... Very nice Tim, I also lucked out last night, a lull between thunder storms, I also hit M27: http://www.floridakiteboarder.com/astro/dumbbell-2.jpg DSI-C,...
... Mike, envisage is no good for autoguiding in my opinion. I used it on my LX90 and it was terrible. 3 pixel corrections constantly. It was actually WORSE...
Thanks Tom, I seen your photo in the other DSI forum, nice job on the framing, looks like the color cam does a pretty good job... My M27 shot was my first...
Hi Tim, I started with an LX90 but could not get decent autoguiding results with envisage through the serial port (using the autostar). I had trouble...
I have the celestron neximage camera and have done a number of planet shots. However I would like to get into deepsky imaging and I am thinking of purchasing...
Hi, you are fine with what you have for starting out. You can easily image globulars, some galaxies and nebulae in alt/az mode. The trick is to wait until...
Thank you, it all sounds rather daunting. It looks like I will be researching for awhile. I want a lot of utility and universal items at a cheap price. How...
How do I know the rail to use and how much counterweight to balance guide scope? Thanks! ... easily ... trick ... exposures. ... 15 ... autoguide ... planet ...
This is the weight I use with my LX90 and ST80 piggybacked: http://www.admaccessories.com/ADM%20Products/VDCW.htm You will also need a 13.5" Vixen/CG5 style...
The Envisage software that comes with the DSI pro has a field de- rotation facility. You just need to keep your alt-az exposure short enough and select two...
I agree... get the DSI and image in alt/az and stack a lot of short exposures. I mentioned this before, but if your targets are on the east or west horizon you...
Speaking of equipment. Meade has a Field Derotation device. Is that even worth getting or should I wait once I am good with Alt/Az and just get the wedge. I...
I would not recommend the field de-rotator. It does not work as well and it is very expensive. Image in altaz for awhile, then step up to a wedge and...
Regarding the overwrite glitch in Envisage that I've been experiencing, Hector at Meade confirmed that it is indeed a glitch, and there will be an update...
Hello All! I'm using a CGE-1400, and I am guiding with an Orion ED-100 and a Meade DSI, using Maxim DL. I took 15 second dark frames and I took bias frames at...
Here's a quick shot of M8, Lagoon Nebula, taken last night using my 7" Mak, DSI-C camera & Meade's nebula filter. Taken at the end of another session of the...
Hey there Bob, For 6/85sec shots, that's an excellent capture. Definitely a good start on a more in depth pic. Top Job!!! Cheers, Tim. www.myastrospace.com ......
Another round of imaging M8, Lagoon Nebula, but this time added a nebula filter and a 15mm spacer in addtion to Meade's T-Adapter for a wider FOV. 48 total...
Thanks Tim! I took another image of M8 last night, but a wider FOV by adding a 15mm spacer after the T-Adapter, and this time 48 frames at 85 sec. Came out...
Chris: After upgrading my Envisage software to ver 7.05, I noticed that the dash numbers assigned are now 4 digits, or -0001, -0002, etc. Previous versions ...
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I have a celestron c8 on a GEM mount with the DSI III and was wondering what the groups thoughts were for a guide scope. my focal length is 2000 on the c8. ...
For dual use, autoguide/imaging, I highly suggest an Orion 80ED. If you don't want to spend that much then buy an Orion ST80 for guiding only. In either case...
thank you very much also, do you agree with the rule that says the focal length of the guide scope is atleast 1/2 that of the main scope?? ... From: John...
No, not since all of the advances digital cameras have made. From: todd pazol Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:37 AM To: Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoogroups.com ...
thank you so much ... From: John Marks <jmarks99@...> Subject: Re: [Deep-Sky-Imager] guide scope questions for DSI To: Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoogroups.com...
After applying more "Curves" and Hi-Pass filtering in PS 7, I was able to bring out more nebulosity and dust in my M8 image, taken a couple of nights ago....
Hi guys, I wanted to say hello. I've used a DSI for autoguiding with my friend Craig Stark's PHD Guide. I've not imaged with one, but they are a great starter...
