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by Robin Lee
Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:58 pm
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: If you are going to buy a Tak...
Replies: 3
Views: 5024

Re: If you are going to buy a Tak...

Takahashi is switching to a new colour scheme. They are phasing out the green.... http://www.takahashijapan.com/ct-news/news_160629_lbci.html The problem is I already told the dealer that I'd like to buy old green ones but they still shipped new blue ones to me. If you need a replacement, you need ...
by Robin Lee
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:33 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

Wonderfully clear skies Robin! I was there as part of my tour 2 years back but unfortunately, the sky was cloudy all the time! Wrong timing or someone must have bought a big new scope then! :) Haha~ Spring and early summer are generally the worst time. It rains and the cloud never disappears. lots ...
by Robin Lee
Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:56 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8485649746_40e4082cf3_z.jpg Dual-Gun on Takahashi TS90 by robinlkm , on Flickr This was the setup I “used”. My original setup was just a 550D on the mount. On the second night, I came up with the idea of firing two cameras simultaneously but the cloud didn't like ...
by Robin Lee
Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:19 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

Robin, Very nice colour on the wide-field imagery, and great account! Thanks Remus! I wish I had a full frame camera that night. Anyway, I should be grateful since other than the camera body (550D), all the other equipment were borrowed from the amateurs namely the Takahashi TS90 mount and Canon EF...
by Robin Lee
Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:35 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

I forgot to mention about Lulin Observatory which is Taiwanese national observatory.
by Robin Lee
Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:34 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

Hi Robin, Since a picture is worth a thousand words, and I'm left quite speechless, I can only say.... 'Holy Cow!' Can you tell us a bit about astronomy sites in Taiwan? For example, where do astronomers go to usually? Is the Great Snow Mountain their main site? How's the transparency, light pollut...
by Robin Lee
Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:38 am
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

lqx wrote:[smilie=beaten.gif] it did injure quite a few hundred people though... *cough*
Yeah, the blast wave has shocked thousands.
by Robin Lee
Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:13 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Re: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

Gary wrote:Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! [smilie=good-job.gif]
Bergkamp_ wrote:very beautiful! [smilie=admire2.gif]
cataclysm wrote:Fantastic images Robin!
Thanks guys! As I posted this fireball image today, we had a way more spectacular fireball entering Russian sky. Truly amazing!

by Robin Lee
Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:08 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan
Replies: 19
Views: 8400

Summer Milky Way at Taichung, Taiwan

I was in Taiwan during 2012 summer for research project in observing extragalactic objects. My supervisor and I went for Great Snow Mountain in Taichung during a weekend before typhoon struck. Needless to say, the sky was absolutely clear and the cloud was below our feet at 2632m altitude. http://fa...
by Robin Lee
Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:45 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: My First attempt at Ha LRGB Merge
Replies: 3
Views: 1359

Re: My First attempt at Ha LRGB Merge

Great work Kochu! It's pretty cool that we can see some details in the central bulge of M31.