Has anyone heard when the reducer lens will be available. After checking a number of web sites it appears that no one has them in stock. Some sites do list...
thanks for the reply( i was on vacation) wouldnt the barlow make the magnification too high? and distort the image. What is prime focus? and what is gain? ...
All using a Barlow does is increase the F Ratio... What is key is trying to make each pixel of the camera handle fewer photons. When doing CCD work on DSO you...
Thanks dave! i got my first saturn and jupiter images on saturday night. the images are very fuzzy. i was hoping for a little more crisp images but i will...
Hi everybody, I had the opportunity to compare the SAC7a with the Neximage camera last night. I have suspected that the SAC7 was capable of a finer resolution...
Jeff, Two weeks ago I tried as you to find the reducer lens. The std answer seems to be 30 days. I went ahead and pre-ordered it from "www.optcorp.com"...
Jeff, As a follow on to my comment yesterday.....Oceanside Photo and Telescope mentioned to me for the heftier price of $65 the SAC reducer is an alternative...
HEY GUYS,WELL I HAD TO SEND MY NEXI BACK TO CELESTRON FOUR WEEKS AGO DUE TO CAMERA PROBLEMS.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND HEAR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE...
Hi, folks!! I currently own an Orion Skyquest XT 4.5 dob, and I'm thinking about picking up a NexImage. Has anyone used theirs with this type of scope?? Any...
... AGO ... INFORMATION ... I had to do the same with my camera. I started to use it on Jan 1st and took some really great shots of Saturn. Then the problems...
A focal reducer (FR) does the opposite of the Barlow. For example I have a f6.3 reducer for my f10 scope som what this does is make my field of view wider...
Hi , kevin, I use a dob, check out my images at my site on this email ... Starman2010 Burleson,Texas 32.53 N 97.31 W CCD/Digital Astronomy by Tommy Hartline:...
Hey Richard John here, do not ever give up.These are the things that test us .. Believe me.It will come only when It will , you know..?.I bought a mintron...
You are not going to believe this... Celestron has been bought out by another comp. Wonder what this will do in getting our cameras ??? Richard ... From:...
Wade, Thanks for the info. I was thinking about doing the same thing. Not sure who I'll order from yet and with the acquisition who knows when they will...
Wade, Again, thanks for the info and good idea. When I have time I'll check this out. Do you know if it will screw on like the Celestron reducer? Thanks jeff...
Not much time to image Saturn.Any proven Neximage settings anyone can share? I was getting better results two months ago. My Neximage works great on Jupiter...
Thanks Elton, Thank God for computer imaging, now I won't have to worry about lousy eyesight when I reach the "Golden Years". <G> Steady Skies, Karl ... from...
Howdy all. I put together a mosaic of the 2 day old moon from 4/10/2005. I used a 5" SCT. Each frame is approximately 100 images stacked. It's a total of 8...
If anyone on the group is still looking for a Neximage Star Quest in Louisville, Ky has several. Give Bill a call at 502-447-9091 John ... few ... do ... ...
I just recieved my NexImage. So far I havent been able to get any pictures. I was wondering if any of you use the neximage with a dob? I have a XT10 Classic....
I have a 14 1/2 " dob, I use a 2x 2" barlow. I get 8 to 9 second avis and get pretty good results, see my web site below for images. I use 12 FPM with the 8 to...
Hi all... I'm wondering, now that people have had a chance to play with the Neximage for a while, is it a good way to get started in solar system imaging?...
Hi I jus added my first picture of Saturn taken Saturday night, Processed in registax, touched up in Photoshop. Terry, You find picture in folder (Terry)...
That's a GREAT shot, Terry - very nice. What equipment did you use for this shot? And did you change any of the default settings for the capture? Thanks for...
Alex The picture was taken with C8 with televue 2.5 Barlow Regestax was default setting, I adjusted the Gama and exposure was 30 frames a second. Terry ... ...