Hello, Has anyone figured out how to get the robofocus system using the pass through cable to work on the same com port as the telescope when using The Sky and...
Sorry for re-posting a similar kind of question. My setup is C-11 with NGF-S (with no DRO) on GT-1 mount. I am considering for doing autofocusing on the above...
Happy New Year! Because of the great response we have had, we have doubled the size of our first production run of Muscle Plates, the replacement for the CFW8 ...
"Who blew the Bellows of his Furnace Vast Or held the Mould wherein the world was cast?" -- Edward Taylor http://www.celestialimage.com/page202.html Happy New...
Does anyone have any experience with the meade 616 color filter wheel pinouts. I would like to use this CFW with one of the small video cameras like the...
Hi all, I was reading (actually re-reading) Ron's book last night on flat-fielding and came up with an idea to better attach the T-shirt to the scope to get a ...
I guess Ron was right and my shutter is staying open when it shouldn't as I can/t take a proper dark either as the bright stars come through a bit. Any...
I want to thank everyone for the input on auto focusing. I think I have a good handle on that now. The second problem I have is that with the LX200, even with...
After realizing that my monitor's brightness and contrast settings were all messed up (set way too low), I decided to reprocess the M74 image I recently...
I'm having trouble getting the TCF-S control software to function anymore. I am using Com4 and the TCF-S works just fine under Focusmax or CCDSoft. I had a...
Hello, I have been undergoing an intense learning curve going to an RC scope, an Me mount, and going from film to ccd. I have had good success(for me <g> ) so...
I was foolin around with my new ST8XE and CCDSoft and I noticed I get these vertical light streaks above bright stars.They only appear in very shot self guided...
Rather than shoot the Rosette again, I tried the Cone Nebula last night. I got six 30 minute exposures which is probably half of what I need for it to look...
Hi Ron, I heard from Gregory Terrance (from FLI) that you were writing the software for the FLI CFW and DF-2 to work with CCDSoft. I see you have them working...
Here is another M74 I shot last night. I would have liked to have been able to get a bit more data but I ran out of time. http://www.davidbarmore.com/m74.htm ...
I received an ST-2k, CFW8, and AO-7 for Christmas. Friday night the clouds finally cleared and I was able to get it out under the stars. Unfortunately, by the...
... First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jonas Carlsson and are a long-time amateur astronomer living in the South of Sweden. I hope You can...
Hi All Got Ron's book at last (christmas pressie). Ron - seems a great book - hopefully it will take my imaging to a decent level:-) Should keep me busy for a...
http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/r/r/rritter2/M1_Saturn.JPG Here's a quick and dirty test to see how the meeting of these two objects are going to react...
Hello Ron, I've been following the thread on T-Point and Polar alignment with interest. I've had the opportunity to use T-Point once some time back when...
I'm sure Ron has answered this question a few thousand times, maybe one more won't hurt too bad. I'm considering an SBIG ST8E with a C-11 @f6.3 and binned x2 I...
Hi Ron, I saw your response earlier in the FLI email group regarding the FLI DF-2 and SBIG CFW, and Richard Crisp's response also. Thanks for responding. I...
Hi, I am writing to get some narrowband image processing pointers. Here's what I've done so far... I took 35 ten minute exposures of the Rosette nebula on two...
Hoi I am a newbie in CCD imaging, if i'am lucky i can finisch my Audine Camera before the end of the year. I have question related focusing. What methodes are...
I made the trek way out in the cold last night to try my newly upgraded 8XE out, only to discover that the chip appeared to frost over soon after I started....
Ron.. In use PS6 so how I can remove the typical bright spikes of stars that my
Apogee AP7b cameras give. These cameras were not my choice, so what can I do...
Hi Ron, My web subscription is about to expire ... do you accept payments via PayPal? I have a cash balance in my account which should translate to no fees for...
With Ron's permission, we are posting some information about a new product here. John Smith and I have designed a new cover plate for the CFW8 that is much...
Dear all, Taking the benefit of the experienced people at this great group, I would like to ask for some advise. I have been imaging for close to two years now...
