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Longtime member Tillibobs (Keith) passed away Jan 31st / Feb 1st and was laid to rest on 22nd Feb.
Keith was another of our friends who followed us from the old Astronomy forum. He was a 'solar head' and extremely helpful to those just starting out.
He will be missed.
Gordon
(for the TSS TEAM)
Gordon
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED80CF, Skywatcher 200 Quattro Imaging Newt, SeeStar S50 for EAA.
Mounts: Orion Atlas EQ-g mount & Skywatcher EQ5 Pro.
ZWO mini guider.
Image cameras: ZWO ASI1600 MM Cool, ZWO ASI533mc-Pro, ZWO ASI174mm-C (for use with my Quark chromosphere), ZWO ASI120MC
Filters: LRGB, Ha 7nm, O-III 7nm, S-II 7nm
Eyepieces: a few.
Primary software: Cartes du Ciel, N.I.N.A, StarTools V1.4.
So sorry to hear. I know he mentioned he was battling the dreaded "C" word but that it seemed to have leveled off. May he rest in peace amongst the stars, and in this case in orbit around the sun which he spent so much time with. Godspeed.
-Michael Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50 Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl Camera: ZWO ASI 120 Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs Latitude: 48.7229° N
I am very sad to read this.
Keith helped me out with my Solar equipment and observing back on the Astronomy Forum, and really got me going.
I will miss him.
smp
Stephen
- - - - - Telescopes: Questar 3.5 Standard SN 18-11421; Stellina (EAA); Vespera II (EAA) Solar: Thousand Oaks white light filter; Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Hα filter Mounts: Explore Scientific Twilight I; Majestic heavy duty tripod Local Club: New Hampshire Astronomical Society
Very sad news. He was always much fun to chat with and enjoyed helping others out.
A sad day, all the best to his family moving forward.
Gabrielle See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885 EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102 Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110) The only culture I have is from yogurt
Just as I had one of my best days with ol' Sol... Keith, you were my inspiration for all this and so positive and helpful. I wouldn't be so happy doing this today if it wasn't for you. Godspeed my friend, you will be seriously missed.
Mark
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D. Member of the RASC
So sad to see this ,I haven't been on here much lately because I am a warm weather solar guy and no longer set up in the winter .
I met Keith on the old forum more than 20 years ago and had the pleasure of meeting him in person in London 9 years ago . We had always stayed in touch and he was keeping me up dated on his health .I received his last message just before Christmas , he said he had had a fall and was returning to hospital .
Although I knew this was coming I am very saddened by the news . Keith was an amazing spirit with a great sense of humor . He loved imaging Ha solar and I know he wanted to image again after his treatments . I am so sad he was not able to leave us with just a few , he lost most of his images when the old forum went down .
I miss you already , rest in peace my dear friend
Solar scopes (Coronado Ha) 60mm double stack , 90mm double stack , 150mm single stack .
W/L scope Williams Optic Megrez 110mm / Lunt herschel wedge .
Night scope Celestron 9.25 XLT
Mounts HEQ6 , HEQ5 , Losmandy G8
