I've had trouble with ccdsoft dying recently. I talked with SBIG and they think it's because I'm using 2 lengths of 8' usb cables. Where do I get one that's...
Q: If an image is well sampled enough so that stars cover more than a pixel or so, is it the case that FWHM measurements of the same star will be the same,...
Using my normal setup for making flat fields, I have a very odd result with a brand new ST10 camera. Cooled to -10 as normal. It does not do this with other...
I'm not exactly pleased with the result on this one. Definitely think it turned out 'average' at best. I opted for 3min subs. If I get some clear skies soon...
Just wondering if this is used by amateurs at all. I know a bunch of the pro scopes use it, but I was wondering if it would be of any benefit to amateurs?...
Hello Everyone, I just released version 2.0 of ezSkyView. This simple freeware program creates images of astronomical objects or specific portions of the sky....
Ron, Was at your website looking to download your CCD Calculator onto my new computer. For some reason, when I download it, i get a message that says "... .exe...
Hi I am searching for a Laminated Messier and NGC objects poster ( a big one). I lost my older one. Would like to have one in my observatory..where to buy?? ...
Dear Group, I wanted to share this view of an unusual crimson star in Cepheus near NGC 7635, imaged on 2 August. Looked at first like a hot pixel, but in fact...
Hi All Sorry if this has been raised before but my searches turned up nothing. Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a 2-inch blank filter - that is, with...
A friend had some problems with a gradient in some data he gathered earlier this week, and I suggested we try PixInsight to deal with it (I'd had a demo of how...
I just finished processing and posting an image of M92 on my web site. This is an object that seems to be ignored by many. It is an impressive globular ...
Hi Group, I took about 2 hours of exposures of the Iris Nebula with my QSI-583wsg through the Ricardi Honders. I first processed the image in my traditional...
This is my first post on this group so my apologies if it seems a bit basic. Is it typical to image LRGB through a LP filter? I'm in a red zone, using both...
I thought I posted a message about mosaics here last year, but don't see it. Anyway it appears that ccdsoft has limited ability to produce mosaics. It can set...
I am a newbie to imaging and am having a problem I have not seen addressed in the forum. I am using an ST8E camera with a SBIG 5 filter wheel. I have to...
I have a Baby FSQ 85mm and want to use it for some wide-field mosaics. I've been thinking about the QSI 683 wsg as my camera of choice. However, I'm now also...
I may not even be asking the question properly, or I may not correctly understand what I've been reading. I'm getting into narrowband imaging (Ha, OIII,...
I had to buy a new dual display graphics card several days ago. It's an NVIDIA 210 for my XP PC. After some wrestling around with it, I finally got the right...
I know it's good to preserve raw data so that I can go back later and either reprocess and/or add additional data to the mix. I'm working out a file scheme to...
I'm trying to identify filters in a new UBVRI filter set. B (blue) V (green) and R (orange) seem easy to ID, and they are plain filters. Is the Infrared Very...
Hi everyone, I recently picked up an Astro Tech 10" RC and have had some good weather recently to take some images with it. I originally started using it at...
Hello Folks, Here is the latest test image taken with my FSQ-U16M combination. The Moon was about 3/4 full and about 30 degrees offset from this object,...
Hi Ron Couple of things I have noticed with Automapper over the last couple of nights. Firstly, when the mapping run is in process, the results are displayed...
