Hi Niall, I was looking at your photos concerning Mars, how did you do it as you are always complaining about bad weather and not so good seeing these pictures...
Ive always had problems with image shift and focuser backlash with my 12" LX90. This was particularly problematic when trying to use the LPI at my PC with the...
... Yes - I have a laptop dedicated to astronomy. This means that children who download games on to it from dodgy websites tend to run the risk of hving their...
Hi Henrik, No - NEITHER of those pictures are mine !!!! One is by Ed Roach (on the left), the other is from Hubble (on the right), taken a few days earlier. I...
Adrian, Thanks for this. I knew the Stellarium user guide referred to a 'telescope server' but I could never find it on on their website so I assumed it was a...
... Real versions of WinZip (at least from v7 or 8 onwards) can unpack a gzip -compressed file. Having the filename end in ".gz" helps. http://www.winzip.com ...
Hello Dick, Happy new year. Looks like the scope is going back. Talking to Meade and a few of our club members. Sounds like a gear is having a problem. Either...
Hello Dick, Happy new year. Looks like the scope is going back. Talking to Meade and a few of our club members. Sounds like a gear is having a problem. Either...
Ahh, my laptop lacks a serial port, but does have three USB ports. Sometime (probably after I have finished by GCSE in Astronomy) I have a plan to build a...
... Oh, really? To meet full USB 2.2 standards (and USB 3 (fiber) is on the way!) each socket should be capable of driving a 500ma load. Two 500ma cameras and...
... Well, the beauty of standards is that there are so many to choose from! Seriously though, there has to be a better way than having a lot of long cables...
... I have no quibble with your goal, merely the "light on batteries" bit. ... It is handy having at least a screen and keyboard (and a disk/ FlashRam full of...
I'm using Denkmeier Power x Switch S2D and it clears the base of my 8"LX90AT ... -- -Robin Lee Founder & 2007 President of CHHS Astronomy Club, Kluang, Johor,...
Thank you Jeff! They are becoming popular along with the Lumenera cameras. The big advantage of these cameras is that you can get great images, even in average...
Hi Henrik, That was my image. I use an 8" LX90 also.The seeing conditions were average, but the high frame rate of the Imaging Source cameras and no video...
Hi Ed, Nice pictures surprising with the same scope as I have, this is apparently what you achieve with a good camera and good seeing conditions and experience...
Ed The Atik 1C has been discontinued what would you recommend for it's replacement? Don't say the Hubble because we all know that you have that one locked up...
Yep, just had confirmation from the service manager at Meade's UK importer to confirm even they can't get replacement optics so in this country any broken...
Sorry about that.....best of luck with the insurance. Dr. Clay Arkansas Sky Observatories http://www.arksky.org/ Observatory Hill Drive, Petit Jean Mt. ...
There is nothing in Envisage itself which you can use for printing but if you open your image in any image processing software, even paint (if a BMP or JPEG)...
Just spoken to the claims adjuster who couldn't understand why the person I first spoke to didn't sort the claim as it all looks straight forward, anyway just...
David, you could also keep it for spare parts! As Meade won't ship those parts either... ==================== Looking Up, Alan 30.69° N 88.24° W In a...
Yep, thats part of the idea as well! Just putting it to good use while it is still in one piece! ... From: "AstronomyW4WMM@..." <AstronomyW4WMM@...> ...
That's very promising, David. Better luck with the replacement! Cheers, Peter. http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/astroplover/index.html Approx. 55ºN, 2ºW...
even paint (if a BMP or JPEG) then you can print from there. You could even open the final image in a browser and print directly form there. ... that and was...
Hi Henrik, Thank you. I did look through the eyepiece, but not very long. I observed with a 20mm plossl and a 2x barlow and I could make out the albedo...
