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  • Members: 947
  • Category: Astrophotography
  • Founded: Aug 25, 2005
  • Language: English
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Hi this is my 1st post here just wanted to share this with you, South Celestial Pole <http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t379/r30rush/Astronomy/pro2ndstartr&#92; ...
16 Aug 6, 2012
4:09 am

George Anderson
olynav
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Due to the extensive damage and shipping disruptions wrought by the recent hurricane that hit the US's east coast, the deadline for submitting works to...
2 Jul 21, 2012
12:49 pm

Anthony Shostak
ashos10
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Our group was successful! 11 photos of the 2012 transit of Venus have been posted by members of our group! Clear skies! Bill1550...
1 Jun 8, 2012
2:58 am

bill1550
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I was sure I would miss it because it had already started by sunrise time here in Greece, but I gave it a try and got lucky. Not too many clouds and it lasted...
1 Jun 6, 2012
9:34 am

andysoup
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Clear skies here in Western Kentucky....
1 Jun 6, 2012
9:05 am

ldcunningham441
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Is anyone out there planning on photographing the transit of Venus across the sun's disk? You'll need a proper solar filter to safely image the sun. For...
8 Jun 6, 2012
2:53 am

Fernando Rodriguez
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Anyone invested time in seeing what this camera will do for Astro? With the new 75mm lens this looks like an interesting setup if the camera performs......
1 May 27, 2012
12:29 pm

tjhinet
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Wow, I'd almost forgotten this group existed. It seems to be devoid of anyone actually using Olympus stuff for astrophotography, or at least anyone who wants...
13 Mar 31, 2012
3:11 pm

bill1550
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Hi, im trying to use the 3m-5a zm-5a f8 500mm russian lens with a x2 adapter connected to an Olympus E520 camera. Im tyring to shoot Jupiter. Can you please...
3 Mar 27, 2012
1:59 pm

tincanandstring
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Last year, I have taken some photos with the epl1 anto my Zeus 60/900. You can see my work in http://astrofotosdanielrios.wordpress.com/fotosdelaluna/ byebye...
1 Mar 25, 2012
12:08 pm

dariome@...
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Greetings, all. I am the lead curator for the first major art museum exhibition devoted to exploring astrophotography as a genre of the fine arts. A ...
4 Mar 21, 2012
11:15 pm

Abu Hamdan
rubeel
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I am new to this group and I thought I would try some DSLR imaging. I have used CCD cameras for years but this is kind of new to me. My question is, How do I...
2 Mar 15, 2012
1:54 am

snogeez glasheen
snogeez
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I have come across a wonderfully versatile camera trigger that I'd like to use for photographing a total solar eclipse later this year (see link) (...
1 Feb 26, 2012
1:48 pm

astroferal
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Hello, I own a olympus e-300 dslr and I am inquiring about a adapter for my 12.5" f/4.89 home built newtonian dob. I have already ordered the 4/3 to Om adapter...
7 Feb 25, 2012
8:57 am

chris266927
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Does anyone use Maxim DL 5 to process Olympus RAW (.orf) images? I can't get it to work. I can read in and view single images and can convert them to color,...
1 Feb 24, 2012
3:56 am

james.lowenthal
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Some of you might not be aware that Olympus has a 'Background Subtraction Toolkit' that is freeware and needs Java to run from ...
2 Feb 19, 2012
10:54 pm

Joe Bergeron
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Hi All I have an Olympus E1 which is way behind on its firmware and I want to update it. The issue is I don't have the orginal CD and cant get the Olympus...
3 Nov 27, 2011
8:55 am

richard657111
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Has anyone imaged the very bright supernova in M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy? Here are the details: Magnitude 10.0; Best seen from 19.8h - 3.5h (htop=47° at...
2 Sep 10, 2011
1:52 am

Fernando Rodriguez
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The Bates College Museum of Art continues to accept (through September 15, 2011) submissions to the juried portion of the 2012 exhibition Starstruck: The Fine...
1 Aug 18, 2011
12:11 am

Anthony Shostak
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Hi all, I'm new the this group. I'm doing large filed sky pictures with classical lenses, mainly the 14-42 and the 50 macro. Up to now (2 years), I was using a...
8 Apr 14, 2011
10:22 pm

Eric Sibert
ericsibert1971
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Hi everyone: As a new member of this community, just wanted to say a quick "hi". I have an E-510 that I will be using for DSLR imaging with a Celestron Nexstar...
7 Mar 4, 2011
12:28 pm

Jeff
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Hello. Trying to use my E-system for astrophoto, both with a telescope and with telephoto lenses. My problem is - I can NOT achieve critical focus. I have...
6 Feb 19, 2011
12:36 pm

Alan Hoyle
alanh
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Hi all! I have been using my E500 for deep sky during the last three years and it has become clear to me how much better the new Canikons are regarding noise...
12 Nov 29, 2010
9:03 am

neoachromat
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I am trying to find out what eyepeace matches the e-420 without the lense so i can focus it easer. Thank you....
13 Nov 13, 2010
7:16 pm

mopman0004
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Has anyone used Meade's Autostar Suite ver.5.5. It has a DLSR Control option now, but I am wondering how to connect my Evolt 410 in order for it to work. Any...
1 Oct 22, 2010
10:42 pm

Bill
xxx4900
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Has anybody gotten Maxim DL to work with an Olympus E-510? I can't seem to get it to work. It connects to the Camera - but when I try an exposure it doesn't...
1 Oct 16, 2010
11:48 pm

Felix
bhfelix
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I've been imaging with a modified webcam for a little while. Now I would like to get the wider field of view an DSLR provides. My funds are very limited and...
6 Oct 3, 2010
2:22 am

GaryA
gary_ahlers
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Hi, newbie here. I have the E-510 and want to know if there is any software or control out there to automate exposures. I can use Olympus Studio to do a...
2 Oct 2, 2010
1:47 pm

Jim Yates
jimyce
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Olympus Evolt E-620 12.3mp Live MOS Digital SLR Camera with Image Stabilization and 2.7 inch Swivel LCD w/ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 and 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Zuiko...
1 Sep 25, 2010
11:40 am

tejas_ruparel
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Hi All, I am attempting to use Olympus Studio. I've manage to figure out most of the control procedures but, since ther Help files are not accessable, I have...
1 Sep 25, 2010
11:40 am

GaryA
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