... I should have been a little clearer here.. The 80mm refractor is piggyback mounted onto a LX90 with a ring and bar system. The 80mm F/5 refractor is a...
Chris, just one question: How ist he LX90 handling the additional load of the refractor and the two cameras? I am thinking of replacing the LX90 with a 10”...
Hi Matt, ... imaging/guiding camera. This way you get the DSI/DSI Pro as a system that will run from the same software, at the same time, one the same ...
Hi Chris, Sounds interestng, if the termometer was cheep, get a second and put a wetted fabric sleve on the sensor, then it will read the dew point Clear...
Hi Bernhard. I've been pretty worried about the long term operation of the arrangement but the LX90 seems to handle the weight. Balance weights (not the rail...
Thanks Kurt, I'll try this and see how it compares with the local airport offering. Could be really handy. I was thinking this morning about the potential for...
Yeah, my experience with the LX90 is that even the camera, the focal reducer and the zero-shift focuser are too much for the mount without balancing. The rail...
Taking a few room temperature dark frames this morning for comparison purposes saw the internal temperature of the DSI rise 4 degrees C above room temperature...
Since it just comes to my mind: If you use the LX200GPS in polar mode and you just casually align it to the pole, then do a two star alignment: will the drive...
Hey guess what? Have you checked out July's Astronomy magazine yet? Well on pg.66 is a neat article with a picture of a "Lunar rainbow or Moonbow". It explains...
And don't forget to check out the back cover - there is a very handsome Tahitian Frenchman there! Congratulations, Polo! (Just got mine yesterday) ChuckR...
Hi, Bernhard In polar mode, the GPS turns off the dec drive...so if your alignment is off, you will get drift. If you use Autostarsuite & the DSI to guide in...
No, it's just a clear filter, I miss spoke, I should have said luminance. Still really like it! MattT ... From: Mark To: Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi Bernhard, Yes, the drive still corrects in DEC in polar mode and I believe the GPS routines are still valid in polar mode, but I think level North is only...
That's how I've been doing it Chris. I get it running, taking 1 second live exposures, then start setting the scope up. By the time the scope is close to drift...
Bill: I haven't used the 201 XT for auto-guiding in quite a while (goes back to my days using film), but it is a little tricky to use. Also, someone said that...
Hi, Your right of course, guiding and imaging at the same focal length is not the easiest thing to get going. PEC must be trained very well with lots of update...
OK. Thanks Matt! Bob ... From: Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Deep-Sky-Imager@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Matt Taylor Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005...
It should work fine, I'm a duck farmer and thats what our incubators use. of course it'll only be good till freezeing. another thing that they use that might...
autoguiding is a tricky subject they recomend using the same focal length for the ota and the guide scope reasons being when u use an 80 mm at f/4 for guiding...
Yup...finally managed to bag the elusive M13, just under the wire, literally (it was 12 midnite when I quit)! Wouldn't you know it rained all weekend, but...
Hi Bernhard In polar mode, dec corrections must be made manually or from autoguider input. Until then, only the ra drive is active. Dec corrections are not...
Hi Lynn, you did great. For all the hassles you had. I'd be proud of it. I'm no expert, but my M13 has the same pink or purple tones as yours. Now that you...
... I'm the most productive minutes before a deadline. ... Yes, you have earn a place on the OAG. Congrats! I see you posted four versions (not two) at the DSI...
Purple = Red + Blue = Magenta The opposite of Magenta is Green (what's left when you remove Red and Blue from an RGB image). Add green, either by using the...
I got a factory sealed copy of PE 2.0 for $13 plus shipping from Amazon.com but it came with no manual. Can someone point me to a primer or tutorial on...
Thanks, Mark. Most of my photos are pretty good re autoguiding (Yes, the Meade LX200 7" Mak "talks" to the software), but only if I spend at least 30 minutes...
Lynn, Congratulations on your successful imaging of M13 and, of course, the Order of Ancient Globulars award. You're right. Astrophotography is not an easy...
for the group. I'm getting two different answers from scope store personnel. One tells me I can use the Meade DSI with a Mac and the other says that I can...
Friends, After attending a star party, Matt Taylor reported that the maximum A/D count in a DSI scene should not exceed 42000. This is consistent with what I...
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