While waiting for the sky to clear and moon to wane I decided to reprocess some raw subs taken this summer. It was one of my first shots with my DSI Pro II and...
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Meade_DSI@yahoogroups...
Jan 2, 2007 2:22 am
Code of Conduct for Meade DSI 1. This group is open to anyone interested in astronomy or astrophotography, without prejudice of previous experience or...
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madjordainian
Jan 2, 2007 12:52 am
... Perhaps it's just me, but I find ... enhancement; it could also be ... green channels, however, ... not taken on the same night. ... of the image - weird. ...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 1, 2007 10:52 pm
Cool shot Buddy! Wow, 4 second guiding intervals at f/10! I would say that your mount is dialed in nicely. Do you set the guiding interval by using one long 4...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 1, 2007 10:45 pm
Hi Leonard, Nice image! I haven't shot the full narrowband set recently. I was having trouble getting sufficient OIII signal sometimes. How wide (nm) is your...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 1, 2007 10:24 pm
Hi Mark, Well, if you call shooting a nice crisp image of unforgiving star fields 'underwhelming', then ok! I'm mostly colorblind, and I can see the star...
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Leonard E. Mercer
apolen2001
Jan 1, 2007 10:15 pm
Hi Buddy, Very nice and interesting image. I love these images where one captures galaxy groups. I hope that when I have my new setup I will make a collection...
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Leonard E. Mercer
apolen2001
Jan 1, 2007 10:13 pm
Hi Buddy, Thanks. Its always nice to do some imaging on a clear night when even the moon is present. Previously I never bothered on moon lit nights. So narrow...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 1, 2007 10:13 pm
Hi Buddy, Nice round pinpoint stars. Great presentation! Kel...
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Buddy Miller
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 10:00 pm
Thanks Chuck, Alan and Nick. I hadn't noticed the happy face until you mentioned it Chuck. I certainly see it now. I too am glad to see galaxy season coming...
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Buddy Miller
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 9:53 pm
That turned out pretty good Leonard. Narrowband imaging is great on bright moon nights. I have always liked the Horsehead Nebula. Your tricolor version is...
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Leonard E. Mercer
apolen2001
Jan 1, 2007 9:33 pm
Hi, Yesterday was a clear night with an almost full moon. Up to now I have never used all three narrow band filters (Ha, OIII, SII) during one session. So I...
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Alan Castillo
alancastillo1
Jan 1, 2007 9:05 pm
Cool Buddy ! [:)] Looking forward to Galaxies myself soon. Alan http://www.geocities.com/alancastillo1/ <http://www.geocities.com/alancastillo1/>...
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eyegasmic
Jan 1, 2007 8:59 pm
This is my third "official"; image, and likely last open cluster. Perhaps it's just me, but I find the reward slightly underwhelming. ...
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garr
Jan 1, 2007 8:23 pm
Hi Duncan, I have used the set up exactly as you have described and it seems to work without coma e.g. http://www.astrobirdphoto.com/nebulae/M42.htm ...
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Nick Gliatis
ngliatis
Jan 1, 2007 8:15 pm
Hi Buddy, Nice image. I would love to image this area of the sky someday. Nick 40 00' 00' N 82 52' 47'' W ... From: Theron W Miller Jr <twmiller123@...> ...
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duncanmccloud666
duncanmcclou...
Jan 1, 2007 6:56 pm
Thanks Kel and Buddy, I screw the Atik focal reducer right into the nosepiece of the DSI-C. I can't get it any closer unless there is a shorter nosepiece to...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 1, 2007 6:51 pm
Hi Steve, Buddy makes a good point here. I didn't think about it at first, but since my LX90 has a pretty short fork setup, my camera hits the base when I have...
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Theron W Miller Jr
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 6:27 pm
Hi all, Here is an image I captured of the open cluster NGC 1857 in Auriga. The atmospherics were terrible with the jet stream overhead and a great deal of...
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Chuck Reese
chuckr54
Jan 1, 2007 6:15 pm
Hi, Buddy - Nice job on "The Eyes". This composition looks like a Happy Face :-) It sure is good to see galaxy season returning... ChuckR ... galaxies....
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Chuck Reese
chuckr54
Jan 1, 2007 6:12 pm
Hi, Wolfgang - happy new year! Interesting animation - I don't recall seeing this done by an amateur before. I recall a thread by Matt Taylor on this very...
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Nick Gliatis
ngliatis
Jan 1, 2007 5:36 pm
Thank you Steve! I was surprised to see it come out that well given the coma problems on the bright stars. Regards, Nick 40 00' 00' N 82 52' 47'' W ... From:...
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Nick Gliatis
ngliatis
Jan 1, 2007 5:34 pm
Hi Kel, It looks like coma on the bright stars. Lets hope tonight I will be able to perform more tests, using the sturdy 2'' extension tube and bringing the...
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Buddy Miller
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 4:42 pm
Man, that 16" RCX400 sure looks good! (Dream on Buddy!) Yep, another big moon on the way. This is when I start doing narrow band imaging and some of the...
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Buddy Miller
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 4:14 pm
Hi Duncan, It is called coma. As Kel stated in his response, this could be caused by too much distance between the focal reducer and the chip. If you are using...
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Buddy Miller
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 3:46 pm
http://us.f368.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?action=welcome&YY=1000745391&.rand=8dflsc4e2vs41 This covers both focal reducers and barlows (which are the opposite of...
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horhay759
Jan 1, 2007 3:31 pm
Where can I get the very best (read simple) on-line explanation of Focal Reducers? I've got this bad feeling that I'm going to need at least a little...
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Steve Tuttle
seeker052
Jan 1, 2007 3:10 pm
Nick, very, very nice image. Steve T....
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Buddy Miller
twmiller123
Jan 1, 2007 2:37 pm
Hi Steve, I think that even with the diagonal, you are going to have trouble with the camera hitting the base when the scope points up at 90 degrees. In that...
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sn2005cs
Jan 1, 2007 9:21 am
Hi all, at first i wish everyone here a safe and Happy NewYear. motivated by this Hubble movie: http://www.seds.org/messier/Pics/Hi-res/m1crabmov.mpg i wonder...
