Hello All! To get an image of Vesta through a C14 and an SBIG ST8 camera that is using a Celestron 0.63 focal reducer, how much total time do I need to expose...
I have Hap Griffin Astro-Cable for canon 350D, any idea where can I get an adapter to use with 20D ?? anyone can sell one ? I am not too friendly with the ...
Hi, Have they improved or solved any of the problems that people seemed to have with the YR Nugget guider? I was just curious as I have not seem much in the...
Hello all, This couple is M97 and M108 together. Object : M97 and M108 Common name : Nébuleuse du Hibou et Galaxie M108 Date :16 mars 2007 Optics : Lunette...
Hi all, i'd like to share the result of a common work between r.muendlein and me. http://www.dsi-astronomie.de/Abell_1367.htm Image data: Date: 2007-04-07 ...
Last night was "first light" with my Pentax 125 SDP and it's dedicated reducer...image capture with Proline 16803 and FLI HA filter these were taken about 12...
Hi, I have a SXV-M7 camera mounted on a manual filter wheel inserted by an extension tube on the Crayford of a 80 mm. APO refractor. I am now trying to...
Hi, This is another newbie¡¦s question about flat. Suppose I made a T-Shirt flat with ST2000XM at positional angle of 270. Can this flat be applied to images...
Hi Everyone, Here is my latest effort with globular cluster M10. I've been experimenting with some different color blending techniques in my processing routine...
Hi Everyone, Here are my latest images from the past couple of months. The biggest change is that I've removed the focal reducer from the imaging train and am...
Ron, I notice alterations to both brightness and saturation when converting completed work to jpgs in Photoshop. I've always had to put in "jpg-conversion"...
It was recommended to use Radmin instead of Remote Desktop for remote control of the observatory. When Boltwood Cloud Sensor generates an alarm at the...
This may or may not be the place to ask this. Anyway, a while back I downloaded and installed the FITS Liberator plugin for Photoshop CS. Today, for the first...
There are at least two features of the image posted in Files (Green270W_M51_00005.fit) that I do not understand. The severe elliptical shape of the bright star...
I felt I better check with you folks before I ordered. What would you recommend that would be a better choice over a Quatech 8- port RS-232 surge suppression...
Hi, I am guiding using the following setup: Guider : Meade DSI PRO on a ST80 f5 and GPUSB Mount : Takashi EM10 mount Notebook: P3 750Mhz 256MB RAM with Windows...
I posted recently about "formula for flats" in an effort to find out how to best calculate at what adu count I should be at with my camera to obtain flats....
Ron, or anyone else, based on your experiances, would a EM200 or a G-11 be better for GUIDED photos at 2400mm length, 30 lb total load? Thanks, Bruce...
Hi all; After a successful (at least for me) Leo Trio 8 panel mosaic (http://www.jemartool.com/astro/leo_trio.htm), I thought I would take on an even more...
I'm thinking of a CGE mount, but have a strict weight limit (medical reasons) of 40 lbs. If you take the head off the semipier, counterweight shaft off, and ...
Is anyone in group using CS 3 now for image process ? I'm looking for comments/critique Thanx Bruce ************************************** See what's free at...
This is a galaxy that is behind a spiral arm of the Milky Way. Hence the color is shifted toward the red. How does one know when the color is correct on an...
This is my Ha Eagle nebula with RGB added. I used the Ha in the L channel and added the Ha to the Red as well. Is the image too red now? I also had a hec of a...
Hi all.I know this has been touched on before but a few questions please.Do you take your falts and darks at the same time...say after all your imaging has...
Imaged last night from our JMSM Observatory. Seeing conditions a bit marginal while imaging through a thin cloud layers passing through the area. In any...
