Hi Bruce,

The night will come when you will be able to see all kinds of banding on Saturn,
with or without filters, in your SV80ED. It's simply a matter of getting some
altitude on Saturn and some good seeing.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised by what the "little" 80mm
will show you.

Clear skies and good seeing soon,
Robert
Spring Valley, IL

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Agee" <brucea@...> wrote:
>
> The sky cleared today for the first time in a couple of weeks, so I set up my
SV80ED.  I tried the April Monoceros challenge, but I couldn't find a few
objects - the nebulae in particular - and a couple of objects were behind my
house.  I could just split the beta mon triplet.  (I think that the sky settled
down a bit later in the evening.) Boy am I glad I have the CG5 goto mount.  From
my back yard, aren't many visible stellar landmarks around the monoceros
objects.
>
> I checked Mars, not much to see there.  I wanted to look at Saturn, but it
wasn't up high enough to see, yet - so I ran a sky tour. I could see the polaris
double, which seems to be a good benchmark.
>
> Finally around 10:30 I swung over to Saturn.  Wow! The image was bright,
almost glowing and 'floating' in space.  It was the best view of Saturn I've
ever had (compared to my previous small telescopes).  I could see a couple of
the moons, but no shading on the planet or rings.  No Cassini division.  I
wonder if filters would help with this?
>
> Still, the image was pretty good up to about 140x.  Even though the conditions
weren't ideal, the SV 2.9mmm provided a useable image at 188x. And this time out
I wasn't fighting the 2.9mm, good news.
>
> Finally around 11:30 it was time to close down for the night.  I'm looking
forward to seeing a lot more of Saturn in the coming months.
>
> - Bruce
>

HI STEVE,
      I also have an SV102ED. Got it about 5yrs. now.
      I also have SV80mm Aplanat. Love the scopes.
      By the way I also live in NH over near Keene
      in the little Town of Surry.
              Clear Skies, Bob G.

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Steve <stevebrian100@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry for interrupting this realigist experience.
>
> Wow! I'm new to this group and after listening to you all I'm starting to
salivate. I just purchased a SV102 ED doublet second hand and found the
performance exceeded my expectations. I have tested the Explore Scientific CF
127 triplet and I believe the SV102 out performs the ES. Hell the quality of the
Explore was terrible in the units I tested and the SV102 was awesome.
>
> Thank you Stellavue for a great scope.
>
> Q. Can going to a SV triplet really be that much better than the this
wonderful doublet.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
> Bedford NH
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:20 PM, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Vic--
> >
> > Thanks for all the supportive comments (everyone else, too!).
> > Makes me feel like all the late nights this past week really
> > paid off.
> >
> > This is also a good chance to see what you (and others) would
> > prefer for dedicated photographic use (in other words, an
> > astrograph). It took me quite a while--including some personal
> > correspondence--to get the field on the SV115 reasonably flat, and
> > the edgest still distort a bit on the raw images. At some point,
> > there's probably a bigger/faster scope in my future, and I'd like
> > to make the best choice possible.
> >
> > Thoughts/Suggestions?
> >
> > Ronald Waters
> >
> > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, vic@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Very nice! Sharp, contrasty and awesome. The SV115,not just for visual use
anymore!
> > >
> > > You have done justice to the optics. I think the 115 and QSI is a great
combo.
> > >
> > > Vic Maris
> > >
> > > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Had some clear skies the past few days, uploaded one of my images to
Flickr:
> > > >
> > > >
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7074094797/sizes/o/in/photostream/
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for looking!
> > > >
> > > > RW
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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Tonight also happens to be opposition for Saturn, so if you get lucky with the
weather, this could be  a good night!

Will

Hi Steve, welcome to the club!  I've had a 102ED for a few months now and love
it.

I live in Amesbury, MA and often pass through Bedford on my way to visit my
grandmother (97) who lives in Peterborough.  We should think about a NE
Stellarvue meet up - maybe sometime this summer.  Do any of the group members go
to Stellafane?

Back on topic!

Beautiful image of M13, RW.  I've not yet gone after any clusters (there are so
many beautiful galaxies out there!), but this looks like a good one (and looks
like it has good exposure from my viewing site).

Thanks for sharing!

