Simple. Herschel wedge, Powermate, camera. You cnnot put anything between the object of the scope and the Herschel wedge as it will be destroyed by the...
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CurtisC
die_nullte
May 24, 2012 5:14 pm
But how did you attach the Powermate to the camera? Surely not with a 1-1/4" nosepiece....
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Dave
starimager...
May 24, 2012 5:42 pm
The STL-11000M has a 2 inch nosepiece that screws into the mounting plate on the front of the filter wheel. The 2x Powermate has a 2" opening on it's output...
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Scott Hammonds
capellaiv
May 24, 2012 5:51 pm
Excellent work Dave. Congrats to you and Mike for a successful trip. Scott Hammonds www.creatorsview.com From: Dave <starimager@...> Reply-To:...
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CurtisC
die_nullte
May 24, 2012 6:09 pm
Thanks for the clarification. I have 2.5x and 5x Powermates. Both are 1-1/4"....
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Chris Cook
ccook0101
May 24, 2012 6:17 pm
Nice sequence Dave! Chris ... Chris Cook Photography ... Web: www.cookphoto.com Blog: www.chriscookphotography.blogspot.com Follow us on Facebook & Twitter! ...
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uncarollo2
May 24, 2012 10:35 pm
UGC10822 a dwarf galaxy in Draco - an extremely faint close-by galaxy, neighbor of the Milky Way. A total of 4.8 hours of images stacked (29 x 10 min), just...
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palmdesertratx
May 24, 2012 10:52 pm
Wow! That is faint. If you invert the image and push it a bit, it is a little easier to see the extent of the galaxy. Cool! Jim...
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Dave
starimager...
May 24, 2012 10:56 pm
Hi Roland, Taken with a super fast scope like the RHA at such a long total exposure time speaks volumes about how faint this object truly must be. Good catch!...
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Scott Hammonds
capellaiv
May 24, 2012 11:08 pm
If you hadn't told me what it was, I would think it was just a bad flat! That is one faint object! Nicely done. Scott Hammonds www.creatorsview.com From:...
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Anthony Ayiomamitis
ayiomamitis
May 24, 2012 11:09 pm
Dave, If you are up to it, I have an incredibly difficult target, namely the large planetary nebula Jacoby 1 in Bootes and which is seasonal right now. It has...
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Anthony Ayiomamitis
ayiomamitis
May 24, 2012 11:11 pm
Rolando, I do not believe it! I went after the same target this evening but the seeing is very poor and I had to abandon my session (clouds are also now ...
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Pawel T. Lancucki
plancuck66
May 25, 2012 12:46 pm
Hi Joe We are talking about different things, I need to place my sensor at exactly the specified backfocus of 86,4mm AFTER THE FLATTENER but the backfocus...
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chrishaber@...
chrishaber...
May 25, 2012 3:28 pm
Hi everyone, I'm Chris Haber, photographic artist. I've been producing an art book of my behind-the-scenes photos of NASA including the space shuttle...
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Martin Willes
martinwilles
May 25, 2012 7:28 pm
Not sure what this has to do with AP. Martin From: ap-ug@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-ug@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chrishaber@... Sent: Friday,...
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George Whitney
george4ap
May 25, 2012 7:57 pm
Hello all, We have just received a few extra Kendrick solar filters. There are several different sizes and they are of both the original and the newer styles....
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Chris Cook
ccook0101
May 25, 2012 8:02 pm
What is the difference between the old and new styles? ... Chris Cook Photography ... Web: www.cookphoto.com Blog: www.chriscookphotography.blogspot.com Follow...
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Ignacio
ignacio_db
May 25, 2012 8:05 pm
Hi guys, The weather has been dreadful here for the last 4 weeks, so I never manage to get away for a decent imaging session under rural skies. However, I...
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George Whitney
george4ap
May 25, 2012 8:13 pm
Chris, The original style is a powder coated ring that is shaped like an AP dust cap, wrapping around the dew shield and held with 3 set screws. The newer...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
May 25, 2012 8:45 pm
Ignacio, these are all excellent images! Rolando In a message dated 5/25/2012 3:05:28 PM Central Daylight Time, ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Pete Lardizabal
pete.telephoto
May 25, 2012 10:06 pm
Hi Ignacio! How fun would it be to go back 10, 20, and 50 years ago and show these images to the astronomy community at large and note they were imaged with a...
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Anthony Ayiomamitis
ayiomamitis
May 25, 2012 10:10 pm
Ignacio, Very nice seeing you so productive with the AP130GT! Anthony. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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eddwen2001
May 26, 2012 3:24 pm
Although not one of Ignacio's subjects, every time I see an image of M51, I recall reading an article in either S&T or Scientific American many years ago about...
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Ignacio
ignacio_db
May 26, 2012 7:09 pm
Thank you Roland, Pete, Edd and Anthony for your comments. Indeed, it is remarkable what one can do these days with a relatively modest equipment, from the...
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divenuts
chuckdivenuts
May 26, 2012 10:07 pm
Hi Ignacio, I really like the results of your processing. Do you have a specific method that you could share to get the subtle details you get from your...
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Ignacio
ignacio_db
May 26, 2012 11:09 pm
Thanks you Chuck! My processing improved considerably after I learned how to use Pixinsight 1.7 effectively. It is very powerful and sophisticated. I find its...
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MarkC
apomax2000
May 27, 2012 12:06 am
My favorite is M83.. Great job and thanks for sharing. Mark Clegg Pittsboro,N.C....
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jeffreys48.groups@...
jsteinberg48
May 27, 2012 1:07 am
My brand new A-P 1200 mount, purchased about 4 months ago (waiting for observatory to be completed) was just set up today inside to test. I am using A/C power...
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jsteinberg48
May 27, 2012 1:49 am
Well, operator error as usual. If only I had waited 5 minutes, I would not post it. The Y connector for the motors wasn't seated all the way down. Control...
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divenuts
chuckdivenuts
May 27, 2012 2:55 am
Thanks for the reply. I suppose I'm going to spend some time with PI and see if i can find the 'magic' you have been able to use. Again, terrific imaging. ...
