Has anyone figured out how to get TIF files saved from the DSI to open in AS IP or any other image editing program? BMP and FTS open fine in AS IP and also in...
Thanks Steve! We had allot of fun doing the ad with Meade. My M53 photos need to be redone, the wind was giving me fits that night (& so were the cameras,...
Thanks for the information....I use Corel Draw but have noted that I can't use FITS in it so I will have to convert jpeg or something to do the final touch-up....
Just a reminder to all that the April Challenge Poll will be posted on Monday evening, so you have a day or so to get those last images in there. Never seems...
I have it boiled down to Hillary or Makoto this month, unless of course ChuckR or Polo have something better going on. Don ... on Monday evening, so you have a...
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the kind words. I look forward to learning and progressing with you. It would be great to compare notes as we go along. Bill B. Great...
Hi Chuck; As far as the question of taking a 37.5 sec dark, just take it the same way as the light frame and instead, cover up the end of the telescope. For...
I have benefitted greatly from all of the expert advice on this forum but I feel my progress is slow. I just uploaded 2 new pics to folder billkny. The files...
If You cant use fits use a format that dosnt compress. BMP or TIF uncompressed are better and compatible with both programs... Which version of corel? CLM ...
Hello All, I have a Celestron C4.5 - 114mm, f7, Newtonian with a polar alignment scope and quartz clock drive on a Polaris (not the Super Polaris) German...
Hi, ... Pass ! M53 is too low on the north horizon for me. I can catch it but the images are not good enough because of the sky wich is not totally clear. BTW...
... with ... bit ... could ... it ... PS: Just added another M57 that was a stack of 9X30s captured in .bmp that actually has some color in the ring. I think I...
First Annual Astroday at Rivers Camera Shop, Saturday, April 30, 2005 Yesterday, I drove 65 miles northeast, through a rain storm, to Dover, New Hampshire,...
Hi Bill, Two thoughts about the problems you are having. Good collimation is a must with an SCT. So if there is any doubt, check it. I use an artificial star...
Hi Polo, M53 should be able to be got from Papeete Tahiti as it is still achievable from Melbourne (further South). I make it to rise roughly around sunset in...
The first night I had the imager, it was partly cloudy. Really tough even to polar align. Wanted to test the camera. Jupiter was about the only thing I...
nice work tom - a great image yet again. thanks for the link matt ... again. ... continues to ... sunspot 756. ... class solar ... do not ... The LPI won ... ...
Bill, Great report! Congrats on the DSI-Pro! I can't wait for your analysis of the unit. The first couple of images I've seen with the RCX have been touted as ...
Thanks to Tom King for responding to my last request for help. If you're still here (or anyone else) check the last pic in my billkny folder. It is a shot at...
Hi Bill, Your pattern looks quite acceptable to me. I say go for it! Clear skies, Tom King - KD5HM N32.86, W97.24 ... From: "billkny" <billkny@...> To:...
... Here is my little setup :-). I have been cheating, using a color wheel with the DSI Pro instead of the slider. Its atached to a custom off-axis guider I...
... antiblooming ... <ragreve.work@s...> ... Thanks Nelson. I have been reading Ron Wodaski's book "The New CCD Astronomy" and he emphasizes the difference...
Jason, What a sweet arrangement! Question: Did you swap out the rear cover on the DSI-Pro with the cover from a DSI-Color? Or is the angle of the photo hiding...
Jaason, I should have asked you if you think the 12" RCX400 is ready for Meade to ship to customers. Were there any significant problems that you or others...
I know the feeling; I had one clear shot at m53 the whole month in "sunny" California! The results are posted. Talk to you soon SteveL In a message dated...
Thanks for the info, Bill. I'm still somewhat new at this, so: - What is debayering, what does it do? - I have the DSI, with the Pro on order. Does the Pro...
Nice report, Bill It seems the trip to NH was well worth it. Holby ... 2005 ... the ... the ... These ... web ... using ... to ... USB ... DSI ... most ... ...
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