... The three recessed setscrews on the front of the secondary mirror holder should adjust the tilt of the secondary. Very little adjustment will be needed....
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Paul Ashley
pt_ashley
Aug 2, 2008 4:47 am
Thanks for the info. I found the set screws deep in a recess. They would not turn without twisting the spider. I had to remove the spider to get a grip good...
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John Strachan
jsandse
Aug 3, 2008 11:42 am
Another attempt at Jupiter on 23rd July whilst in France using raw mode at F12. Height of jupiter approx 22 degrees above the horizon. Best 100 of 900 frames...
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John Strachan
jsandse
Aug 3, 2008 11:47 am
Link from my message seems to go to my old picture of saturn for some reason here is another attempt at the link: ...
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Charles Lail
astrochas
Aug 4, 2008 4:46 pm
My astronomy club went to Doughton Park on the blueridge parkway in NC this weekend. I tried to use two barlows to give me f-26 but with the wind and seeing...
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Charles Lail
astrochas
Aug 4, 2008 6:09 pm
this is the same setup as before but with a better video and 1100 frames stacked. http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/photos/view/6691?b=13 Charles...
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George Bailey
iais604
Aug 5, 2008 12:52 am
Nice shot, Charles ! Very good detail !! What 'scope were you using ??? - George PS My father was one of the engineers that built the Blue Ridge Parkway in...
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project_x@...
astrochas
Aug 5, 2008 11:10 pm
George I have a 10in newtonian at f-6.5. I live in Statesville NC which is about a one and a half hour drive to our clubs spot off the parkway. It is nice to...
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rumor_dude
Aug 6, 2008 11:58 am
The past few nights in WA state have been really nice as far as darkness is concerned and I have been able to get some spectacular visibility into all sorts of...
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Mauro Gnesa
wanda_mauro
Aug 6, 2008 1:03 pm
Hello, Last winter I also tried to image some M-Objects with Neximage but with very poor results. I just had some kind of results with Orion nebula but...
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fiberinspector@...
fiberinspector
Aug 6, 2008 1:56 pm
Rumor, The Neximage is not designed for DeepSpace Imaging because it is basically a web cam. BUT, check the web and you will find some sites that can help you...
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leonard.knoll@...
lknoll1234
Aug 6, 2008 2:04 pm
Hi Mauro: You're right because it was designed for bright solar system objects. However you can do several things that I know of to make it able to capture...
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Tommy Hartline
starman2010
Aug 6, 2008 5:10 pm
Sorry to say but the Neximager is not a deep space camera, I used to use one. It works well with planets and the moon but thats about it. I was able to get...
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rumor_dude
Aug 6, 2008 5:33 pm
... This seems to be the recurring theme I am hearing and reading -- it definitely works on bright stars; I was able to image Mizar pretty well. It's just the...
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Leonard Knoll
lknoll1234
Aug 6, 2008 11:06 pm
Whoops, I didn't mean Metaguide. I meant K3CCDTools. ... From: leonard.knoll@... To: neximage@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:04...
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jim met
starphotom31
Aug 8, 2008 2:09 am
hi to the group--would like a little guidance as I head out to video jupiter tonite. I have done this before but without a full understanding of what settings...
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Bruce Johnson
secondwind1949
Aug 8, 2008 2:24 am
Jim, Just a quick response. I'd go with the fastest slow shutter speed that you can use. Meaning that you need enough light onto the sensor but still avoid...
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jim met
starphotom31
Aug 8, 2008 2:38 am
hi bj-thanks for prompt reply. Am a little confused by your advice on shutter speed, to use the fastest slow shutter speed, do you mean for example to prefer...
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Bruce Johnson
secondwind1949
Aug 8, 2008 3:06 am
I just mean stay on the slow side of shutter speed. But go as fast as you can while keeping gain low to avoid noise. 1/20 is faster (but less light) than 1/10....
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Leonard Knoll
lknoll1234
Aug 8, 2008 12:02 pm
Hi Bruce: The 5fps threshold is related to the speed of the USB connection being used, and whether the camera has to compress the data to get it through the...
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George Bailey
iais604
Aug 8, 2008 8:56 pm
Thanks! The color-corrected version (which is the one I MEANT to post!) is a bit better! http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/photos/view/5c77?b=11 ...
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Bruce Johnson
secondwind1949
Aug 11, 2008 12:42 am
Thanks Leonard. That was a nicely done comparison. As it turns out I usually image at what he found the best combination. "The best picture quality and...
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Wyatt Earp
skyc0wb0y
Aug 11, 2008 1:12 am
Thanks for all this information on FPS... I didn't see a whole lot on shutter speed though... There must be a correlation? Or did I miss something? Wyatt. ...
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imontam
Aug 12, 2008 3:51 pm
Hi George, I'm catching up on my e-mail. That is a very nice shot of Jupiter! Our scope specs are similar, so I see we zero in on pretty well the same camera...
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imontam
Aug 12, 2008 4:00 pm
Hi George, Just saw the color-corrected image. Very nice! Even better than the previous image!... In Photoshop, in the "Adjustments" menu I believe, then in...
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imontam
Aug 12, 2008 4:16 pm
Hi, I guess my experience with Speed and fps is similar to that of others: I usually use the lowest possible settings. But that can depend on whether you use...
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George Bailey
iais604
Aug 12, 2008 5:50 pm
Thanks for the comments, Monti! LOL, no I don't have Photoshop (wish I did!) - my adjustments are made in Registrax and/or in Picasa. Picasa has no where as...
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Bruce Johnson
secondwind1949
Aug 12, 2008 9:00 pm
George, I've used Photoshop Elements for my imaging work. It's much cheaper that the full Photoshop but has much of the capabilities. It can be had for under...
