My $0.02 I have been running XP x64 SP2 on my HP AMD Turion64 x2 4Gb laptop for over a year now and I have not had one crash. The only driver I can't find is...
I am considering a scope for mostly imaging but I would also like to do some visual. I know the Ritchey Cretian is mainly for imaging but can anyone tell me...
Hi all, I know this is off topic, but I just wanted to share a couple of pictures of my grandson, Austin. I believe I have a real "Budding Astronomer"!!! He...
Great Shots Don...I agree...start them young. Here is a shot of my daughter from last winter observing the sun: http://www.pictorobservatory.ca/observing.jpg ...
Cute kid, Don. And a great telescope! ... From: ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Donald Waid Sent: Sunday,...
Bill, Great looking daughter! The scope isn't to shabby either. Children, and "grand children", are one of life's great pleasures. We are expecting another...
I'm concerned about controlling static electricity in a setup that includes telescope goto mount, computers, and camera equipment. Internet searches don't...
Don, I did the same thing with my one and a half year old son when Halley's Comet was here in 1986. He doesn't remember, of course. But I also told him that...
Check MAPUG: Lots of good info. http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/AstroDesigns/MAPUG/Grounding.htm ... From: m.fleenor To: ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Mark, my electrical setup looks as follows: I have one power cable installed at my terrasse: L Phase 240V AC N Zero Gnd Ground (protection) Two consumers are...
Dear Ron, Thanks for your reply - which just goes to show why you never want to allow a theorist near a real telescope... On the seeing - I'd be surprised if...
Mark, The simplest thing is to discharge yourself before touching your sensitive equiment. The next is to keep the potential between you and your equipment...
Mark, you didn't say what you have, a metal Pier or Tripod, permanent or portable. A Pier solidly connected to the floor or into the earth will act as a...
See below. Ron Wodaski ... That is not correct. The seeing effects have different frequencies, and they interact (as you would expect). So you are dealing with...
... There is absolutely no problem putting an eyepiece on an RC. The central obstruction thing is overblown. Suppose you have a 12" telescope with a 30%...
Thanks very much for the reply. Now I've got to go look up what an interferogram is:). I love this hobby. Jeff ... to do ... but can ... will be ... it ... ...
Last night was a decent night in between snow days and I tried the suggestion of using the ST8 internal guide chip to rule in or out differential flexure as...
... You're welcome. I'm glad you discovered the source of the elongated stars. Now comes the fun part -- trying to eliminate the flexure between the imaging...
Hi Friends. Sorry for the crosspost. I am using a Tak FS-60C APO refractor with a Starlight Xpress SXVF- M25C color ccd camera (23.4 x 15.6mm array), Hutech...
... is the guilty party Guilt is almost always shared. It is the _differential_ flexure between the two scopes that is the real culprit. Either one could be...
Hi, I also bought one of the Digital Logger units. I set it all up, ran it at home for a few days to test, then deployed it at my observatory. It failed in the...
Question: Is there anyone other than SBIG that produces a cooled ccd dual chip camera? I'm surprised that every other mfg I've seen uses a single chip design. ...
Tom, I believe that SBIG has a patent (see introduction section) on the dual chip design. I found that upgrading my ST7XE to an ST-8XME was a less painful way...
I think the dual chip is somewhat over rated. Many that I know use the remote guide head rather than the built in guide chip. More flexible when doing...
Hi, see http://www.qsimaging.com/ or direct link: http://www.qsimaging.com/500series-overview.html The G models :* "Guide with Light From in Front of the...
And of course this has been done before, too. <G> There is no magic bullet. The utility of any one part of the system depends, sometimes to a surprisingly...
The second chip may not be integrated, but this is as good as its going to get... Regards 2009/2/3 Sarel Wagner <sarel.wagner@...> ... [Non-text portions...
... When, of course, it's the right solution to the right problem. <G> See my earlier email. Since I'm not familiar with this unit, my questions would be: *...
You are 100% correct of course, only ment the comment because of the patent on the dual chip design. The pick off in front of the filter mitigates the already...
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