Ron, Something that I have been meaning to ask you for some time but somehow I have been forgetting ... do you have an example which shows the...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 1, 2001 5:24 pm
No, I don't have it all in one place. Reduction is in one chapter, histogram changes in another, and advanced processing in yet another. There is a reason for...
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Massimo Bernardi
bermassi
Nov 1, 2001 7:06 pm
WOW!. But...how many pages in your bible? Massimo Bernardi ... printer,...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 1, 2001 7:36 pm
The book will have a total page count of 480, 8.5x11" oversized. For those who are not aware, if I had gone with a "normal" sized book, the page count would...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 1, 2001 10:49 pm
I will be out of town until Monday. I am speaking at the "Imaging the Sky 2001" conference in Salem, OR: http://home.teleport.com/~argo/its/its2001.html I will...
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julianoey1
julianoey
Nov 1, 2001 11:36 pm
Hi Ron, I have been reading your excellent book in the last section about galaxy image processing where you save images from other software such as CCDSoft v5...
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PlowPlane@...
unseenreal
Nov 1, 2001 11:50 pm
Hi All, I have recently joined and want to purchase Rons's book. I also understand that some of the info is available on-line. Ron, any help would be...
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William D. Carroll
carrolldoug
Nov 1, 2001 11:59 pm
Hey Ron, You need to get them to have a conference in Dallas. Would love to attend and meet you. William 'Doug' Carroll Arlington, Texas 10" LX200 #128258 ...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 2, 2001 12:00 am
CCDSoft v5 cannot save 16-bit TIFF files. Download Eddie Trimarchi's FITS plug-in, which will allow you to open 16-bit FITS files in Photoshop. MaxIm DL allows...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 2, 2001 12:01 am
I am just about to head out the door to a conference I am speaking at this weekend, or I'd provide more details. <g> You should find a link to online ordering...
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julianoey1
julianoey
Nov 2, 2001 2:42 am
Ron, Thanks for the tip . I tried it and it works beautifully with Ed's plug-in. Image processing will not be the same any more.:) Julian ... From: Ron Wodaski...
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Jim Rucker
yvonnejim
Nov 3, 2001 12:57 pm
I posted my first color image. It is of the Dumbbell as Dumbcolor.jpg in the files section. It came out pretty good. I keep hearing about a luminance portion...
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Dan and Carol
poziovahim2001
Nov 3, 2001 3:11 pm
Hi All, Is there a focal reducer that can be used with both an SCT and a refractor for CCD work? Thanks, Dan NM [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Dan and Carol
poziovahim2001
Nov 3, 2001 3:20 pm
This may be a second post but I don't think the other went thru! I there a focal reducer that will work with both an SCT and a refractor for CCD work? Many...
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Dan and Carol
poziovahim2001
Nov 3, 2001 8:05 pm
Holla! Can the STV's focal reducer be screwed onto a Starlight camera and work? Would the numbers be the same or would you have to measuer the distance from...
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Jim Rucker
yvonnejim
Nov 4, 2001 1:07 pm
What is the feasibility of a high resolution color chip coming out soon for CCD work? I know that even today's digital cameras work fairly well on Astro except...
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markh@...
markws7m
Nov 4, 2001 4:07 pm
Anybody know what happened to the CCDSoft V5 group? I get "List not found" when I try to access it. Mark...
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James Schenz
jimschenz
Nov 4, 2001 4:45 pm
Hmmmmm... Mark has a strong point - I just tried to access it, and it looks like there is a fatal problem with the CCDSoftV5 users' group on YahooGroups. Maybe...
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Jim Rucker
yvonnejim
Nov 4, 2001 4:50 pm
I was really getting the hang of CCD with my refractor. Then I tried it thru a 200mm camera lens. The stars got huge on me. I thought they would get smaller if...
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PlowPlane@...
unseenreal
Nov 4, 2001 6:29 pm
Hello all. Last night I began imaging with my new ST-237. I am using an LX200 8 inch with the e-finder focal reducer at f3.3 or so.....I have taken the...
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PlowPlane@...
unseenreal
Nov 4, 2001 7:01 pm
I have posted an image of M33 which follows up my question to the group concerning a new 237 user. Can the group please help me determine what is wrong...
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PlowPlane@...
unseenreal
Nov 4, 2001 7:03 pm
I have just posted the poor quality image taken last night of m33. It is in the groups image file and listed as M33bad.237...any suggestions would be most...
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jeffh@...
jhapeman1
Nov 4, 2001 7:55 pm
Well, let me go through a list of steps that will help: *First, the focus is off. Getting critical focus will help a great deal. The trick here is spending...
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PlowPlane@...
unseenreal
Nov 4, 2001 9:48 pm
In a message dated 11/4/01 2:55:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, jeffh@... ... I did not have this vignetting problem with the Meade 3.3 focal reducer on my...
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remi lacasse
rmi.lacasse@...
Nov 5, 2001 3:35 am
Hi everyone A few days ago I posted the message below on the SBIG user group without response. Can someone give feedback? Thanks in advance Remi ... From:...
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jeffh@...
jhapeman1
Nov 5, 2001 5:06 am
Bob: Glad to help--I wish that when I was starting with all of this a year ago that I had been able to find people to help me, so I'll do what I can to make...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 5, 2001 5:27 am
The cameras designed for astro imaging are made in small quantities, so the cost of design, manufacturing, and other overhead costs are spread over a MUCH...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 5, 2001 5:28 am
Looks like there was a loss of messages in that group, and in a few others, too. I suppose Yahoo groups had a computer crash that affected multiple groups. As...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 5, 2001 5:29 am
If the stars are hollow circles, then you don't have focus. Depending on how the camera is attached to the lens, you may not even be able to reach focus. Also,...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Nov 5, 2001 5:33 am
Sounds like you have some light pollution closer to the horizon, and you are also shooting through thicker atmosphere which tends to scatter the light more --...
