Hi, That should pose no problem. I blow air regularly on my Neximage chip (actually the protecting glass covering the chip) with an air blower... the pear...
Hi all I,m new to this group having just obtained a NI. It;s been cloudy and I havn't been able to use it yet. I did hook it up to my PC (Windows 7 with...
Hi, First of all, you must create the file to record. In the file menu, select "Set capture file", give a name to it then record. A window suggest to set the...
I was out last night shooting some video of Saturn using my Celestron CPC 800 XLT and noticed some circular image artifacts in AMCap. I had the NexImage...
What is the typical maximum magnficiation limit when imaging a planet like Saturn using the NexImage? I have a CPC 800 and would like to know if a 3x Barlow...
Jack - you mean you have tested it or do you recommend testing all magnifications to chauvjo? My feeling is 2x is good for a 8", 3x would be pushing it, you...
no the key is SEEING and the site I am now in a site whit level no2 near no 1 darkness and now I can have good seeing and good darkness to go to X5 sometime ...
They look like specks of dust which may be on the sensor surface, or on a filter which is close to that (the are sometimes called as 'dust donuts', due to...
I have been unable to get a clear answer on whether a IR/UV filter is helpful in imaging the planets. Celestron website seems to imply a filter is required....
Well, let me say this... cmos and ccd cam's are sensitive to the IR band... The IR band tends to focus on different point, but imaging a planet doesn't really...
The neximage has an IR filter integrated, I'm not sure if the camera is sensitive to UV light. If you make the light reflect in a certain way you will see the...
Hi, I agree that a 2X Barlow is probaly close to the limit. Like you, I use the Neximage on a CPC 800. And a 2X Barlow is the maximum I have used for Saturn....
Hi Monti Tho I'm using a smaller scope I've had plenty of success with a 3x barlow and the neximage. I've seen recommendations on some sights saying the...
Hi James, You are right in saying that one has to try various combinations. Even if a particular combinatiion of NI and barlows doesn't give good results on...
Hi, Here is my latest image of Jupiter, minus its south equatorial band. It goes back to 22 june. The capture was done around 4 AM local time, just before...
The NexImage is equiv to a 5mm eyepiece, which for an 8" SCT places this at about 0.57arc/seconds resolution, at the limit of resolution of the telescope....
Great Image! I am just learning so have a few questions. What output size did you use with AMCap? Did you use a single avi file to create this image? What...
Hi Higher resolution will obviously give more pixels allowing to enlarge an image for more detail. So as to which you use, the 320 or 640, that'll depend on ...
Hi, In AMCAP, I used 640 X 480. I always use that output size to obtain maximum size. The lower size can be used but then you'll get a smaller image, and if...
The size of the capture file at 640x480 can cause processing problems for me. A 60 second capture can create a 270 meg file, which seems to cause Registax 5 to...
Hi Guys The other thing might be being low on memory as he's processing. It depends on which version of windows he's using as well as to how much memory seems...
You may be onto something..........my PC is about seven years old. It has a 2.5GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, running XP SP3. I did divide my 270MB AVI files...
Hi Ron Glad something was found that works for you. Basically the less memory you have the more will be swapped to the hard drive which is much slower than ...
Ron: Your processor is still reasonably fast. I think you'll find that adding RAM (increase to at least 3 GB, if not 4 GB) will give you a better PC in many...
