Not only does it not ha e to be square, a round one is easier to construct. See http://www.melino.org/astronomy/light_box.html ... From: Thomas Boerner...
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Rick S.
mazdmax7
Mar 1, 2002 3:36 pm
I recently upgraded OS from Win98 to XP. I had problems getting my ST-237 to connect to CCDOPS, CCDSoft and MaximDL/CCD after the upgrade to XP. All were...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 5:21 pm
MaxIm does work with XP. I met with Doug George, the author of MaxIm, last fall at the Imaging the Sky conference in Salem, OR -- and his laptop has XP on it....
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sleikind1
Mar 1, 2002 6:58 pm
A friend recently sent me some images that he took at WSP armed with an Orion short-tube 80mm, a Vixen 120mm achromat, and my H-alpha filter. He got some...
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sleikind1
Mar 1, 2002 7:07 pm
Ron et al., This all sounds like very good advice to me. However, as a former LX- 200 user, I have to disagree with the mount stability thing, at least as it...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 7:29 pm
I've seen a wide mixture of quality using this approach. Chromatic issues are just one way in which APOs differ from _most_ (but not all) achromats. Most APOs...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 7:32 pm
All true, but it also true that the more stable the mount, the more you can do with it and the more easily you can do it. You can never have too much mount....
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rgilbertus
Mar 1, 2002 7:39 pm
... I concur! I have been using Maxin DL 3.0 with XP Pro for about two months now with no (i.e. zero) problems. Rick Gilbert Palo Alto...
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mehuster
Mar 1, 2002 8:31 pm
This is the first of two posts as I am deciding which camera to buy. The Apogee LISAA and the Megapixel LISAA come in both monochrome and color versions. Why...
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mehuster
Mar 1, 2002 8:36 pm
The megapixel LISAA (1300 x 1030, 6.7u) is listed at ATWB for $2600. The ST-71E (768 x 512, 9u) is on sale for $2300. What are the pro's and con's in comparing...
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Rick Krejci
randckrejci
Mar 1, 2002 8:46 pm
Definitely!
Both of the images below were taken through a cheap achromat Vivitar 135mm lens I got off E-bay for $7 using a Schuler H-Alpha filter and an...
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Rick Krejci
randckrejci
Mar 1, 2002 9:14 pm
I think the true value to the likes of an LX200 or Nexstargps and even LX90 is if you value both visual observing and imaging, you have a nice scope for...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 9:17 pm
The reports I've had on the LX90s are that they are tending to be smoother than the LX200s I've seen. The LX90s have proven to be a good value for the folks I...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 9:50 pm
I am pleased to announce that there will be an "Astronomy Camp" at New Mexico Skies in May, 2002. Details will be posted to the book web site shortly, but...
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Rick S.
mazdmax7
Mar 1, 2002 10:28 pm
Ron, How far a drive is it from El Paso? I would love to try and make it. Rick S. ... From: "Ron Wodaski" <ronw@...> To: <ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com>...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 10:35 pm
It's about 1.5 hours from El Paso to Alamogordo, another half hour or so to New Mexico Skies. Ron Wodaski The New CCD Astronomy http://www.newastro.com ... ...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 10:36 pm
Directions to New Mexico Skies: http://nmskies.com/map.htm A better link to their web site home page (it uses frames, which I missed in the original link): ...
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dwyman
ddwyman
Mar 1, 2002 11:16 pm
Umm......are either even available? If they are they're only about 2 years late. Don Wyman -- Stop the world, I want to get off!!...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 1, 2002 11:39 pm
I just got off the phone with Gary at Apogee. They aren't shipping LISAAs yet. The AP47 is still a ways off. No other hardware news to report at this time. Ron...
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kevinbm13
Mar 2, 2002 12:58 am
The megapixel lisa is not yet available, I am doubtful it every will be. I got sick of waiting. I bought an HX9 from AVA instead. Same chip, with USB fast...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 2, 2002 2:04 am
I have completed the first draft of the documentation for the Calibration Groups for MaxIm DL 3 software. Take a look at it to see what features it supports; I...
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Timothy P. Long
t_p_long
Mar 2, 2002 5:16 am
I have two ideas for 'light boxes' that fill fit inside the dust cover. I have not been able to try either of them as yet, but for posterity, here they are: 1....
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jpike98271
Mar 2, 2002 6:22 am
hi all, ive a question, in Rons ccd calculator, i punched in the numbers for one of my reflectors, a 6inch/f-5, i am building a genesis 16 ccd camera, with a...
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bjohns7764@...
unisys48473
Mar 2, 2002 6:55 am
Tim, Quite some time ago, I did do the glow-in-the-dark paint idea on the inside of my LX200 scope cover. Actually, it was a cake pan that fit quite well, so ...
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Rick S.
mazdmax7
Mar 2, 2002 3:54 pm
I had posted earlier about my problems getting MaximDL/CCD to recognize my ST-237. I had originally loaded XP and CCDOPS, CCDSoft and Maxim did not recognize...
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gmillerok1
Mar 2, 2002 5:17 pm
Rick Make sure the parallel port interface is set to standard mode, not ECP. That may help. I have the same setup with no problems (upgrade XP). GM ... ...
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JWE
j_wm_egan
Mar 2, 2002 7:27 pm
Rolf, Can't help much--just read your message and it rang an old bell. Kruger 60B, it seems, once figured in one of the more famous UFO stories--the Hill...
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bmcgaff2001
Mar 2, 2002 9:29 pm
Ron -- Read your comment that Apogee wasn't shipping the new AP47p CCD camera units for a while. Do you have any idea when they will and what is the problem...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 2, 2002 9:38 pm
Gary didn't say what the holdup was. I know from other manufacturers that the Marconi ship requires some alterations in the underlying cameras - it takes a...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Mar 2, 2002 10:11 pm
I have to part with a very special scope in order to buy the next one. <g> I am selling my Pentax SDUF-II astrograph to free up funds to purchase a different...
