Hi Ron and CCD'ers I hope this is not too far off topic or not appropriate for this list. Please let me know if it is. I would like to determine the relative...
Good Afternoon: I have just uploaded a calibrated image of the Horsehead nebula to the files. It is a jpg file as I was unable to get a tiff file to upload...
Good Afternoon: I have just uploaded a calibrated jpeg image of the Horsehead nebula to the Feedback files. This image, taken in fastar mode (f/1.95) with my...
Good afternoon Ron: I have uploaded two tiff files to the feedback files. These are my first attempts at fully calibrated images (dark subraction and flat...
Good evening folks: I have added two more jpeg files of calibrated RGB images of M42 taken at f/5.95 using the FR237. All comments welcome. Clear skies, Kevin...
Good Morning: I spent approximately six hours last night collecting images of M42 in an effort to try to resolve the Trapezium stars, to no avail. At f/ratios...
Happy New Year folks! After calibrating the M42 images I acquired a few nights ago, I am ready to combine the images in Maxim DL. Is there a preferred option ...
Good afternoon: Yesterday I purchased an Iomega zip drive for the purpose of transferring images from my laptop to my PC. The speed of transfer is incredible....
Hi all, Another Jupiter shot posted to 'files'. This time from a night more still than any I've experienced since I've had the C-14. Like my previous posting,...
I have just uploaded 3 photoshop plugins into the files directory of this newsgroup. File is caled astplug.zip. I have had these on my computer for a long...
Howdy all, Was checking out the Internet Telescope Exchange @ www.burnettweb.com/ite and looked at their new ITE "COLOR-EYE" ccd video astro-camera which is ...
Good Morning: I just wanted to confirm that it is possible to combine RGB images that were taken on different nights. Is it possible to do this in Maxim DL or...
Happy Holidays, all! The fog lifted on Christmas morning and turned into a beautiful day here on the west coast. I set up MaximDL to take an image every three...
Hi Ron & group: While I am trying to guide my GP-DX using a Star 2000/MX7C , maybe my problem is generic and someone from this group can help?. My problem: I...
Long-time amateur astronomer and entrepreneur Roger W. Tuthill of Mountainside, New Jersey, died of heart failure on December 15th following a brief illness....
Good afternoon Ron: I am considering imaging the upcoming solar eclipse with my ST-237 through my f/5 Shorttube 80 OTA, which will ride atop the C8 Deluxe. I...
Hi, I purchased a large Gel Cell (85 amp hour) from a local battery supply place (Batteries Plus) that will run camera, scope, dew heaters, laptop, and a...
Good afternoon Ron: The snow has finally passed us and it promises to be a very clear (and cold) night. I thought I would take advantage of the new moon...
Good Morning: Can anyone recommend a portable power supply for my ST-237 that is capable of providing power for a full night of imaging? I have discovered a...
Good Morning Ron: Based on your experience with the GM-8, would it be capable of handling the FSQ-106 with sufficient stability for CCD imaging? Clear skies, ...
Has any of the groups ST-237 owners been able to try both Maxim DL or DL/CCD and AstroArt 2.0 and formed a opinion ? The question is which program is more user...
Hi all, My pictures are done with 10" LX200 with ,63 corrctor and an MX 916 cam i use with 2X1 binning (plain mode for MX916). 1 pixel ( 11 mic) give me 1,44...
Good Morning Ron: Wasn't sure if this posted. I'd be most interested to hear your answers to the questions below. Clear skies, Kevin ksbtk@... ... Ron: ...
If anyone is interested, the NASA office that maintains the FITS standard is at http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html The last time I...
BA wrote ... Not likely to happen. AIP would need to know which compression algorithm(s) were used. And since compression isn't part of the FITS standard,...
Hello all, I know that there are focussing issues when using the Meade f3.3 focal reducer with an off axis guider or flip mirror, but is anyone aware if the...
I have a question about some FITS files generated by MaximDL/CCD not being readable by AIP. I sent a support request to aip4win@... but I think this...
It is anoyingly obvious that my CCD surface has a quite a few specs of dust on it, some of them looking like boulders in the middle of the chip. I have used...