Will

Bruce
Thanks for the report. I was planning on viewing Saturn last night but the
weather would not cooperate, tonight looks worse. Happy to see someone getting a
chance to use their scope.

Ron
SW Florida
SVR80ED

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 15, 2012, at 3:33 AM, "Bruce Agee" <brucea@...> wrote:

> The sky cleared today for the first time in a couple of weeks, so I set up my
SV80ED. I tried the April Monoceros challenge, but I couldn't find a few objects
- the nebulae in particular - and a couple of objects were behind my house. I
could just split the beta mon triplet. (I think that the sky settled down a bit
later in the evening.) Boy am I glad I have the CG5 goto mount. From my back
yard, aren't many visible stellar landmarks around the monoceros objects.
>
> I checked Mars, not much to see there. I wanted to look at Saturn, but it
wasn't up high enough to see, yet - so I ran a sky tour. I could see the polaris
double, which seems to be a good benchmark.
>
> Finally around 10:30 I swung over to Saturn. Wow! The image was bright, almost
glowing and 'floating' in space. It was the best view of Saturn I've ever had
(compared to my previous small telescopes). I could see a couple of the moons,
but no shading on the planet or rings. No Cassini division. I wonder if filters
would help with this?
>
> Still, the image was pretty good up to about 140x. Even though the conditions
weren't ideal, the SV 2.9mmm provided a useable image at 188x. And this time out
I wasn't fighting the 2.9mm, good news.
>
> Finally around 11:30 it was time to close down for the night. I'm looking
forward to seeing a lot more of Saturn in the coming months.
>
> - Bruce
>
>


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I went out on Friday night with a C90 mak, Casini division was visble and a
couple of bands, I was hopeing to get bigger stuff out but the last couple of
nights have been cloudy, Dave

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Agee" <brucea@...> wrote:
>
> The sky cleared today for the first time in a couple of weeks, so I set up my
SV80ED.  I tried the April Monoceros challenge, but I couldn't find a few
objects - the nebulae in particular - and a couple of objects were behind my
house.  I could just split the beta mon triplet.  (I think that the sky settled
down a bit later in the evening.) Boy am I glad I have the CG5 goto mount.  From
my back yard, aren't many visible stellar landmarks around the monoceros
objects.
>
> I checked Mars, not much to see there.  I wanted to look at Saturn, but it
wasn't up high enough to see, yet - so I ran a sky tour. I could see the polaris
double, which seems to be a good benchmark.
>
> Finally around 10:30 I swung over to Saturn.  Wow! The image was bright,
almost glowing and 'floating' in space.  It was the best view of Saturn I've
ever had (compared to my previous small telescopes).  I could see a couple of
the moons, but no shading on the planet or rings.  No Cassini division.  I
wonder if filters would help with this?
>
> Still, the image was pretty good up to about 140x.  Even though the conditions
weren't ideal, the SV 2.9mmm provided a useable image at 188x. And this time out
I wasn't fighting the 2.9mm, good news.
>
> Finally around 11:30 it was time to close down for the night.  I'm looking
forward to seeing a lot more of Saturn in the coming months.
>
> - Bruce
>

Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
Leo triplet:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Thanks for looking / input welcome,

RW

Thanks all for the welcome and I'm looking forward to contributing to this
forum. And greetings from sunny Curaçao. I'm here for the week and no scopes!
My wife is very happy. Although she did encourage me the bring the new SV102.
She is such a good sport. To tell the truth i would have if I had a more
portable mount to complete my grab and go setup.

M13 is one of my favorite. I just just took some Photos of M13 using my Edge
11and they did not turn out as good as this shot. Very well done. Can we get
some details regarding your process for this photo?

Thanks

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 15, 2012, at 1:16 PM, William Nourse <william.nourse@...> wrote:

> Hi Steve, welcome to the club! I've had a 102ED for a few months now and love
it.
>
> I live in Amesbury, MA and often pass through Bedford on my way to visit my
grandmother (97) who lives in Peterborough. We should think about a NE
Stellarvue meet up - maybe sometime this summer. Do any of the group members go
to Stellafane?
>
> Back on topic!
>
> Beautiful image of M13, RW. I've not yet gone after any clusters (there are so
many beautiful galaxies out there!), but this looks like a good one (and looks
like it has good exposure from my viewing site).
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Will
>
>
>
>
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Wow! Nice shot RW.

