Hello Eric and welcome to the group. The 475 tripod would work well with the 410 head but if Your worried about the carrying capacity you could try the 405...
II konw that prime fixed is better, but i´m in a tight budget so it will be a zoom lens, i saw a Canon EFS 18-200mm f3.5 f5.6 IS lenses, it good for...
Luis Evangelista
luis.russo.evangelist...
Mar 1, 2009 10:56 am
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Never used one myself but here's a site that has reviewed it. < http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1219/cat/11 > Seems to get a good write...
Hey I am thinking of buying an AT-320X. What I am asking is how precise actually the alignment of the polarscope arm and the scope itselves is. I.e. in case...
Hello Chris and welcome to the group. I would love to reel off an in depth answer to Your question but I think I will leave that to Richard as He knows what he...
What are the names of the stars that make up the 2nd and 3rd targets? Would it have been easier to name them in the Manual? A noob like me would look up the...
Hi Guy There is no need for a Video. Just look into the manual... actual manuals are in the Files folder Because there are a couple of questions about this...
If you have polaris at the correct position in your polarscope, you have to rotate the polarscope in the holder and instantly you see where the secon star is. ...
... Yes, thank you for that and the email ;) Finally I feel settled in my mind that I was doing the right thing.I wasn't totally sure. much appreciated. Guy...
Hi, I'm new to this and in order to save a little time is there a method thats popular amongst the more experienced imagers. Lets say Pleiades for starters as...
Hi, a link with test and explanations for the 40D ( why 400 ISO is the always the best choice for astronomy) http://astrosurf.com/buil/eos40d/test.htm I ...
Hey Guy, I welcome you to this great group! I dunno where you are and how your skies are regarding "sky shine". A relatively high object isn't always...
You need to read an article by Samir Kharusi about sky fog measurement and sub-exposure times, I'll try to dig up the links. At a light polluted site, 5...
Hi, I don't know if this applies to 40D, but with 350D everyone I know considers ISO 800 to have optimal signal to noise ratio. Also, if the sky permits it,...
Those are really nice photos. What software do you use? I've been considering Nebulosity (because of the high capability and low cost). But are there...
Hello All, Over 2 months have passed since my last AstroTrac outing. This unprecedented sequence of cloudy weather has finally come to an end and gave me a 90...
I'm using IRIS (http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/iris/iris.htm) and Photoshop (only final touches). Iris is not as user friendly as one would hope, but once...
Gain, Uhhhm, okay... so I actually went back out during the day to take pictures of my setup to show the difficulty I had pointing North. But,... turns out I...
I finally made it to some clear skies with the astrotrac. The ease to set it up was great, same with the light weight. I just have one question: what about a...
In three words. Probably as advertised. But as I discovered, this is not very precise. Just came back from the Winter Star Party, several partly clear nights ...
I own an original model (s/n 140) which has the plastic screw. I went through much of what you described. I did re-align the polar scope twice but it didn't...
Moving away from the continuing bad weather situation, I wondered what delights spring begins to fetch. We'll lose the longer nights and Orion, but are there...
Thanks. Luis E. ... From: Kevin Baxter To: astrotrac@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:04 AM Subject: [astrotrac] Re: newbie astrophotography ...
Luis Evangelista
luis.russo.evangelist...
Mar 3, 2009 7:35 pm
1311
Hello Shannon, Glad it all worked out fine in the end!!! Wonderful comet image and the video is a real treat. regards Gain ... camera, ... I'm ... exposures ...
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