... should have mine Friday... I would have been bummed if they sent you their last one and I got shut out. Rain expected here for the next few days... oh...
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karlfabian
Feb 18, 2005 2:06 am
The idea is to cover the planetary image with enough pixels to render a diffraction limited image. To do this requires that the Dawes limit resolution of the...
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jstrnck
Feb 18, 2005 6:03 am
... a better pixel match- and would image better then pushing it to a f/28? ... render ... f/10 ... use ... a ... capture ... was ... have...
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karlfabian
Feb 18, 2005 1:12 pm
No...not at all! F/28 would cover the object being imaged quite well. What I meant to say is that F/20 would be the MINIMUM required for the telescope to...
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dmwierz
Feb 18, 2005 3:45 pm
OK! I also should have mine later today, but the weekend looks like a bust, weatherwise, so my testing of the Neximage will also have to wait a while. Dennis...
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farbodr
Feb 18, 2005 9:10 pm
Thanks for the clarifications. It makes sense now. Celestron has a focal reducer for NexImage which is selling at a very reasonable price compared to other...
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jstrnck
Feb 18, 2005 9:30 pm
--im not sure i follow this correctly, if your imaging saturn, why would you want the reducer? ... very ... render ... two ... be ... f/10 ... be ... f/10 ... ...
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farbodr
Feb 18, 2005 10:05 pm
It widens the FOV and shorten the FL which results in faster optics....
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jstrnck
Feb 18, 2005 11:07 pm
... that- i dont bother with the moon) i would try and keep the f/l of your scope at 3000-6000 for planetary- i very best amatuer saturn pic ive seen yet was...
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karlfabian
Feb 19, 2005 1:42 am
... All you are going to get is a very small image of Saturn, which if blown up will lack any detail and will make the pixel pattern painfully obvious. At...
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dmwierz
Feb 19, 2005 1:39 pm
Yep, I have bought from them before, via their link within the Amazon store. However, my recent bad experience will cause me to think twice next time. I was on...
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Michel Hebert
trapper42001
Feb 19, 2005 8:22 pm
If you live in Canada, try http://www.maisonastronomie.ca/ .They had some in stock 2 weeks ago. I actually bought one at the time. They are based in...
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dmwierz
Feb 19, 2005 9:46 pm
Justg received my Neximage, installed the IOXperts driver, ran BTV and IT WORKS! Right out of the box. How cool is that? Now I just need soome clear skies to...
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hahacky
Feb 20, 2005 5:33 am
I am awaiting delivery of my Neximage and use OS X. What is BTV? Does the IOXperts driver come with the Neximage? Thanks, Howard...
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dmwierz
Feb 20, 2005 3:17 pm
Howard, BTV is a vido capture program that works under OS X and with the USB ports. Learn more here: http://www.bensoftware.com/ And, no, the IOXperts drive...
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dmwierz
Feb 20, 2005 4:46 pm
I think I've read that the Neximage's CCD is the equivalent of a 5mm eyepiece. Is this correct?...
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dmwierz
Feb 20, 2005 5:19 pm
OK, nevermind. Found this on the Celestron Web site: NexImage uses a 1/4" format color CCD chip that gives the same approximate magnification as a 5mm 50...
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Steve Durham
spoonsize2003
Feb 20, 2005 5:29 pm
Hi, I've just joined, looking forward to getting a Neximage....even more, I'm looking forward to Celestron's answer to the DSI. Anybody happen to hear any...
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Mel Robinson
mrobinson31356
Feb 20, 2005 5:54 pm
yes ... From: dmwierz To: neximage@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:46 AM Subject: [neximage] Eyepiece size equivalent for Neximage I think...
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jstrnck
Feb 20, 2005 7:57 pm
-im waiting for that myself, im not to crazy about meade- i think whatever and if celestron does come up with something it should be 1/2 decent low cost DSI,...
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Steve Durham
spoonsize2003
Feb 20, 2005 9:11 pm
Interesting to note...I have a LX200 Classic. I cannot use the LPI nor the DSI to autoguide, with Meades software nor anybody else's to the best of my...
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jstrnck
Feb 21, 2005 3:17 am
... "If your mount has PEC (periodic error correction), turn it off. (Yes, off.). The only exception to that is the Meade LX200 mounts, which often have gears...
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andrievanderlinde
andrievander...
Feb 21, 2005 10:01 pm
Celestron states that the NexImage is intended for solar system and daytime terestrial imaging. This statement suggests that it would be suitable to view...
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jstrnck
Feb 22, 2005 2:15 pm
-no, you couldnt use it to view pluto which is nearly mag 14- for real time video youd need something like the minitron CCD that has a lux rating of something...
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mattb_mattb_mattb
mattb_mattb_...
Feb 26, 2005 5:24 pm
Hi, I do not currently have a neximage but i will likely buy one in the future. If I bought one, and used it with an 8", 2032 focal length scope like a C8-SGT...
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jstrnck
Feb 26, 2005 5:49 pm
-saturn under 'photos' in my folder was taken with a 2350f/l barlowed- 'but' it was resized down- so your your 2032f/l with a barlow on saturn should be...
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groupe_des_sept
Feb 28, 2005 12:02 am
Hi André. Any results yet? I' currently working on that project. Need to guide! Regards, Michel ... for ... be ... star... ... autoguiding ... long ... ...
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Andre Paquette
majikthyze
Feb 28, 2005 6:21 am
Yes, I've been using NexImage with the GPINT-PT and it works very well with GuideDog. To be fair, I haven't done any imaging in this configuration yet -- I'm...
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groupe_des_sept
Mar 1, 2005 12:29 am
Thanks André. I intend to use either a 400mm telephoto or a C90Mak (f5,6) as guide scope. I'm going with the serial kit as I might come up with a opto coupler...
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Wade Mostoller
ra_isotope2004
Mar 2, 2005 10:42 pm
Hello All, After doing a little poking around on the net I found a newer version of Registax than what was supplied on the CD that came with my NexImage. I...