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 16, 2012, at 3:55 AM, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:

>
> Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> Leo triplet:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
>
> Thanks for looking / input welcome,
>
> RW
>
>
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Well hello Bob. I'll look forward to chatting with you in the future. Are you
into AP and using the 102 for that purpose?

Steve

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 15, 2012, at 11:47 AM, "Bob" <rhg249@...> wrote:

> HI STEVE,
> I also have an SV102ED. Got it about 5yrs. now.
> I also have SV80mm Aplanat. Love the scopes.
> By the way I also live in NH over near Keene
> in the little Town of Surry.
> Clear Skies, Bob G.
>
> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Steve <stevebrian100@...> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry for interrupting this realigist experience.
> >
> > Wow! I'm new to this group and after listening to you all I'm starting to
salivate. I just purchased a SV102 ED doublet second hand and found the
performance exceeded my expectations. I have tested the Explore Scientific CF
127 triplet and I believe the SV102 out performs the ES. Hell the quality of the
Explore was terrible in the units I tested and the SV102 was awesome.
> >
> > Thank you Stellavue for a great scope.
> >
> > Q. Can going to a SV triplet really be that much better than the this
wonderful doublet.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Steve
> > Bedford NH
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:20 PM, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Vic--
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the supportive comments (everyone else, too!).
> > > Makes me feel like all the late nights this past week really
> > > paid off.
> > >
> > > This is also a good chance to see what you (and others) would
> > > prefer for dedicated photographic use (in other words, an
> > > astrograph). It took me quite a while--including some personal
> > > correspondence--to get the field on the SV115 reasonably flat, and
> > > the edgest still distort a bit on the raw images. At some point,
> > > there's probably a bigger/faster scope in my future, and I'd like
> > > to make the best choice possible.
> > >
> > > Thoughts/Suggestions?
> > >
> > > Ronald Waters
> > >
> > > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, vic@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Very nice! Sharp, contrasty and awesome. The SV115,not just for visual
use anymore!
> > > >
> > > > You have done justice to the optics. I think the 115 and QSI is a great
combo.
> > > >
> > > > Vic Maris
> > > >
> > > > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Had some clear skies the past few days, uploaded one of my images to
Flickr:
> > > > >
> > > > >
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7074094797/sizes/o/in/photostream/
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for looking!
> > > > >
> > > > > RW
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Dave thanks for the input. I fill very fortunate to own this scope. I just might
need to start thinking of triplets. ;)

Steve

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 15, 2012, at 8:02 AM, "David and Sharon Elosser" <pde444@...>
wrote:

> "Q. Can going to a SV triplet really be that much better than the this
> wonderful doublet.
> Thanks
> Steve
> Bedford NH"
>
> The quick answer is yes. There would be a noticeable difference between the
> doublet and the color correction and contrast of the triplet. That being
> said, the differences are minor compared to going from a 4" achromat to a
> triplet apo. All Stellarvue refractors are built to be the best that they
> can be for their design and price point. Even the Night Hawk 80mm achromat
> Vic sold for so many years was diffraction limited for it's design. So you
> can always expect a Stellarvue to improve in visual performance as you go up
> in the scale in either aperture or lens design. That is not always true with
> other, mass-produced brands. A triplet requires a lot more work and expense
> to get it right than a doublet requires. Some brands will skimp out of the
> extra work needed to make a triplet right to keep the price point down. So
> I've read of some cases where brand X's doublet actually performs better, on
> average, than their triplet of the same aperture. One brand many years ago
> even made a small aperture Petzval design (a four-element), but this ended
> up being a disaster for that company, not because the Petzval is a bad
> design, but because the amount of work needed to get the Petzval performing
> right went well beyond the price point they were willing to sell the scope
> for. Their lower priced doublet version performed much better because it was
> cheaper and easier to get it right. I've been following and buying
> Stellarvue refractors for about 10 years now, and I've learned that if Vic
> cannot make a scope right for the price point he knows he would have to sell
> it at, he just won't make it.
>
> David E
>
>

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Will thanks for the welcome... Sure a Stellavue get together might be cards for
this summer.
I'll look forward to chatting with you in the future. Are you into AP and using
the 102 for that purpose?

