So, I just purchased a new color DSI-III to replace my DSI-II. My biggest concern so far is the horizontal banding I'm seeing. Is this common? The only...
Hi group i would like connect my lx200gps with my new laptop windows vista (32bit). the autostarII has V4.2g. with my laptop and xp system works fine with...
Hello: I'm a newbie and have not done any CCD imaging but have a strong desire to try it. I'm thinking of getting a DSI II Color imager. My scope is an 8"...
Why when ever I try to take a picture of jupiter do I always end up with an over exposed image. I have only ever managed to get an image where I could see the...
Hi Everybody, I am a new guy in astrophotography and have a DSI III color camera. I could install it without any problem and can use it with both Envisage and...
I have looked through the archives of several groups (MaximDL, MeadeDSI and this one) and cant find the answer to my question. When I try to use MaximDL (5.07,...
Hi all group i have my lx200gps 10in and wedge.autostar II V4.2g last week setup and did good alignment then setup to autoguide on phd and dsi2pro, started...
I have been using envisage to do imaging but have lately started using Maxim at another site. I am wanting to use my DSI II in maxim but haven't had any luck...
http://www.grekalova.com/photo_Astroplugins.html Sorry, Noel Carboni isn't the author of Star Ronder, but above is the web site you can download it from, plus...
For all you do-it-yourself types out there who have been experimenting with thermoelectric cooling systems for your DSIs and running into dewing problems, I am...
The Meade Deep Sky Imager is finally well on the way to becoming usable under LINUX! A group of interested parties has made some good progress in developing...
Get your camera's out: Space Weather News For July 19, 2009 http://spaceweather.com JUPITER IMPACT? On July 19th, a veteran observer of Jupiter in Australia ...
can someone suggest a live focusing software for DSI PRo with metrics (similar to DSLR focus), free links are preferred :-) how is everyone focusing ? autostar...
I completed my first narrow band image. It's of M16 and can be seen in the album wsuriano. I stacked, calibrated and registered 30 1 minute subs of Ha, SII...
http://tinyurl.com/na5547 Taken last night with only 4 Frames, due to clouds chasing me away early. I think it came out pretty good, considering the low number...
HI all I have just uploaded a test image taken with my DSI 2 Color (deepskysteve album)and a WO Z66SD scope, can someone explain the blue shift in the stars,...
Hi, Made some pictures of M13 in Hercules. 10 pictures of 8 sec. Stacked totday with Registax. CCD Camera : Meade DSI Telescope : 152 mm Meade achromatische...
Sony expands the Alpha family with the A230, A330 and A380: three easy-to-use DSLR cameras that make serious picture quality and shooting options brilliantly...
Same night as your M51, Bob. 1min subs, LRGB 30, 10,10,10, DSI Pro, 1min subs, autoguided. I might try drizzling this to 1.5x. Photos, Steve Bell, M13. Steve...
Steve/Mike: Thanks for the comments re my M63 photo 2 min exposures without autoguiding. Actually, my stars were elongated slightly, so I used a Star Rounder...
Hi all, does anyone have an Orion Eon 80mm? I would love to see some photos or hear user opinions on this scope. I currently have an ED80, and am wondering...
Gentlemen Last night I had my 1st bash with the DSI after watching Matt's tut's. I made tonnes of mistakes but I actually ended up with a usable (by my...
I was misled by a website that I clicked on in an email. Next thing I knew, everyone in my address book got an email claiming that I sent them (personally)...
Does anyone know where I may find a pin diagram for LX200GPS autoguider port? I may try PHD autoguiding. Telescope mount needs to be ST-4 compatible.I am...
http://tinyurl.com/lo69xo Here is the direct access to my photo of M63, the Sunflower Galaxy. This was taken during a 38%-full Moon, so it is a little washed...
I am tring to upgrade the database on my 497 handbox, first the connection was good and i saved the info, but when i tried to start the mount back up the...
I've been using MaximDL for a while now but since I can't seem to shake an error where MaximDL disconnects randomly from my DSI, I have decided to go back to...