"Hsxpoker" mentioned the difficulty of getting a good focus when working with the reducer. Focussing is often a major difficulty in most situations. It can be...
On the topic of the focal reducer for the Neximage... I used it a couple of times attempting some lunar shots. After several tries, I found that I could not...
Hi Scott, What do you mean by "full circular" view? Do you mean the entire lunar disk? With my 8 inch SC, The NI with the Celestron reducer plus a f6.3 reducer...
Hi, I just posted, in Monti's Pictures 1, a Photoshop composite using four different avi captures done on the evening of 17-18 dec-07. The images together give...
Great photos. You should really give us a link directly to the folder where they are. It took me awhile to file the right folder. Matthew Bavaro, Esquire ...
Yer.... but I don't fully understand the in's and out's of digital photography, and how the exposure should be best set ... C6-N ... software ??? ... ...
It takes a lot of trial and error. Generally, you want to turn the gain down as much as possible. You just need to play around and experiment with different...
Hi Edgar: Yes, Neximage works extremely well for solar imaging. I have been taking such images for two or three years now and have some great sunspot...
... sunspot images. ... Thanks Jim, I orderded a solar filter today, so I should be posting some pictures soon! Do you have solar images posted here? Edgar...
The March 2008 issue of the A.L.P.O. Lunar Section's monthly newsletter, The Lunar Observer, has been uploaded to: http://www.zone-vx.com/tlo.pdf Back issues...
Edgar: Yes, I have posted one solar image. It is of a large sunspot group and was taken with a C8 through a mylar filter. The image is an enlarged detail. ...
Hi, I do not know if its unusual to image ISS, but I was surprised to see this picture in the recent photo postings (by Dieterkuespert). ISS passes are very...
Hey guys... Total n00b here... Stayed up way late to shoot jupiter, but all I get is bright blur... Lemme tell you my less than ideal setup... Celestron...
... to ... ISS ... for ... Hey Monti, Have you looked at: http://heavens-above.com/ ? It will tell you when and where the ISS and other objects will pass ...
Try using the info at: http://starizona.com/acb/ccd/software/soft_image_webcam.aspx ... get is bright blur... Lemme ... know where to begin... I ... messed...
Hi Monti, there are programs like Sattracker which make a goto telescope follow a satellite. And in this particular case it was quite a bit of luck too. ...
... to ... ISS ... for ... Monti: One way this can be done with Neximage is to capture the station when it passes between your location and the Sun. Many sky ...
Hi, The Canadian Space Agency has sponsered a Mars photo contest to mark the recent opposition. I submitted one of my photos taken with the NI and the winners...
Hi Edgar, Yes it is suitable for solar imaging - both white solar and h-alpha types of setups. For white light - you may want to decompose your final image...
... get is bright blur... Lemme ... Aaron, I don't think you're going to want the focal reducer mounted on there for Jupiter. I have the same scope and making...
Thanks Sean, I ordered a solar filter thinking just about observing but now I can't wait to get it (in the next 2 days hopefully) to capture images. I will be...
Give me some pointers... Is there anyone willing to stack and process some movies of mine for me the best they can to give me something to strive for?? I'm so...
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