Steve

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 15, 2012, at 1:16 PM, William Nourse <william.nourse@...> wrote:

> Hi Steve, welcome to the club! I've had a 102ED for a few months now and love
it.
>
> I live in Amesbury, MA and often pass through Bedford on my way to visit my
grandmother (97) who lives in Peterborough. We should think about a NE
Stellarvue meet up - maybe sometime this summer. Do any of the group members go
to Stellafane?
>
> Back on topic!
>
> Beautiful image of M13, RW. I've not yet gone after any clusters (there are so
many beautiful galaxies out there!), but this looks like a good one (and looks
like it has good exposure from my viewing site).
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Will
>
>
>
>
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Yep, I primarily do AP with my 102.  I'm still pretty new to it all, but have
been getting some good results (although most of what gets posted here puts my
stuff to shame :).

Here's a link to my Flickr set: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10388832@N03/sets/72157627000847596

Will

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HI STEVE,
       Thanks Steve. I am an old geezer and stick to visual
       observing. Emphasis on Planets, double stars and globs.
               Regards, Bob G.

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Steve <stevebrian100@...> wrote:
>
> Well hello Bob. I'll look forward to chatting with you in the future. Are you
into AP and using the 102 for that purpose?
>
> Steve
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 11:47 AM, "Bob" <rhg249@...> wrote:
>
> > HI STEVE,
> > I also have an SV102ED. Got it about 5yrs. now.
> > I also have SV80mm Aplanat. Love the scopes.
> > By the way I also live in NH over near Keene
> > in the little Town of Surry.
> > Clear Skies, Bob G.
> >
> > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Steve <stevebrian100@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry for interrupting this realigist experience.
> > >
> > > Wow! I'm new to this group and after listening to you all I'm starting to
salivate. I just purchased a SV102 ED doublet second hand and found the
performance exceeded my expectations. I have tested the Explore Scientific CF
127 triplet and I believe the SV102 out performs the ES. Hell the quality of the
Explore was terrible in the units I tested and the SV102 was awesome.
> > >
> > > Thank you Stellavue for a great scope.
> > >
> > > Q. Can going to a SV triplet really be that much better than the this
wonderful doublet.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > Bedford NH
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPad
> > >
> > > On Apr 14, 2012, at 1:20 PM, "RW" <shadowdoc31@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Vic--
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for all the supportive comments (everyone else, too!).
> > > > Makes me feel like all the late nights this past week really
> > > > paid off.
> > > >
> > > > This is also a good chance to see what you (and others) would
> > > > prefer for dedicated photographic use (in other words, an
> > > > astrograph). It took me quite a while--including some personal
> > > > correspondence--to get the field on the SV115 reasonably flat, and
> > > > the edgest still distort a bit on the raw images. At some point,
> > > > there's probably a bigger/faster scope in my future, and I'd like
> > > > to make the best choice possible.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts/Suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Ronald Waters
> > > >
> > > > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, vic@ wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Very nice! Sharp, contrasty and awesome. The SV115,not just for visual
use anymore!
> > > > >
> > > > > You have done justice to the optics. I think the 115 and QSI is a
great combo.
> > > > >
> > > > > Vic Maris
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Had some clear skies the past few days, uploaded one of my images to
Flickr:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7074094797/sizes/o/in/photostream/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for looking!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > RW
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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RW - awesome shot.  I love the structure definition you were able to pull out! 
I like my DSLR for ease of use, but there's a pretty clear difference between
the quality of the QSI (and other high-end CCDs) and DSLRs.

Working on Markarian's Chain right now - had some good visibility Friday night,
but hope to capture some more data tonight (weather gods willing).  I also need
to finally try out my guide camera and see if I can get some better stability
for longer exposures.

Keep it up!

Will

Looks good to me. I'm new to AP as well.

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 16, 2012, at 8:43 AM, William Nourse <william.nourse@...> wrote:

> Yep, I primarily do AP with my 102. I'm still pretty new to it all, but have
been getting some good results (although most of what gets posted here puts my
stuff to shame :).
>
> Here's a link to my Flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10388832@N03/sets/72157627000847596
>
> Will
>
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>
>
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That is NICE! Thanks, Robert, Spring Valley, IL

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
>
>
> Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> Leo triplet:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
>
> Thanks for looking / input welcome,
>
> RW
>

Looks great RW!  Nice image indeed
- C&T

On 4/16/2012 2:55 AM, RW wrote:
>
>
> Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> Leo triplet:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
>
> Thanks for looking / input welcome,
>
> RW
>
>


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That is BEAUTIFUL!!!  Thank you so much for sharing!

