Hello All, If anyone is interested I've added three of my first tracked images to my folder, 3dpan. Pleiades, M42/M43, and the Small Magellanic Cloud. I'm...
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Harold
harold_forsberg
Dec 5, 2006 11:24 pm
... images to ... Hi Alec, Especially liked the Small Magellanic Cloud, I read in the Deep Sky Stacker Group how you processed the images. Did you do any...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 6, 2006 12:21 am
Also Harold, If you're interested in what can be done, here are the entries in the NZ Astro Group's November competition, all better than mine I think. ...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 6, 2006 12:23 am
Thank you Harold, In Photoshop all I did was adjust levels. That's about the limit of my PS skills. I think I could do better with more long slow exposures....
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Jim Cliffe
hillwalkerca
Dec 6, 2006 6:44 am
Very nice Alec. Thank-you! I'm curious about the difference in nebulosity between M42/43 and the Pleiades. There's enough exposure to bring up low magnitude...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 6, 2006 7:41 am
Jim, Thanks for your comments. All frames were only 20 seconds. If I dig deep into the noise level I can bring out a bit of nebulosity in M45. I've read other...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 8, 2006 11:03 am
Jim, See this link for pix (scroll down) of the M45 nebulosity, image details show that it required over an hour of exposure. Link picked out from another...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 13, 2006 12:26 am
Does anyone have any information on modifying the E-500 for IR/UV filtering ? i.e. same as is currently done for the Canon and Nikon DSLRs I've just spent half...
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Olympus_Digital_SLR_A...
Olympus_Digital_SLR_A...
Dec 13, 2006 4:47 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Olympus_Digital_SLR_Astrophotography group. ...
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Gary
ge_mcclung
Dec 13, 2006 5:18 pm
According to the Kodak technical specs on the KAF-8300 chip, the color response is designed into the chip itself. The H-alpha line of 653 nM seems to be...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 13, 2006 11:26 pm
Thanks Gary, Your file doesn't seem to have uploaded to the files section yet. I'm hoping the existing IR filter is a glass one that can be replaced, I'm not...
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Gary
ge_mcclung
Dec 15, 2006 2:22 am
Alec, After I uploaded the file I noticed a message to all members like it was from Bill! (sorry about that Bill) There's probably a bug in the Yahoo code...
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bosssouris
Dec 17, 2006 4:03 pm
Hi all, I'm interesting by astrophotography and i'm happy to join your group cause theres nothing here in France for user olympus. I buy a celestron C6N GO TO...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 17, 2006 10:44 pm
Hello "bosssouris", Welcome to the Group. I'm sure you will have lots of interesting (and maybe frustrating) evenings of astrophotography with the Olympus. ...
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Ragnar Jensen
ragnar1984
Dec 18, 2006 7:20 pm
I think I know that. 1.25 inches = 31.75 millimeters. /Ragnar ... (and maybe frustrating) evenings of astrophotography with the Olympus. ... 31.75", so could...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 18, 2006 10:48 pm
Thanks Ragnar, Of course, inches to mm. And, bosssouris, I suspect you will need a "31.75 to T-mount" adapter plus a "T-mount to 4/3" adapter. The "31.75 to...
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Allan Zeldman
arz704
Dec 19, 2006 2:38 am
1 inch = 2.5cm (25mm) therefore 1.25 inches = 3.125cm (31.25mm) ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Ragnar Jensen
ragnar1984
Dec 19, 2006 10:58 am
Actually 1 inch = 2.54 cm (25.4mm), therefore 1.25 inches = 3.175 cm (31.75mm). http://www.google.com/search?q=1+inch /Ragnar ... ...
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gshuman62
Dec 20, 2006 4:20 am
Group: I have a Astroview 6eq with motor drives and an Olympus E-300 Firm 1.0. I have been trying for a while to capture some good shots of M31 (I wait until...
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Gary
ge_mcclung
Dec 20, 2006 4:57 am
Gregg, The 6eq is a fine scope with f/5 photographic speed. You should be able to do some fine astrophotography. First of all you need really good polar...
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gshuman62
Dec 23, 2006 1:03 am
Gary, all: I have created an album called "Shu's Album". In it, you can see my setup, good pic of M42, and the bad dynamics I am getting trying to capture M31....
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 23, 2006 2:24 am
Gregg, I may be able to help a little. First some questions. How are you recording your images, JPEG, TIFF, or RAW ? What stacking parameter are you using in...
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gshuman62
Dec 23, 2006 4:41 am
Alec, How are you recording your images, JPEG, TIFF, or RAW ? RAW (ORF), save as TIFF when done with DSS. What stacking parameter are you using in DSS ? Detect...
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Gary
ge_mcclung
Dec 23, 2006 5:05 am
Gregg, I've looked at your photos and it looks like you have focus nailed down and tracking is no problem for a 30 sec shot. From my experience...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 23, 2006 5:11 am
Gregg, That's a pretty comprehensive answer. BTW, I have just finished adding the autoguiding port to my Hand Controller and I see in the instructions that it...
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gshuman62
Dec 23, 2006 2:24 pm
Gary, Thanks, I guess I needed a reality check to make sure I am on the right track. As you mentioned, Post-processing is an Art more than the science of...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 23, 2006 10:58 pm
Gregg, You could ask Google for "EQ-3 autoguiding", alternatively you could ask the "Autoguiding Group" for suggestions, ...
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Gary
ge_mcclung
Dec 24, 2006 3:30 am
Gregg, I'm not familiar with the EQ-3 mount; Alec seems to have more expertise on that end. My Meade LX200 and Celestron Advance GT mounts both have a guiding...
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gshuman62
Dec 24, 2006 4:51 pm
Thanks Alec, I found the EQ Style mod instructions here. http://www.store.shoestringastronomy.com/eq_mod.pdf Let me know how you guiding comes with the...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Dec 24, 2006 10:48 pm
Gregg, That's an interesting picture you've created, abstact art (?). I don't know how you achieved it though. I tried to connect up all my auto-guiding system...
