After discovering and joining this forum, I recently purchased a copy of The New CCD Astronomy book and tried to email a copy of my receipt to the...
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Dave
astroman_1a
Nov 30, 2012 4:39 pm
Hello all.I have a QHY8 Pro with TEC cooling.Now I understand that when in warmer weather I choose a TEC temperature less ambient temp...Say outside it's 15...
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rwodaski
Nov 30, 2012 4:43 pm
Note that on Amazon and CreateSpace, I've included the following in the description: Supplementary materials are available at http://www.newastro.com. Use your...
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Mike
mikegarbett
Nov 30, 2012 4:52 pm
Many thanks for the prompt reply. I'll follow your instructions. Mike...
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mark_manner_spot_obsrv
mark_manner_...
Nov 30, 2012 9:35 pm
What I usually do is two different standard temperatures, one for summer and one for winter. I pick a temp that is lower than ambient is likely to be, and just...
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rwodaski
Nov 30, 2012 10:06 pm
For amateur CCD cameras, cooling is _always_ relative to current ambient temperature. Since lower temps are always to be preferred, you will generally want to...
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Dave Cunningham
astroman_1a
Nov 30, 2012 11:09 pm
hanks for the info people....It is a great help and I better builld that daRK LIBRARY...Clear skies...dave From: yahoo@... Sent: Friday, November 30,...
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brown_rb
Dec 1, 2012 8:58 am
I have had experience with the TS-OAG. Its true that it takes up 9mm. I have nothing against TS-optics and I have bought many many items from them. They do...
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Matt
matt.dieterich
Dec 2, 2012 2:43 am
Hi everyone, Here's a quick shot I took this past Thursday. In this photo is the moon (overly bright), contrails from planes, Jupiter, Orion and The Pleiades...
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Mark Striebeck
mstriebeck1967
Dec 2, 2012 2:55 am
Thanks a lot Robert. That's quite a devastating review, but very helpful. MarkS ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jeff Armstrong
army5@att.net
Dec 6, 2012 12:05 am
NGC 7048 is a planetary nebula in Cygnus that is about 60 x 62 arc-seconds in diameter. This planetary nebula is rated at magnitude 12.1. The weather...
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Joel
herschel400
Dec 6, 2012 1:45 am
I'm a real newbie wanting to get started using either the Mallincam or Xpress. I was just about to order the Mallincam along with a CGEM 1100 HD Edge from all...
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Pete Su
psu_13
Dec 6, 2012 4:32 am
I went from using a mallincam to "real" CCD cameras like the starlight xpress. I've kept a long journal of the evolution here: ...
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Ken Harrison
ken4optics
Dec 6, 2012 4:34 am
Joel, I can vouch for the SX gear. First class. I used the old MX7 and MX9 for many years - no issues, no problems. I now use the SX Lodestar as my dedicated...
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Bernhard Hubl
hubble_at
Dec 6, 2012 2:46 pm
Hello group, Today we have opened the registration for the Central European Deepsky Imaging Conference (CEDIC). http://www.cedic.at The list of speakers is...
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Joel
herschel400
Dec 6, 2012 2:55 pm
Thank you, Pete. I will read your blog. Dean at Starizona tells me that with the StarXpress HC9 that it is actually easier, faster and a much better image...
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Randy
rzugnoni
Dec 6, 2012 3:46 pm
I had a Mallincam for almost a year then sold it. I bought an SX CCD. To me the only thing that the Mallicam is really useful for is live viewing on a monitor....
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Pete Su
psu_13
Dec 6, 2012 3:48 pm
It really depends on how you want to work. With the Mallincam you can, if you want, just hook the camera up to a TV and look at pictures. There will be various...
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Stan
stan_ccd
Dec 6, 2012 4:43 pm
Those cameras are representative of very different camera types that are designed for two very different purposes: easy "real time" amusement vs. difficult...
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Stan
stan_ccd
Dec 6, 2012 4:44 pm
... Pretty cool! I'll have to put that on my list. Stan...
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Pete Su
psu_13
Dec 6, 2012 6:31 pm
I'd agree that on a pure image basis there is no real comparison. The video stuff is a huge compromise. Pete...
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ab9ms
Dec 7, 2012 4:27 pm
Very nice. I love the look of this one. ... From: Jeff Armstrong <army5@...> Subject: [ccd-newastro] NGC 7048 - Planetary Nebula To:...
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Randy
rzugnoni
Dec 7, 2012 8:10 pm
Hi all, I tried imaging M33 a few weeks ago. I am using a Starlight Xpress M26C and an FSQ106ED at F5. The problem was that the moon was almost full and...
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rwodaski
Dec 7, 2012 8:11 pm
Since I don't have any idea how badly washed out those images might be, I would suggest you make a simple test for yourself: combine all of the images, and...
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Mike Dodd
doddm2001
Dec 7, 2012 8:30 pm
... I can't imagine that there is much useful data in the moon-swamped frames. Adding them to frames with a better SNR will just degrade the final image. I...
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Randy
rzugnoni
Dec 7, 2012 11:01 pm
Thanks Mike and Ron, I will compare the two sets side by side to see how they look. I should know rather quickly once I start processing. I had an idea that I...
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azdegutis
Dec 8, 2012 3:01 am
As we continue to prepare for shut down of operations at the end of the year, we are clearing out our remaining inventory of videos from the Midwest...
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Jeff Armstrong
army5@att.net
Dec 8, 2012 4:50 pm
NGC 1501 is a planetary nebula in Camelopardalis. The planetary lies roughly 5000 light years away and is about 1.4 light years in diameter. It possesses a ...
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CurtisC
die_nullte
Dec 8, 2012 7:56 pm
I'm trying to put together an image of the M81/82/3077 area to show the IFN. I have 7 hrs 36 min worth of luminance data, 38 x 12 min. The result shows...
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Matt
matt.dieterich
Dec 8, 2012 8:04 pm
Excellent work Jeff! Matthew Dieterich Robert Morris University: Environmental Science www.MatthewDieterich.Zenfolio.com ... [Non-text portions of this message...
