After picking a random very dim galaxy to try imaging from my mag 4.2~ sky.I was happy to see that my mount actually tracked through 20 ten minute exposures...
HI all, I haven't been in here or used my scope for a long time do to work and bad weather. So I'm not sure if this is a good group to ask this but I would...
Balance of the scope is most important. If you load up the main tube with guide scope, cameras, cables and whatnot, and don't balance, it will stagger around...
Thanks for the input. I found a PDF file on guiding today. Just like you said about the load he said east is best. I tell you what I did is balance the tube to...
Dear friends This is my last picture wit DSI pro II Monchrome from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) 30 x 80" with Reflector OTA GSO (20cm f/4) over Vixen GPD2...
Can you post the dsi settings(gain,offset)and exposure times for such a fine image. That is one of the best I have seen! Great work!!! George P--- In...
Hi My name is Soumen. I'm from kolkata ,India.That image ,you send is nice !!! Plz, send more ! By The way , I'm new in this group. So Plz, help me to be a...
http://tinyurl.com/yq8mqs Here's my photo of M51 Whirlpool Galaxy taken last week with my LX 200 7" Mak. Camera: DSI Pro, Luminance only and AutoStar Suite...
Hi Bob, Nice detail! As far as the background, in Photoshop with the Curves tool opened, I see 15-20 (out of 255) in the lighter circle around the galaxies,...
Hi Folks, Just a reminder: The 2008 NorthEast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEAIC) is being held on April 24th and 25th, the Thursday and Friday just prior to...
Dave, did you uninstall from the Control Panel :Add or remove programs..." function? JimT ... and/or ... LPI. ... software... ... have ... the ... doing ... ...
Good imaging opportunity tonight. 046P/Wirtanen will be about 1/2 deg from NGC 1931, which in itself looks like a comet. ______ Howie (Residing In Acco Israel)...
New attemp at M51 Inspired by the last M51 poster I tried to see what I could get. I only Have mag 4-4.5 sky, so anything is a chalenge! I had to use darks+...
Hi George, That's a very nice picture, I hope I can do as well some day, but I live in Scotland and they have to pipe the sunlight in. I think someone forgot...
Needs more exposure from this light poluted location 12 miles outside Philadelphia,but I'm happy that I can record what I can!I'm not sure of the best exposure...
Kel: Thanks for the compliments! Although I use PS extensively, I am not anywhere near an expert at it, so I'm having trouble understanding what you mean by...
The April 2008 Issue of AstroPhoto Insight Magazine (Volume 4, Issue 2) is now available. In this issue you'll find: * Testing QSI's 532WS Scientific CCD...
Imaged M106 Galaxy a few nights ago, Luminance only. 7" Mak with .33 FR & 30mm spacer, unguided, DSI Pro I camera, 50 mintes total exposure, 1.24 sec. each. ...
Hi, I would like to get opinions on using a DSI for PEC training. I have not had much luck with long exposures even after drift aligning and other methods of...
There are not 200 "teeth" for the 8 minutes of PEC training. There are 200 "memory positions" in the single turn of the worm's shaft, which also takes 8...
Photo of the Moon Feb. 2008 taken with my Sony DS 717 camera on a fixed tripod, from Gulf Shores, Alabama. Although way over-exposed, I thought the color and...
Right on McDude, that is an interesting and classy photo. Very nice indeed. Dennis 45°27'17" N 123°51'12" W NW, US ... fixed ... thought the ... photo. ... ...
I was very busy with work and just got back to see your post. I decided to try an aluminated retical 9mm. I did a PEC training and 1 update tonight. No point...
I have cntinued movement I'm not sure how to fix when I slew left in RA. Moving to left in RA it dose not stop when I let up on the key. Never dose this in DEC...
Anybody here use the DSI to guide a Gemini mount? Im a future owner of a G11 and I want to use the DSI Pro as a guider on this mount. I understand that you...
... I removed the fork cover and installed a sandwich bag full of pennies, taped tightly into a block and wedged snugly under the cover. Balances perfectly and...
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