Thanks, everyone. Looks like there is no question that the Bahtinov is the way to go. I was getting another embroidery hoop from my wife when I checked the ...
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Meade_DSI@yahoogroups...
Jan 3, 2009 11:17 pm
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Meade_DSI@yahoogroups...
Jan 3, 2009 11:18 pm
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Chuck Domaracki
c_domo2002
Jan 4, 2009 1:08 am
Hi All; Well, you know what they say; Every party needs a pooper, and, that's me. I guess what I would like to do is propose is an alterative. This is not to...
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Willam P. Suriano
wsuriano2002
Jan 4, 2009 3:49 am
Well said Chuck. I have the mask, but it only helps me focus using my first filter and only if conditions don't change much. After that, unless I'm imaging...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 4, 2009 3:53 am
Hi Chuck the P-P, Agreed on all counts, except that I'm still trying to master focusing on small dim stars. Apparently, it's much more difficult to do this in...
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Chuck Reese
chuckr54
Jan 4, 2009 5:11 am
Hi, Jeff - PMFJI I have a Hutech IDAS LPS which I tried with both mono & OSC cameras. It does work, but it introduces its own set of problems with color ...
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Niall Saunders
njsgps
Jan 4, 2009 1:32 pm
Hi Chuck, I still disagree. With the Bahtinov mask - apart from knowing that you are 'in focus' just by using the mask, because it still lets at least 50% of...
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Nor
norschramm
Jan 4, 2009 2:50 pm
HI Chuck, Not to belabor the point, but I tend to agree with Niall, Crutch or not, the Bahtinov Mask has helped me to get much better focus in less time ...
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Jim Jewell II
jjewellii
Jan 4, 2009 3:24 pm
Hello all: Being a "newbie" I've been in the background taking this all in (especially this topic) with great interest. I recently got a Hartmann mask & it...
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gary
gjmccormicksr
Jan 4, 2009 3:47 pm
Hello Niall, I agree with you a 100 percent. I wonder why folks use there computerize
mount. It makes imaging a lot easier. This mask has made it so easy and...
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Niall Saunders
njsgps
Jan 4, 2009 4:07 pm
Hi Kim, Whilst you are still 'thinking' about purchasing a commercial product, why don't you have a go at making one for yourself. Have a look at ...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 4, 2009 4:30 pm
Hmm, having only made a feeble kludge at approximating a Bahtinov, perhaps I'll make a better attempt and see if I can see those small stars. The bahtinov...
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Glenn
meurerg
Jan 4, 2009 5:33 pm
thanks Jeff, for the replies and information. It makes good sense the way you explain it. Even better, you make it sound easy! So to first order it's pretty...
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jer29_11_13
Jan 4, 2009 6:27 pm
Hello all, I generated a mask for my 12" LX200GPS but how do you print it out, I don't have anything that can display a SVG file? Thanks! Bahtinov Generator: ...
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slowpoke4333
Jan 4, 2009 6:54 pm
I generally use my Bahtinov mask for my initial focus. When I'm gathering color data, a Hartmann mask works better for me on faint stars. Of course, I used...
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andyhoutexas
Jan 4, 2009 6:58 pm
Thanks Kel and Steve, just wanted to let you all know that I extracted all the Meade programs and drivers off my computer that I had loaded from the Disk that...
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Don D'Egidio
astrojunkie52
Jan 4, 2009 7:40 pm
Fred, You van get a free viewer here. http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/mainframed.html Don ... From: "jer29_11_13" <fconte@...> To:...
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charles.bradshaw
charles.brad...
Jan 4, 2009 8:00 pm
Inkscape is free and handles .svg files. Charlie...
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Chuck Domaracki
c_domo2002
Jan 5, 2009 1:06 am
Hi Kel; Yes, poor seeing does make focusing on dim stars more of challenge. Yet it can be done. When the atmosphere is really boiling are images are at best...
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Chuck Domaracki
c_domo2002
Jan 5, 2009 1:52 am
Hi Niall; I see you are a big fan of the Bahtinov mask. That's fine. If it works for you then by all means continue to use it. I merely wanted to point out an...
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jer29_11_13
Jan 5, 2009 2:11 am
Thank you Charles and Don. I have tried both programs and though I can display the mask in either case I can't seem to get it to print the entire image. I...
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Don D'Egidio
astrojunkie52
Jan 5, 2009 2:26 am
I found a work around for printing the svg file once a viewer is installed. When the browser window displays the mask I hit the ALT PRINT SCREEN key then...
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Stephen Hamilton
e2pilot
Jan 5, 2009 3:44 am
Chuck, While I find the mask intriguing, I must admit that I tend to agree with you and side more with the idea of looking at the dimmer stars. For several...
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Jeff Weiss
jeffweiss9
Jan 5, 2009 3:57 am
Thanks, Chuck- Kel and others have said things along the line that the Hutech IDAS LPS was better than the other LPS filters with respect to color balance in...
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 5, 2009 4:38 am
Last call for December challenge! Email me if you're cooking up an image and need a few hours to post it. Kel ... post)....
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Kel
skywardview
Jan 5, 2009 5:17 am
Hi Jeff, Sorry, missed your earlier message on this thread. I've only compared Hutech IDAS to RGB with no LPS, and haven't used any of the other LPS filters....
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Stephen Hamilton
e2pilot
Jan 5, 2009 5:20 am
So, what do you do when the weather won't let you image for months on end (well, weather, work, etc..)? You redesign your website of course LOL. At any rate,...
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Floyd Blue
bakersfieldb...
Jan 5, 2009 5:52 am
I have found this mask to do a fine job and alone it will give good results. However, it is best used to achieve best focus and then the dim star methods being...
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Glenn
meurerg
Jan 5, 2009 2:44 pm
ditto my experience (purge and reinstall)- sadly I missed the thread here with the advice on resolving my installation problem, but found enough clues on one...