Mary


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
>
>
> Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> Leo triplet:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
>
> Thanks for looking / input welcome,
>
> RW
>

Awesome photos!  Very nice work!

Mary

>
> > Yep, I primarily do AP with my 102. I'm still pretty new to it all, but have
been getting some good results (although most of what gets posted here puts my
stuff to shame :).
> >
> > Here's a link to my Flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10388832@N03/sets/72157627000847596
> >
> > Will
> >
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> >
> >
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>

I am also waiting to get in more Saturn observing.   Let's all hope that the
weather starts co-operating!

Mary


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, Ron Gillis <rgillis2@...> wrote:
>
> Bruce
> Thanks for the report. I was planning on viewing Saturn last night but the
weather would not cooperate, tonight looks worse. Happy to see someone getting a
chance to use their scope.
>
> Ron
> SW Florida
> SVR80ED
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 3:33 AM, "Bruce Agee" <brucea@...> wrote:
>
> > The sky cleared today for the first time in a couple of weeks, so I set up
my SV80ED. I tried the April Monoceros challenge, but I couldn't find a few
objects - the nebulae in particular - and a couple of objects were behind my
house. I could just split the beta mon triplet. (I think that the sky settled
down a bit later in the evening.) Boy am I glad I have the CG5 goto mount. From
my back yard, aren't many visible stellar landmarks around the monoceros
objects.
> >
> > I checked Mars, not much to see there. I wanted to look at Saturn, but it
wasn't up high enough to see, yet - so I ran a sky tour. I could see the polaris
double, which seems to be a good benchmark.
> >
> > Finally around 10:30 I swung over to Saturn. Wow! The image was bright,
almost glowing and 'floating' in space. It was the best view of Saturn I've ever
had (compared to my previous small telescopes). I could see a couple of the
moons, but no shading on the planet or rings. No Cassini division. I wonder if
filters would help with this?
> >
> > Still, the image was pretty good up to about 140x. Even though the
conditions weren't ideal, the SV 2.9mmm provided a useable image at 188x. And
this time out I wasn't fighting the 2.9mm, good news.
> >
> > Finally around 11:30 it was time to close down for the night. I'm looking
forward to seeing a lot more of Saturn in the coming months.
> >
> > - Bruce
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Nice RW,

   Last Friday, I was able to obtain 2.5 hours on the Leo Trio too,
using my SV105..  Want to get another 4-5 hours.

Bill

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
>
>
> Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> Leo triplet:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
>
> Thanks for looking / input welcome,
>
> RW
>

I was out last night for the first time in several weeks with my SV102ED. Work
and weather being the major contributing factors or at least their misalignment.
I had some issues aligning my CGEM, but that was operator error (it's Savings
time not Standard time now) and I eventually got things aligned properly. Saturn
wasn't as low as it was my first viewing. I'm quite impressed with the details
this 4" telescope presented. A testament to the care and precision Vic gives all
of them. I bumped up the magnification to a barlowed 9mm (essentially a 4.5mm
Eyepiece) which gave 157.8x and a brilliant view when the atmosphere turbulence
allowed.

Wanting to capture the views, I popped in my self-modified Microsoft Lifecam
Studio and went to capturing 3 separate 2000 frame AVI's. I have processed each
of those videos in Registax 6.0. I'm very happy with the result, though I've
seen better, this is my first of Saturn. I'll have to do another run using my 8"
SCT and compare the results.

A link the Stacks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510505@N04/

Tom

Hey RW, Very nice! To: Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com
From: shadowdoc31@...
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:55:13 +0000
Subject: [Stellarvue] Leo Triplet






























Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the

Leo triplet:



http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/



Thanks for looking / input welcome,



RW


















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Thanks for sharing!  Love the image.
- Bruce

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
>
>
> Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> Leo triplet:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
>
> Thanks for looking / input welcome,
>
> RW
>

You do not need to take it apart. But you should unthread it from the prism to
avoid getting the grease on the prism. Once removed, just turn it fully extended
and you will see the threads inside. Apply the grease and screw it open and
closed a few times. Then reattach it to the prism, screwing it on tight

Vic Maris


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "blwelty75" <blwelty75@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has taken there helical focuser apart and applied
thicker grease to the assembly?
>
> The problem I am having is with the stellarvue illiminator installed the focus
creeps, so I am looking for solutions. While the finder is nice and clear the
constant refocusing and then loosing the alignment is starting to get annoying.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>

A very nice picture.

