Hi Tim; Other than the light leakage the image was looking good. Try to get 20 to 30 sec subs to go even deeper. Chuck D. ... as ... computer ... moon ... is ...
Pardon me for jumping in... Tim, you said "open sides on the camera." Are you using the DSI Pro II without the filter bar? If it's the Pro II mono without...
Hi, Can anyone tell me if they have been recieving failure to deliver notices from their posts to dsi. I have recieved at least six notices since my post last...
This should be an interesting challenge! M81 will be a challenge but it fills the frame nicely in my SN6. I can't wait to see what we come up with! Tim Schuh...
Thx for the info Kel. I dont mind anyone jumping in. I new to this form of digital imaging and willing to hear any advice. I do have the filter bar but I...
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Hi Tim, Well that certainly answers the question of light source! Nice job on stacking the resulting subframes. This looked like a nice image in the making,...
Hi I'm De Lorme I had similer problem , you must use a 2.0 hi speed , which attaches to your computer. you can as far as 30' with a hub inbetween. I did this...
Hi De Lorme, There may be a relation between cold weather operation and USB hubs, as many posts suggested in the past. I personally use a USB 2.0 laptop with...
I must be sick. I actually understood that! :) Tim Schuh http://www.urbanastronomy.com/ 32.89N, 97.15W LXD75 6" Schmitt-Newtonian DSI Pro ATIK Manual Filter...
Hi All, These are my third and fourth images with the new DSI II-C. I managed to get a bit more exposure time before the 5 image failure knocked me out. The...
Hi Chuck and Luke, Thanks for taking the time to get me headed in the right direction. I can now connect to the telescope from both the sky program and from...
Learned something this afternoon as I was cleaning up my hard drive and had to glean thru extra images before deleting them. Inadvertently hit "Slide Show" and...
Got this last week. Comedy of Murphy's Law. First, started imaging the wrong part of the sky (Steve, another way to ensure your target is in the FOV is to take...
Great job, Hulett. Nice, deep stacks. Don't be shy on stacking even more images, especially if you need to stick with such short subframes. I think you'll like...
Hi Chuck and Luke, Don't know if this got to this group or not - might have sent it to the autostar bunch. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to get me headed...
LOL well It can be covered in a single shot with the 80 mm and a reducer or you can opt for a mosaic. It should be a nice challenge for all of us. Good luck. ...
I have added M 82 to my album after the 7th processing. LOL I need all the practice I can get. This is the first image I have with 8 minute sub exposures. ...
Thanks Kel. Believe me, the seeing conditions here doesn't usually let me get 4 minute subs, let alone 8 minutes. Everything just fell together that night. I...
Kel that really means a lot. Thank You very much. Your posts here certainly help a bunch of people, just like myself, to try to do better. I am very grateful...
Tim, I hope it is okay, I created a Redding Observatory album at Urbanastronomy.com. It was pretty easy to do. Terry - W6LMJ ... Tim, I hope it is okay, I...
Very nice job Ray - nice focus, good color. Very good work to get those 8 minute subs on the lx90 at f/5 :o) Clear skies, Tom King KD5HM ... From: "Ray...
Tom, thanks for your kind words. You should know that with me it is 90% luck. My problem is that I wouldn't know what I am doing is what is supposed to be...
Very nice work Ray Your getting better every trip out. Keep up the great work. Regards Mark ... -- M.T.S.O. http://Astronomy.Qteaser.com N 44° 35' 03" W 85°...
Hi Ray, very nice image, congrats on your first 8' subs. You must have at least semi-dark skies to be able to pull 8'. My limit at the best of nights is 4'...
I FINALLY had the opportunity to set-up last night since 13 January, no thanks to the weather. I FINALLY also got to test my 70-210mm lens. Of course, and as...