.25 in the U.S. at the time, the Counterbalance Clamp was $4.00 in the U.S. and the 40mm eyepiece was $14.74 in the U.S. The latter three items I got from the U.S. The Herschel Solar Wedge I bought here in Athens and it cost me 480 Drachmas.
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Here is my first telescope, which I still have. Today marks 40 years that I have had it. Quite a bit of time has passed between then and now. It is a 2.4-inch Polarex, Unitron in the US, that I bought in Athens from the Polarex dealer. As one can see, it has a lot of accessories. The ones not shown are the solaraperture diaphragm, the Herschel Solar Wedge, Astro Camera and six eyepieces (7,9,12.5,18,25, and 40mm). -Fred
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From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
Third image. -
From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
Second image. -
From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
Three views of a 4-inch f/15 Unitron refractor, Model 152, with the 2.4-inch guide scope and 1.6-inch viewfinder. All three telescopes have air spaced objectives. Kodachrome 64 slide taken the 1985 RTMC. -
Startrails, στην Πηλίδα για Messier Marathon
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε Bi2L για αστροφωτογραφία Πορτρέτα του ουρανού
The images are all nice, but I like this one just a bit more. I was wondering if the source that is illuminating the structure is from light sources that you had with you or from something else. So, how M objects were you able to capture during the evening? Must have a lot of fun. -Fred -
Another good option is to use the reflection of the sun off of a glass or ceramic insulator on a telphone or power pole. It will give you a point light source and once the image is centered, with the aid of a reticle eyepiece, if available, and placed out of focus, collimation can commence. Naturally for this to take place we need a cloud free day. Hope this may be of use. -Fred
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Obsession Telescopes "εναντίον" Schmidt-Cassegrain
Fred Ley απάντησε στην συζήτηση του/της Stargazer_101 σε Τηλεσκόπια
Hi, In reference to ladders and like items, this company has some information to give you an idea of what is on the market. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ladders-platforms-and-scaffolding/material-handling/ecatalog/N-9t8 -Fred -
Obsession Telescopes "εναντίον" Schmidt-Cassegrain
Fred Ley απάντησε στην συζήτηση του/της Stargazer_101 σε Τηλεσκόπια
Hi Stargazer_101, I believe that your question boils down to one question, well, ok, some say it can be debatable. "One buys the right tool for the job". As in other fields of interest we are given a large choice of items to purchase. Some expensive and some not, some small and some not, some heavy and some not, and so on. But with telescopes, the larger the aperture, you bet, the bighter the image. Having a large telescope in mediocre skies is not much fun. Especially if one can't transport the instrument to a true dark sky site because it is to big for the vehicle. Of course if a vehicle is in the future plan and one has to simply have that big Dob, get the Dob and use it until the vehicle can be purchased. I once had a wonderful view of M13 in a 24-inch telescope using a 13mm Nagler eyepiece. The cluster filled the whole 82-degree apparent field of view that the eyepiece offers. -Fred -
Αστρικά Ίχνη & Φτερωτός Λέοντας του Αγ. Μάρκου
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε Bi2L για αστροφωτογραφία Πορτρέτα του ουρανού
As I read the description of the photograph, Corfu came to mind with your mention of St. Mark. It reminded me of the Venetians and, as we know, there was a Venetian period in Corfu's history. From the various images that you have posted here, it is obvious that Corfu has a lot of interesting places from where one can take nice images from. Are you familiar with the saying "Anything is possible in Corfu"? a very pleasing image by the way. -Fred -
From the album: Personal Gallery Of Fred Ley
Shuttle Columbia landing on December 8, 1983 at 1547 PST. The white dot to the left of the shuttle in the enlargement is the chase plane. -
ΑΣΤΡΙΚΑ ΙΧΝΗ -ΝΑΟΣ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗΣ -ΚΑΣΤΡΟ ΓΕΡΑΚΙΟΥ ΛΑΚΩΝΙΑΣ
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε stavrakis για αστροφωτογραφία Πορτρέτα του ουρανού
This is a very nice and tranquil scene. A nice spot to watch the stars go by. I see that there is a city nearby by the lights behin the mountain to the left. Light Pollutiuon? Who Needs It. -Fred -
Δέντρο, Νυχτερινός ουρανός πάνω απο την Παλαιοκαστρίτσα
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε Bi2L για αστροφωτογραφία Πορτρέτα του ουρανού
Using my imagination, I would like to believe that the lights from the city are not the "lights", but a continuation of the Milky Way and that the bright portion near the horizon is the core of our galaxy. Make it all abit more dramtic to me. Very nice image by the way, I enjoyed it. -Fred -
Davida Occultation_limovie_light Curve
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε vtsamis για αστροφωτογραφία Φασματοσκοπία, φωτομετρία, αστρομετρία κ.ά. επιστημονικές παρατηρήσεις
That's a nice little dip that you were able to capture. Nice. -Fred -
Νυχτερινός ουρανός πάνω απο την Παλαιοκαστρίτσα
Ο Fred Ley σχολίασε σε Bi2L για αστροφωτογραφία Πορτρέτα του ουρανού
Ahhh... Corfu... With the haze scattering the lights it gives me the appearance as if the island is free floating in the universe on its own journey in the Cosmos. Well, that's what came to my thoughts. -Fred -
Φωτογράφηση αστροναύτη από τον Legault
Fred Ley απάντησε στην συζήτηση του/της astrovox σε Φωτογράφηση ηλιακού συστήματος
That is an excellent attempt and to have achieved it. I always wonder what he is going to pull out of his hat next. -Fred