Peter

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Bruce Agee <brucea@...> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing!  Love the image.
> - Bruce
>
> --- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "RW" <shadowdoc31@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Another clear night, managed to capture this pic of the
> > Leo triplet:
> >
> >
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/8995460@N04/7083184351/sizes/o/in/photostream/
> >
> > Thanks for looking / input welcome,
> >
> > RW
> >
>
>
>
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Hello Tom,
  Not bad!  Thanks for posting the images.
Lunar Planetary imaging expert, Wayne Jaesckhe gave a talk recently at our club
(NJAA.Org).  He mentioned that Saturn is a lot harder to image than people
think.  The problem is that the planet is really not very bright compared to
Mars, Jupiter and Venus.  This creates a host of problems.

Also, the Microsoft Lifecam sounds interesting.  I would love to have a webcam
for lunar planetary imaging.  Thanks for mentioning it!

Bill

--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, "tmohr36" <tmohr36@...> wrote:
>
> I was out last night for the first time in several weeks with my SV102ED. Work
and weather being the major contributing factors or at least their misalignment.
I had some issues aligning my CGEM, but that was operator error (it's Savings
time not Standard time now) and I eventually got things aligned properly. Saturn
wasn't as low as it was my first viewing. I'm quite impressed with the details
this 4" telescope presented. A testament to the care and precision Vic gives all
of them. I bumped up the magnification to a barlowed 9mm (essentially a 4.5mm
Eyepiece) which gave 157.8x and a brilliant view when the atmosphere turbulence
allowed.
>
> Wanting to capture the views, I popped in my self-modified Microsoft Lifecam
Studio and went to capturing 3 separate 2000 frame AVI's. I have processed each
of those videos in Registax 6.0. I'm very happy with the result, though I've
seen better, this is my first of Saturn. I'll have to do another run using my 8"
SCT and compare the results.
>
> A link the Stacks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56510505@N04/
>
> Tom
>

Saturn is a real bear to image, primarily, as noted, because it is so dim in a
telescope of modest aperture. I have been waiting for delivery on an SV115T so
my SV110ED is retired. Not wanting to waste an opposition, I fired up my old
127mm Orion MCT and have gotten some images:

http://taggart.glg.msu.edu/astro/saturn/saturn12.htm

These were imaged at 1/5 to 1/7 of a second. With the SV110 I had been able to
use 1/15, which makes a huge difference in terms of focus and image detail. Jim
Ferreira has done some excellent work with his SV102ED.

A lot of folks put off imaging because seeing isn't optimum. Trouble is, when
they get a good night they aren't ready to take advantage of the opportunity.
Image every chance you get so when you get good seeing, you'll be ready to use
it. I would suggest that you start with 500-frame AVIs. If you have a great
evening, take a few 1500 to pull out a bit more detail. Good luck....

Ralph

Wow!  I had to go check my Rob Gendler version that I have hanging in my home
office after looking at your image.  While there is no up in space... Don't tell
him, but I like the orientation of yours even better.

What camera are you using with your 105?  A really sharp fine example of the Leo
triple.  I really like it.

John Sillasen.
PS:  I will be at the IDA booth at NEAF on Saturday from 10:30-12:3pm if anyone
wants to say he and join the IDA while you are there.


--- In Stellarvue@yahoogroups.com, William Nourse <william.nourse@...> wrote:
>
> RW - awesome shot.  I love the structure definition you were able to pull out!
I like my DSLR for ease of use, but there's a pretty clear difference between
the quality of the QSI (and other high-end CCDs) and DSLRs.
>
> Working on Markarian's Chain right now - had some good visibility Friday
night, but hope to capture some more data tonight (weather gods willing).  I
also need to finally try out my guide camera and see if I can get some better
stability for longer exposures.
>
> Keep it up!
>
> Will
>