Al, Here's the Group's first message to the first member to join (besides myself). Have you heard any comparisons between the Lunar/Planetary Imager (LPI) and...
jrgriggs01@a...
jrgriggs01@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:00 pm
3272
... I'm a Mac type, but will almost certainly have to break down and buy a Windows laptop. I've played with the LPI on my friends machine and am impressed with...
geoff beneze
geoffb@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:01 pm
3273
Blurb on DSI: "It has been our goal to develop a high-performance, easy-to-use and affordable color CCD camera that would allow every astronomer to shoot and...
cloudhidden2001
cloudhidden2001@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:01 pm
3274
Within about an hour of creating this group and announcing its creation to about a half dozen other Groups, membership has risen to over 15 people. This...
jrgriggs01@a...
jrgriggs01@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:01 pm
3275
Hello: I am planning on asking alot of questions in this group. I am taking a serious look at this Camera, And so far I like what I see. It's about the right...
osifuentes2003
osifuentes2003@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:02 pm
3276
... Hello, just joined..what was the 'good idea' ? Cheers...
jimspald2000
Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoo...
Mar 23, 2005 9:02 pm
3277
Does anyone have one of the new cameras yet and taken an image yet. I am asking because I am debating whether to go ahead with philipps 2ucam pro long exposure...
Charles Bell
quantumhyperspace@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:02 pm
3278
... I believe John was referring to the creation of this group.....enjoy!! Mav...
maverick0782
maverick0782@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:02 pm
3279
... Yep - just wanted to draw "first blood" and to congratulate Jim on the idea to form the Group. John C...
John
jcrilly@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:03 pm
3280
The spec includes short exposure capability. It would need to be able to download frames at a reasonably fast rate though (say 5fps minimum) to allow enough...
niborl2000
robin_astro@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:03 pm
3281
... philipps ... cameras ... Hi, Charles. I believe we are a few months away from seeing any private images from this camera; it's a pre-release announcement. ...
John
jcrilly@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:04 pm
3282
I am with you on the stella cam. Not going to go there. That Rebel camera is sounding better and better all the time. ===== Charles Bell Vicksburg, Mississippi...
Charles Bell
quantumhyperspace@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:04 pm
3283
Hi, all. Excellent idea for a new group. I've done some (non-modded) ToUcam planetary imaging, and am currently using 35mm film (anybody remember film?) on my...
plalbrecht
plalbrecht@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:04 pm
3284
I'll preface this with I am a computer geek :) Buy the faster computer while you wait for input from folks that get the DSI. You can always use it anyway for...
Lloyd
Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoo...
Mar 23, 2005 9:04 pm
3285
266 MHz is getting to be pretty ancient. I have had a 3 GHz laptop for over a year. That is pretty much still as fast as you can buy them. The prices have...
Charles Bell
quantumhyperspace@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:05 pm
3286
I'm considering the Meade or Stellarcam II for use on a 36" Dob.....any comments....preference, problems, etc. Neal...
nealgalt
Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoo...
Mar 23, 2005 9:05 pm
3287
Hi to everyone. Any idea when in September the camera will ship?...
David Willis Cummings
miamimars@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:05 pm
3288
Charles, Steve Hamilton has a Meade DSI. He has posted images (M27, Moon, etc.) on the other DSI group Meade_DSI. He also has some relevant comments posted. ...
Bill Keicher
wekeicher@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:06 pm
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Hello All, Just wondering why we need another group when there i allready a DSI groups with over 230 members here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_DSI I...
Chris
vman_69au@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:06 pm
3290
... I'm not sure why this (multiple grups on one topic) bothers everyone so much. It's simply not important, pick one or the other or both. EACH group develops...
geoff beneze
geoffb@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:06 pm
3291
... Yeah, well, I bought it cheap on ebay just to drive the telescope. Works fine with Cartes du Ciel and some of the other freeware/shareware software out...
plalbrecht
plalbrecht@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:06 pm
3292
... Wouldn't it be more economical to have just one single group with a split personality? :-) It would be like people. Cheaper to feed one schizophrenic that...
plalbrecht
plalbrecht@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:07 pm
3293
... Hum......... That's why we have two political parties and a bazillon splinters. Same with religion/churches. My evaluation is that there is plenty of room...
geoff beneze
geoffb@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:07 pm
3294
I like the fact that I don't need permission to join this group. I can join and start reading without having to wait for someone to give me their stamp of...
David
davidp5382@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:07 pm
3295
... Ah yes, there is that. I agree with you. I'll also probably join both. ... Geoff Beneze Tempe, AZ < http://www.beast-enterprises.com > (main machine) ... ...
geoff beneze
geoffb@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:08 pm
3296
... Yahoo's search engine is notoriously, ah, inefficient. Very likely it wasn't KNOWN and the search engine didn't REVEAL the fact that there WAS another...
geoff beneze
geoffb@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:08 pm
3297
Does anyone know what the effective focal length of this one is? I think the LPI said it's effectively 6mm. If this one is substantially longer, I'm thinking I...
David
davidp5382@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:08 pm
3298
I just looked at Meade's web page on their main web site that shows several examples of images taken using the Deep Sky Imager. The example photo published at:...
jrgriggs01@a...
jrgriggs01@...
Mar 23, 2005 9:09 pm
3299
I am sure that some of those images have been resized to a certain degree. The images I have taken have all come out at 640 x 480 which means they are...
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