This was posted on the William-Optics yahoo group: Hi Folks, We are here to help spread the word for one of our dealer "Camera Concept" based in NY State. They...
Anybody interested in an all-nighter sat night? I'm thinking just a good ole "visual" night ... my DOB needs to stretch its legs! Email me or Call my cell,...
Dave, Bob and myself made the trip to the Parkway this past Saturday night. A shower had passed thru the area earlier that afternoon, but the forecast advised...
Steve, Thanks for that report, sounds like y'all had a good trip...I had thought real hard about going, but I've been real sick last few weeks and needed to...
[Interject Star-Trek "Bones" Voice] Dammit Jim, I'm a computer programmer not a country-western troubadour! Perhaps the IAU would bring back Pluto if they...
Or this: http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=8 <http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=8&pid=9409&m> &pid=9409&m= Takahashi Astrograph..go get you...
Have you guys seen this web page? http://aerith.net/comet/future-n.html I went there looking to see if there were any bright comets coming in soon. What...
No, and not sure I can go back with those pastel colors..someone should be shot! ... Hmmmm, someone should take a picture of what's left and see just how...
I think our leader is again working out of town so I will just ping everybody to remind you of the regular CCASTRO meeting tomorrow night! Bring your pics you...
Hello to All, I am setting here at my desk at work checking out the Astronomy 2008 calendar. I was on October and started thinking about MASP 2008. I was...
Hi Barre In answer to your questions, no and yes. John ... From: Barre Spencer To: ccastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:09 AM Subject:...
I believe it was unanimous at the meeting last night..no one was really excited about MASP this year.... In its place, a trip to the Outer Banks. Week of...
60 watts.. http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-50044-60-Watt-Solar-Charging/dp/B000CIADLG/re f=pd_sim_auto_4 Don't know if it's any good, but might indicate the...
I have been out of commission while my camera undergoes repair, but I have not been idle. I have used the time to do some insane amount of research on the...
And we thought Frank had gone missing..he was just brushing up his math skills! I've printed it and will review, although at a glance, I will probably need to...
Dave, ... I have pondered this, and you know if we had stepper motors on the mount's axes and an Ascom interface to move them the entire procedure *could* be...
Hmmmm, dynamic polar alignment in real-time...isn't that what autoguiding does? J Frank, et al, if you're bored, I'll be imaging in the shed tonight! Come on...
David, ... autoguiding ... Well yes and no. To a degree you are right in that autoguiding does keep your frame from drifting around due to inadequate tracking...
The new Canon 450d or Xsi is apparently easier to mod the filter than previous versions as there is no un-soldering / soldering to perform, only ribbon cables....
Hmmmmmmmm....(can you guess what I'm thinking? Upgrade time! It's a sickness...it really is...) Ask steve though about horror stories on self-mods..there...
Well, I wouldn't even attempt it previously since it seemed a little more "risky". But like you said, the process is documented very nicely. You can buy the...
Did you not see the post on Contrast Gradient Masks in Photoshop? Visit the link you must, oh lesser one! Brett ... tools and ... Behalf Of ... "David...