Thanks for the input Mike ________________________________ From: SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Bert Sent:...
I didn't like Ridout because of their horrible prices, so I've done two other methods that seem to work and are MUCH cheaper. Firstly, you can get some...
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunatly, I just got back from Ridout before I saw your post. I purchased a sheet of red plastic. Total cost was $15. This was...
Jeff - you can cut the plastic to size and use the double-stick velcro to attach it, assuming you don't mind putting velcro on your computer. I did that, and...
Yes. If you go to their showroom, they have a whole stack of long sheets of red filter material. Just be sure to not take the ones on top since they seemed a...
_____ Subject: July 13,14 ETS I am still looking for volunteers for this weekend. We have plenty of space left. I will provide a grill and grilling stuff. ...
It looks like the Messier chart is nearly done. It is missing M54,M75,M85,M99 (also M87 and M89 which I have images of but need to crop). These are all pretty...
Congratulations. Kin ... From: Bob Nanz To: SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com ; sdaa@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:04 AM Subject: [SDAA_AISIG]...
Amateur photographers and astronomers will soon be able to navigate the night sky using a computer program developed at the University of Toronto. "The idea is...
Sounds like just another version of Pinpoint? Pinpoint uses the GSC to plate solve the image. When I run CCD Commander for image aquisition I do a goto, take...
Good job ________________________________ From: SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Austin Sent: Wednesday, July...
Anyone out there using an RCOS telescope? I just picked up a 12" and I'm not trying to collimate it. . .and I'm about to throw it (and myself) off my roof. ....
I'm confused, you are or are not trying to collimate it? ________________________________ From: SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com]...
Shoot my typo's are weird. . .I am "noW" trying to collimate it. . .:) Bottom line, I can't collimate this thing. . .it's kicking me in the privates. . . -Jeff...
I feel your pain I just got an 8" SCT and with luck maybe tonight at mission trails I'll get it working Good luck seeing as it's Friday the 13th Mike ...
Congratulations Jeff!!! Man I cannot wait to take a look through that scope. Does your new scope have the motorized secondary? There is a collimation video on ...
Jerry, Yea, I've seen the video and all the instructions. . .the beef is that what I see through my Takahashi collimation scope differs dramatically from what ...
Oh, and I was gonna head out there tonight, but the forecast doesn't look terribly promising. . .I might head out on Sun. night though! -J ... From:...
Wow. great image. Congratulations. Kin ... From: Vincent Bert To: SDAA_AISIG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 4:26 AM Subject: [SDAA_AISIG] Iris...
I never seem to be happy with the processing on my image of this object. There is so much nebulosity and no real sky backround to accurately balance the...
I agree. This was tough for me to process as well. I finally had to stop fiddling and just post it! :-) I think the tendency is to image this target with a...
The next AISIG meeting is at MTRP at 7 pm Wednesday. Agenda is: 1. Quick run through of MAXDSLR (running and connected to Canon Digital Rebel) 2. Profile of...
Reminder from: SDAA_AISIG Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDAA_AISIG/cal AISIG Meeting MTRP Wednesday July 25, 2007 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (This event...
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The last time I went out to TDS I got 7 shots but 4 of them had what was described to me as "HOT PIXELS" no matter what I did to process them out I was unable...
... Hey Mike, basically all sensors have a little bit of current running through them, and due the huge numbers of very small circuitry in the sensor it allows...