Last partly clear night was - Jan 11, last good night was Okt 23 2007!
Regards, Michael Stauning, Denmark,
-----Original Message-----
From: SBIG@yahoogroups.
Sent: 8. februar 2008 02:49
To: SBIG@yahoogroups.
Subject: Re: [SBIG] Re: Question
Hi, Bill,
A couple of weeks delay is hardly excessive considering, as others have
mentioned, the waiting time for other equipment. Personally I think
SBIG have it about right. Better the occasional delay than gearing up
for a bigger turnover/inventory then going bust when times are hard.
I suspect what stock they had in December went for Christmas presents,
either from indulgent spouses or a personal treat! And even SBIG are
entitled to a Christmas holiday ;-)
I guess living in Arizona you haven't had to wait sometimes weeks for a
clear night. Having Astronomy as a hobby in the UK teaches you *real*
patience - the last good night I had was 10th January!
Cheers, Peter.
http://www.madpc.
Approx. 55ºN, 2ºW (Northumberland, UK)
Bill Logan wrote:
> Well, Chris, I am a patient man. I understand small companies and
> inventories, but SBIG is so popular that one would think they have a few of
> some of the most popular cameras on the shelf. The ST-7XME is very popular
> among serious scientific imagers on a small budget and it wouldn't hurt SBIG
> to build an inventory. It is also my understanding that the ST-10XME is
> experiencing the same wait.
>
> Clear skies,
>
> Bill Logan, LBI AAVSO
> Robert Burnham Jr. Memorial Observatory
> Eagar, Arizona
>
> "If we're the only life in the universe, it seems an awful waste of space."
> Carl Sagan
>
> http://tech.
> http://tech.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Peterson" <cpeterson@earthlink
> To: <SBIG@yahoogroups.
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [SBIG] Re: Question
>
>
>
>>Hi Bill-
>>
>>Astronomical instruments (scopes, mounts, cameras, etc) are mostly
>>produced by small, specialty companies. Manufacturing tends to be in
>>fairly small lots (most small companies can't afford huge inventories,
>>after all). I'd consider a schedule slip of just two weeks to be a
>>pretty minor inconvenience. Plenty of equipment regularly has lead times
>>of months, sometimes years!
>>
>>I know it's frustrating to wait once you've made the big decision and
>>committed to the expense of a camera (which, of course, is one of the
>>coolest things you can own <g>). Just relax... a year from now you'll
>>have forgotten the delay. And hey- maybe the clouds didn't get word of
>>it, and they'll hang around for the next two weeks and then blow away!
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>**********
>>Chris L Peterson
>>Cloudbait Observatory
>>http://www.cloudbai
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bill Logan" <wb9sat@frontiernet.
>>To: <SBIG@yahoogroups.
>>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:59 PM
>>Subject: Re: [SBIG] Re: Question
>>
>>
>>
>>>Wish I'd known before spending my money. I am so angry, I am thinking
>>>about
>>>canceling my order and getting an Apogee! We shouldn't have to sit on
>>>pins
>>>and needles waiting for a camera.
>>>
>>>Clear skies,
>>>
>>>Bill Logan, LBI AAVSO
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