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C8 Fastar F/1.95 Astrophotgraphy with the Mini Tower

» by jbozeman January 25th, 2009 at 10:20 am » Comments (3)

It's been awhile since my last post. I have been busy trying to up the ante on alt/az backyard AP with the Mini Tower. I bought a Fastar-compatible C8 with ...more »

Mini Tower meets Atlas!

» by Steve November 27th, 2008 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_164" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Mini Tower w/Atlas"][/caption]  First, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  We hope that you are as stuffed as the bird on your table! We at Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC ...more »

John Bozeman’s AP with the Mini Tower!

» by Steve November 16th, 2008 at 2:01 pm » Comments (0)

John Bozeman has been proving that AP IS indeed possible with the Mini Tower.  I would like to quote what he sent and try to show the results that he ...more »

AP CAN be done with the Mini Tower!

» by Steve November 15th, 2008 at 5:13 pm » Comments (0)

John Bozeman has proven that the Mini Tower CAN be used for Astrophotography, or, imaging!  He has successfully take an image of M42 while in the city!  Here are his ...more »

What to expect with a Mini Tower

» by Steve November 15th, 2008 at 3:14 pm » Comments (1)

There seems to be a bit of confusion about what is to be expected by those who are interested in the iOptron Mini Tower.  I will try to make it ...more »

The Mini Tower and Voyager

» by Steve October 27th, 2008 at 12:38 am » Comments (0)

This evening, my son, Stephen and I were out with another one of our Mini Towers.  I had just gone through this one and made all of the adjustments and ...more »

Moon and Jupiter

» by Steve September 17th, 2008 at 8:37 pm » Comments (0)

Here are a few pictures from last night. I used Rag's C8 at prime focus with a SAC-7b camera and the Mini Tower. [gallery] more »

Some astrophotography

» by Steve September 12th, 2008 at 7:35 pm » Comments (0)

Here are a few pictures that I took last night using a 102mm f/7 refractor, a SAC-7b camera and a MINI TOWER! Sorry for the quality but these are the first ...more »