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ASA_AstroSystemeAustria· ASA Astrographs and Mounts
Hello Alvaro, As Antonio wrote, it depends how old is the focuser . Old ones ( mine is from year 2008 ) have 4 hex screws. More recent ones have one larger...
I recently installed version 5.0.4.1 (DDM 60), and now get an error message "ACL-Comport 1 is not installed or already in use. Please enter new comport?"...
Nice data Alvaro I’d try to get more red if it were me here’s what I mean http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/m8_ap180_6303_s2hao3_page.htm that data looks...
Really nice Alvaro, Lots of details and you seem to have mastered the hubble palette combination technique. I think Richards suggestion to increase the red...
Hi Gerald, As usuall very nice images. The comet image shows some halos around the bright stars. Do the halos show up for all filters or only some? The reason...
Great job, Alvaro ¡. A very nice image But, otherwise,10 minutes subs in narrowband seems to be poor.. Couldn´t be improved to 15 minutes subs in a future? ...
Lovely images, Gerald¡¡ Antonio ... From: Gerald Rhemann To: ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 6:46 AM Subject:...
Hallo Gerald, fantastic pictures, sh-2-255 is my favorite. In my opinion, the bright areas can be a little brighter for more contrast. However, the pictures...
Thank you Antonio! Gerald Von: ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag von Antonio Gesendet:...
Dear Matts, Thank you so much. I can see the halos on all the files with each filter (Baader) – may be the the source is the cover slip. Dear Matts I´ll...
Hello everybody, Again I spend several hours of expose time to acquire sufficient data from the same object. The problem in this case was caused by the bright...
Hi everyone, a friend of mine has problems collimating his 16" ASA RC. Can anyone outline a clear procedure or point me/him towards some non generic...
I am very excited that my 1-"-ASA scope has been shipped from Austria today, and will arrive very soon. Does anyone have some useful tips for a first time ASA...
Alin, While I am no expert and certainly do not know of a site with really good specific instructions.. I can offer some advice from my own experiences. When I...
Thanks David, unfortunately, the beast is a RC :(, not a Newtonian.. Newtonians I can collimate with a film canister if needed. Alin ... -- Alin Tolea, Ph.D. ...
Ron, My advice would be to enjoy this very fine instrument and its equally fine accessories. Collimation at first can be a bit tricky. It helps to have the...
Thank you Matts! Gerald Von: ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASA_AstroSystemeAustria@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag von Matts Sporre Gesendet:...
Hello Ron, Its a nice scope - so you are right in beeing excited about it. I got mine this July and have been tuning my new set up since then so I can confirm...
Ron, To follow up on Matts' comment on collimation, I use only the Catseye tool and Autofocuser from Jim Fly. I usually tweak the secondary before each imaging...
Have you tried using ccd insp live view as your collimation tool? In other words tweaking as you view the results? Clear skies, Ron On 2011-09-19, at 7:10 PM,...
If I remeber correctly ccd insp gives you two methods for collimating in real time 1. Single defocused star 2. Multi-star I doubt that (1) will work since for...