Hi Darrell, Thanks for the link to the photos they include (besides the great images!) pictures of a RoboFocus mounted on a Tak FSQ106N, just what I've been...
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Ugly Dog
shenzistiber
Jan 30, 2002 3:07 am
That's almost exactly what she told me a month ago!! Ugly Dog ... ===== Ugly Dog http://www.bewellweb.com/g42016k/astro.htm ...
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dwyman
ddwyman
Jan 30, 2002 3:18 am
I used the Motofocus that goes on the original focus knob. As I understand it, Robofocus does work with that. Don W -- Stop the world, I want to get off!!...
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John Smith
johnzonie
Jan 30, 2002 4:07 am
Hi Bruce, I have a scope with a 2.9x amplification factor. I was informed by the designer that the image plane movement is approximately the amplification ...
5821
Bob Holzer
holzerinatl
Jan 30, 2002 4:55 am
and don't forget FocusAide autofocusing software for the RoboFocus, highly recommended. ... From: Ron Wodaski To: ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jan 30, 2002 11:14 am
I always do rough collimation visually. I use an old 35 mm film canister with the bottom cut off and a pinpoint hole in the center of the lid. It fits exactly...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jan 30, 2002 11:27 am
I used a similar attachment for my RoboFocus on the Takahashi FSQ-106, with a slight difference. I used both the mounting plates (bolted together with the...
5824
eric718_1
Jan 30, 2002 12:23 pm
All: When I am making my Flats, do I need to make certain the temperature matches my images or will any temperature do? Thanks! Eric Weller...
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Turgut Kalfaoglu
tkalfaoglu
Jan 30, 2002 12:34 pm
... It works for you? It crashes on invocation for me. -turgut...
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morrinho@...
tinbook4711
Jan 30, 2002 12:36 pm
Thanks for the URL .... Dog! BTW 'had dogs all my life, never seen an ugly one, only a poor one by what we did to them by breeding therefor thanks again...
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randy_nulman
Jan 30, 2002 3:07 pm
Hi Eric, Any temp. will do (the colder, the better)..the temp. of flats do not need to match the temp. of the images. However, you should apply darks to the...
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Mark Jenkins
markjpcs
Jan 30, 2002 3:27 pm
Hi Ron, I had an idea. (Oh no! run for cover!) <g> How about the ability to add "feedback"; for the individual images from the members a large. It could be a...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Jan 30, 2002 4:07 pm
That is a good idea. Now that the basic pages are working, I'm going to do a little re-working based on the feedback, and this would be a good feature. Ron...
5830
ksbtk
starmaster08083
Jan 30, 2002 6:43 pm
Good afternoon UD: Susan freely admitted that the timetable could slip if they have more user comments. That's fine with me. I'd rather get a more developed,...
5831
yvonnejim
Jan 30, 2002 8:38 pm
I have been using an ST237 and I keep running into the problem of the resulting image just showing up as black on bright objects. I am told this is due to ...
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Ugly Dog
shenzistiber
Jan 30, 2002 10:32 pm
Well the truth is I'm supposidly #1 on the waiting list (since Aug) and I have since bought two RoboFocusers! Ugly Dog ... ===== Ugly Dog ...
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Ugly Dog
shenzistiber
Jan 30, 2002 10:39 pm
Hi Tim Does that mean you leave the finder scope off? I lke this set up as well: http://www.bobholzer.com/images/robofocus/robofocus.htm Ugly Dog Thanks...
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Ugly Dog
shenzistiber
Jan 30, 2002 10:43 pm
Some of us bark more than we bite! And I agree, what we do to our animals is sometimes criminal. Ugly Dog ... ===== Ugly Dog ...
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darrell_crofford
darrell_crof...
Jan 30, 2002 10:47 pm
... Hello Ugly dog, I use a telrad on the front of the scope. I also use The Sky software for control. It makes it real easy to move the Goto mount to a ...
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James Schenz
jimschenz
Jan 30, 2002 11:00 pm
Jim, That has been my experience, too. I was under the misimpression that the 237 and 237A would be ABG, but guess I'm wrong. A real shortcoming when you...
5837
Wranki
wbrankin
Jan 31, 2002 2:17 am
I uploaded Saturn. It was sucessful. Bill Rankin ... From: Ron Wodaski To: ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:09 PM Subject:...
5838
kja9983
Jan 31, 2002 5:53 am
Hi All, I just have a question about setting the Robofocus Backlash. How do you define the amount of backlash you set in the backlash settings box. Do you do...
5839
Tim Long
t_p_long
Jan 31, 2002 8:23 am
The number you use isn't critical, as long as it is at least enough to take up the free play in the focusser, so a visual estimate should be fine. Its better...
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kja9983
Jan 31, 2002 8:28 am
Tim, Thanks, I can handle simple. I just try to make it harder than it has to be(g) Ken ... enough to take up the free play in the focusser, so a visual ...
5841
WB6MCW@...
clemmi1999
Jan 31, 2002 3:52 pm
Ron: Did you posted on your site the corrections on your book? In particular the right image numbers in each page. I believe you mention that but I can't find...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Jan 31, 2002 3:56 pm
I have been very busy, and this is not done yet. I will post the errata to the site when we have them compiled. Ron Wodaski The New CCD Astronomy ...
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Rick S.
mazdmax7
Jan 31, 2002 6:20 pm
Does anyone know if the screw on adapter on the ST-237 is considered a c-mount to 1.25" variety as shown here: http://www.astrovid.com/adapters.htm I don't...
5844
Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Jan 31, 2002 9:15 pm
The ST-237 is a T-thread to 1.25", not c-thread. Ron Wodaski The New CCD Astronomy http://www.newastro.com ... From: Rick S. [mailto:sheve@...] Sent:...
5845
jfeldhou
Feb 1, 2002 1:05 am
is it a bad idea to attempt to produce a gradient from an image that has been normalized during stacking? I attempted to do the following procedure, with very ...
5846
Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Feb 1, 2002 2:24 am
You are dealing with two very different reference systems here. I've never had success this way, at least not without considerable mental gymnastics to try to...
