We had a beautiful day here in Colorado Springs yesterday. I got together with another amateur astronomer who had a Meade DSI II camera and took some photos...
Hey Ken Nice shots! Details, please share. We started playing with the new DS60 yesterday...were your shots in double or single stack? I have the DSI I and II...
Hi Ken and all... Great shot...yes I would like alos have details...if you want... Reading your post I had the idea trying my NexIamge webcam. Did anyone try...
Hi PaulK, I would be a terrible scientist. I just play with things until I like them but don't always keep track of who did what to whom... So that means I...
Thanks Ken I have tried Registax with stars and no problem. But trying to get an alignment feature on the sun has eluded me. V5 hmmmm..I'll check it out. I am...
The LS60THaB1200-FT is on order and I found an EQ4 equatorial mount through eBay that I can adapt to my homemade backyard pier. Will the Lunt dovetail will fit...
I was surprised that Registax was able to lock on to the "orange peel" on the surface. Using a webcam it doesn't seem to do as well at locking on and usually...
Hi Ken I looked to your picture and I feel you did not well matched the double stacked tuning, since it shows a kind of hot spot. First tune optimum the LS 60,...
Hi ken, Great shots. What is the outside temperature in Colorado when you are using your solar scope? Does temperature have any effect on the etalon or...
Hi Markus, It does seem that I have a hot spot or band in single stack mode as well as double stack. I live higher than most folks at 6700ft/2040m and I don't...
Ken, I would recommend the DMK camera because it does not have an IR filter. With my DSI camera I can remove the filter easily but I can't use it with MaximDL...
Hi Jim, Right now, I am leaning toward the DSI. It has larger pixels, DSI III 6.45 vs DMK21 5.6 vs DMK41 4.65. Larger pixels means lower noise. I want the...
Ken, That IR filter is situated in a perfect place for Newton's Rings to form. I have been haunted by this phenomenom with nearly every camera that I have...
Ah yes, the Newton's rings. How could I forget! Is there a removable filter on the DSI? Just in front of the sensor? I guess I figured it didn't have one...
My DSI has a round filter that is not glued in. If you remove the nosepiece the filter drops out. Removing the filter is not a guarantee that the Newton's...
Hi Ken, Larger pixels means also less detail/pixel (because of the size of the pixel) or you should pump up the f-value of your telescope system far more. ...
Manu and Ken, If you are photographing very dim deep space objects then the noise is a big problem, but the sun in the LS60ThaDS is bright enough that noise is...
a 3waste of money any good eyepiece will do I have used them on a pst and a 12,000 dollar custom DS 90mm scope no difference in H-alpha slight contrast gain...
Now here's some discussion I was looking for! I have decided to go with the DSI so maybe we can have a little photo competition going! Alas, I don't have the...
Just sort of an informal survey and I wouldn't mind hearing from Alan about this. I expect it's normal for this scope but would just like to verify that others...
Exactly same The second stack wipes across as a band of brightness. Marcus commented about even illumination. Perhaps some weighing in here? Sent from my...
hi ken i find that it is easier to go single stack on prominences, i do not have good views on prominences using double stack. once it was tuned i got the...
I use a Baader Max Bright bino in combi with double stack 50mm Lunt Ha front filters on a modified Orion 80ED. It's absolute magic, you get the impression that...
Hi Ken, Helas, there isn't a substitution for a lot of frames to tackle seeing. Not 100% true : there is one : having great seeing ! [?] In the past I tried to...
IÂ have noticed the same thing on my Lunt 60 mm single stack HA telescope . I dont know if atmospheric conditions had anything to do with it . It is nice to...
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