I had attended the Sky Photo Trip in Sept 2010, when it was conducted for the first time. While the weather conditions weren’t very favourable at that time, but the image processing and equipment handling sessions with Ajay Talwar were incredible. There was a lot to learn from those sessions.
I’m impressed at the unique ethos I sense about Aperture Telescopes, that of complementing a ‘do-it-yourself’ culture, rather than replacing it only for commercial gain!
Fantastic!!
Kiran Mehta
Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Owner of 10-inch Aperture Telescope
Sky Photo Trip was an excellent endevour to set the bar very high for Indian astrophotographers and go beyond the basics of astrophotography. There is simply a LOT that goes behind taking inspiring and world class astrophotos – from meticulous detailing, extensive instrumentation and procedures, hours of post processing, to decades of experience – Ajay Talwar shared everything unreservedly and enthusiastically with all the participants. It was a great opportunity to be at a scenic dark sky location, with tons of high quality equipment and expert guidance. It was great to be with passionate bunch of people from all over India (and one of them all the way from Duabi)
Messier Marathon 2010. Saturday, 13th March 2010 the Messier Marathon at Majhkhali was conducted using the 20 inch Aperture Telescope. While pointing above 45° the huge telescope requires a ladder, but that is no deterrant for finding the messier objects using the Telrad finder. In fact finding objects is simple and intutive, finishing the Messier Marathon is a breeze. The motion of the telescope is smooth, following a messier object as it moves in the sky is very easy even from the top of the ladder. Vishnu Rethinam, a long time Messier Marathon runner used the 20 inch Aperture Telescope exclusively to run the marathon this year.
Today happens to be the best day I withnessed in last decade….
*I JUST GOT PROMOTED*
After months of deliberation, lots of research & planning, maintaining secrecy, I was able to redeem myself to fulfil my daughter’s dream by gifting her the opportunity to peep out of earth and see creation at its epitome best.
Why am writing on LinkedIn because we met a founder, a company, a team which made it possible for me.
It all started with a little request that I made to the founder of Aperture Telescopes, Mr. Ajay Talwar to help me gift my daughter an opportunity to see Saturn, Jupiter & Moon on her birthday (Sept 13, 2022) meaning they setup 4-5 telescopes in the midnight especially for us and what we withnessed was beyond a dream come true. We did see beyond the sky, a new horizon and dream coming to reality.
1. Mr. Ajay allowed us and setup the entire thing for us midnight. Am grateful to him and his team present all throughout.
2. They put in special effort to make it extremely special for my daughter’s happiness. That’s priceless experience.
3. Since it was for my daughter birthday, they didn’t even charge a dime for it. Indian culture at its epitome best and even though they are in the business of bringing infinite distance closer, this gesture for their made them infinte time bigger.
4. Aperture Telescopes make 100% ‘Made in India’ telescopes and what we saw through the eye pieces was spectacular and we all went speechless (these pictures I took from my iPhone and I can tell you, the reality was way better).
I wish to thank Mr. Ajay Talwar and his team for this magnificent experience and helping me with my lifetime promotion from being ‘Just a dad’ to a ‘Super dad’.
From
Piyush Pratap Singh
