Hi all, Had some really good transparency a couple evenings ago and was able to capture some pretty respectable images of M1 and M76 using a 12cm f/5 achromat...
Glad you're enjoying it, Jim. Yup, amazing what you can do with some pretty mundane electronics these days. Good work. And yup again, that's just what M76...
Hi Paul, Was admiring your shots with the 4 inch fluorite Takahashi the other day. Nice stuff. And it is incredible how much can be done with so little these...
... Thanks, Jim. I sold that scope in early '03 though, and have regretted it since. OTOH, I replaced it with an A-P 130 EDF, so I can't complain. But I have...
Yeah, I was doing astronomy in the 60s and the few attempts at astrophotography with my modest equipment and film camera was pretty discouraging. Wasn't until...
... Well, I didn't say that it was collecting dust, I could be using it for visual use. But unfortunately, that's not the case, it hasn't been out of the case...
Regarding the blonde.....yeah, I too had to keep reminding myself that I'm married......you had to be there! As for the cigarettes; no one hates cigarette...
Hi, I've done a bunch of DSLR and webcam imaging in my backyard in Saratoga and just got the itch to try some film photography. So, for grins, I shot a...
Jim, I've done a fair amount of film imaging, and also dabbled with the Canon Drebel, 10D and 20D. As far as the color cast with the digital cameras is...
Hi all, I finally acquired a suitable mount, a GM-8, for doing longer exposures and this image is my first shot at 30 second exposures with a 120mm achromat @...
Very encouraging, Jim. In regards to mesh, I found that I had to do it "be feel", that is, with the motor removed and turning the worm by hand or pliers....
Hey, thanks for the info, Paul. A rubber mallet, huh..... Jim ... with ... my ... could ... much". ... I did ... to ... loosen ... wheel. I ... keep ... you...
Richard Crisp is the guest speaker at the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers meeting on April 20 at 7:30 pm and everyone is invited. The meetings are held at...
I've been offline from this email address for a .. well.. I guess a month. Fwiw... ... Or E200. I think they are the same, but Elitechrome is available at the...
I'm thinking of getting a IDAS LPS filter to use w/ the IR-cut-filterless Digital rebel. Any comments on the filter? Alternatives? The 20 second images taken...
Jeff, I think the pink color cast can be solved without using an optical filter. Here is an expample of photos taken, and then adjusted in Photoshop to...
Hi all, Still working out the bugs with this new web cam. Did come up with a new mount, a GM-8 which makes a world of difference when working @ f/30 or f/40...
Jim, I like your images, I'm curious, what scope did you use and what were the frames/processing info on the images you did used in your composite? I also...
Hi Stephen, The Mak is an Intes-Micro M603 - a very sweet little package. I was capturing 5 frames per second at 1/33 second shutter using K3CCD tools. I...
Jim, From a review on the Cloudynights website, here's a quote on the specs of the Toucam: The Phillips ToUCam Pro is a webcam featuring a CCD sensor giving an...
Stephen, the 2HS uses a 1/3 inch Sony ICX242AL HAD chip that is operated progressive scan. Guess its the same setup as yours, just a larger chip. Its suppose...
Jim, I've uploaded the best I had from Friday night to this URL: http://migol.com/images/Jupiter-4-2-05.png Details are soft, the air was just not very stable....
Stephen, these are splendid images, particularly with 4 inch aperture. There is certainly much to be said for color contrast. As for the wavelets, I guess...
Jim, Blue is most likely from atmospheric refraction, as Jupiter never really gets above 80 degrees and the early pictures it was definately lower in the sky....
Jim, I wanted to give you a reply to your question about the difference in the images. If you look at this URL: http://www.astrosurf.com/astrobond/ebrawe.htm ...
Hello, I am interested in getting an application and camera setup to show realtime video on a portable computer from my telescope. Can someone advise a pure...
A lot is going to depend on what kind of objects you want to show on the computer. If lunar, solar and planetary, than a simple and inexpensive security video...
All, I'm hoping to try my hand at some slide exposures soon and have the requisite E200 for nebulas already. I've also heard that E200 is not necessarily the...
Not a great image, but a good image.....IMHO, of course. Shot with a 12cm achromat @ f/3.5 with an Atik 2HS CCD camera from my backyard in Livermore. Sky was...
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