Monte- sounds like your perserverence paid off. Glad you had a good night with Mars. It truly is a wonderful sight right now.....take it all in and enjoy...
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:33 am
Jim - have you tried the usual "tricks?": 1) turn the exposure setting OFF "B" (if that is where it is) and attempt to activate the shutter via the cable...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:27 am
Rob, First, 1-20 minutes are not long exposures for astrophotography and the LX90 is quite capable of exposures in that range. There are some long exposure ...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:38 am
The wavy image is most likely due to unstable seeing conditions. Your scope should be at equilibrium if you let it cool for an hour or two. You need a really...
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Wayne Powell
wayne.powell@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:43 am
We have a winner. The first person to respond to my email and the first official winner of a prize given by IMLTUG is....... (drum roll) Bill (bgash2@...)...
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muphicks@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:53 am
Lo, I'm considering buying an LX90, mainly for DSO and a little bit for viewing the planets. However at a later date I'd like to get into astrophotgraphy, now...
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Wayne Powell
wayne.powell@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:57 am
Now I'm confused. On the web version of the LX90 group, I could only find one request for the extra "regular" collimation screws (from Bill Gash bgash2). Doug...
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:57 am
Jim - have you tried rewinding the film slightly to take the torque off the spool gear assembly?? Dr. Clay ... From: Jim Phillips <phillips@...> To:...
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sc02492@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:01 pm
Yes, it's really exciting to see such detail on a planet that's usually difficult to view. A red filter brings out lots of surface features as well. You...
7266
sc02492@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:08 pm
The shimmer could be due to a combination of poor seeing as well as inadequate cool down time prior to viewing. In my area, poor seeing is the major culprit-...
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Ray Porter
ray_porter@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:18 pm
Hi Gary, ... Precisely what you need will depend on what sort of photography you're doing. For film or digital photography using a consumer digital camera,...
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parentg@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:50 pm
Yes, I want this second set ! Gervais ... for the ... to ... would ... a ... second ... with ... therefore ... bet ... (I ... after I ... Mask/Cover ... the ...
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reim58@...
Jun 1, 2001 12:52 pm
Here is a shot I took of Straight wall on the moon the other night. It is 5 images stacked and filtered using Astroart software (the result does not look much...
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John Watzke
jwatzke@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:19 pm
Great shot Bob! I like that wall!...
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Quinn, Jarlath
jquinn@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:24 pm
I know a lot of folks have been asking about this already. However, can I just try and get this cleared up for myself? I've done some SLR, and standard digital...
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Doug Oakes
doug_oakes@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:46 pm
My mistake Wayne it's been a long weak, I read the posts a couple times trying to decipher if there were 1 or 2 requests far the scews, I guess your correct so...
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:10 pm
Very nice shot; it really shows that the straight wall is NOT a wall at all, but a collapsed crustal area; few photos make that very distinction. Good work! ...
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John Watzke
jwatzke@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:10 pm
HI Quinn. Look in the file under moon pictures dated 1-5-01. This was done with a STC-5. ... can I just try and get this cleared up for myself? ... ...
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Bob Moody
bmoody@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:35 pm
While trying to download a new Tour into AutoStar, it gave me the following message: "Too many objects. Remove 125 Asteroids or 145 Comets or 139 Satellites...
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Christian F.
chris@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:36 pm
Hi, just for the stats; I have an Antares 2" mirror diagonal. It alomst clears the base. This menas, that there is a bolt on the diagonal (to fix either the 1...
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bgash2@...
Jun 1, 2001 2:42 pm
No, I live here in Florida. I'm excited about the collimation screws. I was going to order some but "free" always makes things better. I sure do appreciate it....
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Rick Krejci
randckrejci@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:26 pm
Clay, There has been a tremendous interest lately in this group on the practicality of using an Autoguider with the LX-90 & APM, I was wondering if you'd do us...
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muphicks@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:56 pm
... for ... [BIG SNIP OR RAYS REPLY] Thanks for the indepth reply :-) I'm seriously thinking of buying an lx90 now, since it seems I can do all I want...
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lindahicks@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:24 pm
Make another Hartman mask but don't put circular holes in it. Put triangular or suare holes in it. You'll find the diffraction spikes will assit in focusing....
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:27 pm
Rick - I will be happy to check this out thoroughly both on my bench and in actual star work; I have found that actual In-Use conditions can make a difference...
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lindahicks@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:44 pm
I would like to have it for a project. I sent an email with my address to you. Thank you very much kind sir. Ken Hicks ... screws. ... a "wedge ... ordered ...
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reim58@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:54 pm
Great response Doc. This has probable been asked before, but do you really need the extra module to do auto guiding with the LX90? I guess the LX90 aux input ...
7285
lindahicks@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:08 pm
Dr Clay, I have a theoretical question for you. Which would guide better a)New top of the line autoguider or b)Very experienced and patient astrophotographer...
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:14 pm
Yep - you really need that module. It has within itself (Dick Seymour is our expert on this!) its own processor for the incoming commands that you send via...
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Clay Sherrod
sherrodc@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:16 pm
Ken - by far the autoguider, as it is NOT subject nor prone to error provided that the USER has all of his or her settings input correctly. In addition, the...
