Happy New Year to all of you! This is the third time that I've done a M42 session, this time in hydrogen alpha. The first time was actually with this scope and...
Paul, Great picture that shows lots of detail. With an Ha filter I know a lot of people are going for really long exposures (>30 minutes) to get a lot of...
... And to you and yours. ... Very nice work. Excellent detail, good focus. May I ask a couple of questions? Your exposure of the Trapezium is excellent. How...
I've photographed M1 on Tech Pan film with red, green, and blue filters and scanned the films as tif. Now I'd like to align the three images before combining...
Hi Rick, IRAF can do it, but it is definitely not the method I'd recommend. I've used IRAF extensively and while it is an incredibly powerful program, there...
This was posted on the LX200 GPS Yahoo group. I'm till using SNP v5.x. I do not know if Jim, the original poster is a member of this group, so any replies...
Thanks, Steve, for posting my query. I'm a member here now so feel free to post your responses here. Thanks! Jim M. 10" LX200 GPS Milwaukee, WI ... be...
Hi All, This is now try 3 of sending a msg (after the test one went through) Copied & pasted from a previous attempt: Bob, Thanks for your comment. Re the...
Dave, This is try 2 of a previously sent msg, copied and pasted: David, I'll try to generate something and put it on the site this weekend. Here's the link for...
... (And other useful stuff!) Thanks for taking time to reply, and thanks for that link. I now have that on PDF in my "Image Processing Instructions" folder. ...
David, No trouble at all, glad to be of assistance. I reprocessed my sub-images and flat for the web hope you (and other interested parties) find it useful....
Hi All, It's been a long time that I've taken a shot with the 20Da. Last evening I went to the pier in Imperial Beach, Ca. (used to live in that area a few...
That's a nice shot. I didn't think I'd get a chance to see it either, with all the clouds we've been having. I finally got to see it in the same orange glow,...
Bisque describes this software as "an immersive and interactive three dimensional solar simulator for your Macintosh OS X (Universal) or Windows computer....
All, I was at MacWorld and bought Seeker at the Software Bisque booth. It is a very beautiful program ‹ the the 3D simulations are stunning and some of the ...
... Good deal! I have Seeker on order as well. I, too, hope that Mac astronomers will support Bisque's return to the Mac; after all, they make some of the best...
Can I ask the group, for the people that use Meade telescopes, how do you update their firmware? Has anyone tried Crossover on Intel Macs? Thanks David...
I use an old PC I keep around for things I can't do on a Mac. I hope to be able to use one of the Windows solutons (Boot Camp, Parallels, etc.) once I get an...
From: David DelMonte <ddelmonte@...> ... First, there is an updater that runs on OSX ‹ AutoStarX. It doesn¹t work with all AutoStar hand paddles, but...
Thanks Ralph. Autostar X doesn't run on my scope - the LX-200. I will investigate the others. Crossover is the most interesting, as it does not require Windows...
I'll try this out soon and try to post the results by next weekend. I will attest that it didn't work the last time I tried, but it was a while ago. The worst...
Equinox 6.3.0 is now available. This is a free update for all registered Equinox 6 users. You can get information and download links from the Microprojects web...
Hi All, We would like to announce the 1st Midwest Astroimaging Conference on July 13 and 14, 2007 running concurrently with the EPOC 2007 Star Party. The...
Sorry it took so long to post back. I just tried this out and found that Starry Night Pro Plus 6.0.4 works with my LX200 GPS with 4.0.1 Duane ... thing ... ...
Equinox 6.3.1 is now available. This is a free update for all registered Equinox 6 users. This is a bug fix release and it is recommended for all Equinox 6...
Hi All, Yesterday I went into a local Apple Store intending to buy another outboard firewire drive. Ended up ordering an 3G Mac Pro with four 500G internal...