... But you often get what you pay for. Some people think that "digital" signals are immune to poor quality cabling but that's just not so. When I upgraded...
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Lenny Shaffer
lenny_shaffer
Aug 29, 2011 3:56 pm
Go here: http://www.usbgear.com/USB2_extension_Cable/usb-extension-cable.html What you need is an active USB cable. This is what I use with my ST-8XE. ... ...
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Rex
repichr
Aug 29, 2011 6:01 pm
I have bought 15 ft cables from Cables to go and they work with both my SBIg St2000 and my Loadstar with no issues. Rex...
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waynewatson95959
waynewatson9...
Aug 29, 2011 6:32 pm
According to SBIG, "industrial strength" USB cables are very expensive, $200 or so. Secondly, I'm told these extension cables are susceptible to extreme temps,...
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Rex
repichr
Aug 29, 2011 7:21 pm
The cables I am refering to are USB 2.0 , 3 meter long A to B ends and are about $14. dollars each. Rex...
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CurtisC
die_nullte
Aug 29, 2011 8:34 pm
My point was that I had to go directly into TSX and do Image Link to identify the asteroid. Going through Research WCS in CCDSoft gave me the ability to do...
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Jeff Armstrong
army5@att.net
Aug 29, 2011 11:12 pm
Another challenging object. Had to really watch and work the dark lanes from the sky glow. http://www.flickr.com/photos/army5/6094227898/ Jeff Armstrong "No...
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Michael Sherick
michaelsherick
Aug 30, 2011 2:33 am
Hello Folks, Here is a widefield image of ngc7023 "The Iris Nebula" taken with an FSQ-106N and Apogee U16M-HC. Image data for this was 12 x 600 seconds each...
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waynewatson95959
waynewatson9...
Aug 30, 2011 3:44 am
I'm using TS6. My three image idea was of no use. I wasn't tracking, so over two 30 min intervals, the image shifted. I tried MP Insert anyway this afternoon,...
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Bob Franke
bob_franke
Aug 30, 2011 8:07 am
Looking good Mike. Here's something to try. Reducing the size of the stars will make the faint structures more visible. Cheers, Bob http://bf-astro.com...
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Michael Sherick
michaelsherick
Aug 30, 2011 9:33 am
Thanks for the comments and processing tips Frank. I appreciate the suggestion. I'll give it a try to see how it helps.  Clear Skies, Mike From: Bob...
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Stan
stan_ccd
Aug 30, 2011 4:13 pm
... That image is alredy severly undersampled (excessively "pin point" stars). I take it you really don't like to see stars, in which case it would be better...
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Bob Franke
bob_franke
Aug 30, 2011 4:30 pm
Stars are great. In this case I feel they overwhelm the nebula. -bob...
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RBA
rbandreo
Aug 30, 2011 5:07 pm
... Star size reduction via image processing is usually accomplished via morphological transformations (erosion, dilation, etc). While I won't get in the topic...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Aug 30, 2011 5:11 pm
<sputtering in confusion> But, but -- that's the reality! There are a gazillion stars there, and the image records that faithfully. The simple fact is that...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Aug 30, 2011 5:14 pm
As I note in another message, what is the point of using erosion, dilation, et al when there is _zero data_ for the area where the erosion has been done? Yes,...
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Bob Franke
bob_franke
Aug 30, 2011 8:36 pm
Gee, I had no idea that this forum is anti pretty pictures. I guess this is not the place for me, as that is what I do. So if it is suggested to adhere...
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Stan
stan_ccd
Aug 30, 2011 8:50 pm
... You might have something in that the stars do seem possibly enhanced (e.g. the image may have been sharpened then reduced). ... Insofar as such...
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Stan
stan_ccd
Aug 30, 2011 9:00 pm
... This forum is composed of people with many different perspectives and experience. It is not based on ideological purity and does not censor such...
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Bob Franke
bob_franke
Aug 30, 2011 9:12 pm
However, the moderator wrote... "It's a fact: the image has been degraded by making stuff up. I don't approve of that, and I don't encourage anyone to do that....
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Michael Sherick
michaelsherick
Aug 30, 2011 10:11 pm
Hello Guys,  Well... I had no idea that image would cause this much of a stir. I can understand the many view points as expressed. I have no axe to...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Aug 30, 2011 10:14 pm
Well, you can't start by radically misstating my thesis and draw any useful conclusions, now can you? <g> I'm not anti-pretty. I'm anti-false. I don't care to...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Aug 30, 2011 10:21 pm
I don't know what you are trying to say; that seems to be pretty much the same as what Stan said: expect debate. Which is what you got. <g> As Stan noted, this...
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ancient.sull
Aug 30, 2011 10:21 pm
Yerkes-McDonald 16 (also called RCW 181) is a planetary nebula in Serpens. http://www.ancientstarlight.com/YM-16.html The object is reasonably large (5 arc...
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Kevin Dixon
starmaster08083
Aug 30, 2011 10:34 pm
I have found this to be a fascinating topic and discussion. Please let me ask a question of Stan and Ron in all sincerity. From the minute I take my images...
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Ron Brant
astroron2001
Aug 30, 2011 10:43 pm
Nice image Drew. Ron B ... From: ancient.sull To: ccd-newastro@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:56 PM Subject: [ccd-newastro] A less common...
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Bob Franke
bob_franke
Aug 30, 2011 11:06 pm
Here's my take on this. Mike expressed his goal to reveal faint structures. Without access to the original data, I gave a suggestion to show more nebulae, in...
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Michael Sherick
michaelsherick
Aug 30, 2011 11:09 pm
Hello Again... I thought I would also post a cropped version of the "true image" of ngc7023 that represents a Sum Combine of the RGB image data at full...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Aug 30, 2011 11:28 pm
This has to do with data manipulation. We don't think about that much, in general, when we process an image. But everything we do with the mouse and the...
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Ron Wodaski
rwodaski
Aug 30, 2011 11:33 pm
... Our point has been that that is not what you proposed, due to the nature of the data. The key to my objection is simply that _there is no nebula data...
