Hi, Our setups are similar, but the equipment different. I do the imaging with an SC8 and a Canon DSLR, and guide with the Neximage in an Orion 80mm Short-Tube...
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Randy
starwatcher022
Mar 17, 2012 11:50 pm
Is anyone using the round shaped NexImage camera,I just noticed it on Celestrons website. I guess it must be a replacement for the one i bought a year ago...
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aviegas1
Mar 30, 2012 7:00 pm
I bought a NexImage probably 4 years ago, I am not sure. I think I took it out of the box, installed the software and never used it again. Now I find myself...
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crowrobot1970
Apr 8, 2012 5:23 pm
I am no expert, but... The reducer lens will only help you with the sun or moon, for the most part, as it basically acts like a reverse barlow. I read...
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roberjam2003
Apr 23, 2012 5:18 pm
Hi Folks, I installed the AMCap software on my Windows 7 machine using using the spc900nc driver recommended on the NexImage website: ...
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savardjacques@...
savardjacque...
Apr 30, 2012 8:31 pm
anybody hve try to modify a neximage whit any sc1 or sc4 towcam modif the famous icx618 better then the Black White icx98 sony ccd is itpossible whit the...
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Chuck Hastorf
chuck_hastorf
May 9, 2012 3:41 pm
Helelo I've tried and tried, but I'm just a regular guy - minimal computer skills. Help. Â Can anyone explain how to load the software for my NexImage Solar...
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Cliff
red03sporty
Jul 19, 2012 5:45 pm
Just joined the group a couple of days ago. I have a Meade 2080 SCT on an LXD75. In the spring of 2011 I bought a NexImage but never used it. Finally had...
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Clifton Hipsher
red03sporty
Jul 20, 2012 7:10 pm
I've had a Neximage since the spring of 2011, and I finally got a chance to get "first light" this past week. Â I'm using the camera with a Meade 2080 8" SCT...
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imontam
Jul 22, 2012 4:52 pm
Hi Cliff, You ended your post mentioning Registax. Well its with Registax that you'll eliminmate all the noise! That's the basic principle of getting an AVI...
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bardoll62
Jul 31, 2012 2:39 pm
I took a photo last night of the moon.. My first try with the Nextimage camera. Not to bad. But I can only see a very small part of the moon in the photo. I...
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William Hamblen
wrhamblen
Jul 31, 2012 3:10 pm
The Nexstar 8 has a focal length of 2032 mm. This gives an image of the Moon that is about 19 mm in diameter. It isn't all going to fit on a 2.7 mm wide...
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John Cheak
johncheak...
Jul 31, 2012 3:12 pm
You need one of these: http://www.vminnovations.com/Product_15871/Celestron-Reducer-Lens-for-NexImage-Telescope-94178.html ________________________________ ...
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crowrobot1970
Jul 31, 2012 5:27 pm
The NexImage reducer lens will alleviate the situation somewhat, but it basically only doubles the image size. (5 mm vs. 10 mm effective eyepiece) The mosaic...
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William Hamblen
wrhamblen
Jul 31, 2012 5:50 pm
It still won't solve the problem. Do the arithmetic. The reducing lens only gives 2 times reduction. It won't give a whole-Moon image. To do that,...
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Paddy Cunningham
paddyboots6810
Jul 31, 2012 6:11 pm
Hi, I have used a neximage reducer lens with my Celestron Nexstar 6se and as others have pointed out, it still won't allow a single frame view of the whole...
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John Cheak
johncheak...
Jul 31, 2012 7:28 pm
What about Celestron f/6.3 Focal Reducer ________________________________ From: William Hamblen <wrhamblen@...> To: neximage@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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William Hamblen
wrhamblen
Jul 31, 2012 8:07 pm
The Celestron f/6.3 focal reducer has less reduction than the screw-in Neximage reducer. To fit the Moon on a 2.7 mm sensor you need an effective focal length...
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jacques
savardjacque...
Aug 1, 2012 12:27 pm
my barlow is adapted 'modify' I can have all the X2 to x5 by only variable the distance from occular jack 47'n 71'W...
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Randy
starwatcher022
Oct 22, 2012 4:44 am
Such a clear and not to cold night where I live I broke out the scope to give my neximage 5 a try. I recorded a few hundred frames of jupiter and its moons but...
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macabretheatre
Oct 23, 2012 7:04 pm
Hi gang, Posted a couple Neximage 5 pix in my new folder 'unks pix' 2012 Venus transit in H-alpha. Celestron sent me the camera the day before the transit. Had...
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Sean
sbarsdell
Oct 23, 2012 7:05 pm
What software did you process the video clip with afterwards?...
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Randy
starwatcher022
Oct 24, 2012 5:46 pm
I used the registax software that came with the camera...
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Bill
cvmonk
Oct 26, 2012 1:56 pm
Sounds like you had a problem with gain. Use your histogram and set the gain accordingly. Bill From: Randy Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:46 AM To:...
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fjdiazg
Oct 30, 2012 7:53 pm
I have posted a Sun image on the Neximage 5 folder Results are promising, I had an issue with the video not recorded at the same resultion the camera was. ...
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imontam
Nov 4, 2012 3:06 pm
Hi Randy, The problem could be the amount of gain , as mentioned by Bill. I also remember encountering this "white Jupiter" problem when I started using my...
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imontam
Nov 4, 2012 3:37 pm
Hi Freddy, Very nice solar image, as well as the sunspots!... It's better than I've managed to do, though I've only tried a couple of times with my original NI...
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Freddy Diaz
fjdiazg
Nov 4, 2012 4:44 pm
Thanks Monti, Well I'm no expert, but I can point several facts. 1) The NI5 chip is bigger, so imaging the Sun with my WO ZS66 is easier fits completely...
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imontam
Nov 5, 2012 3:27 pm
Thanks for the information, Freddy. The smaller pixels, bigger chip and variable resolution seem to be interesting features. Monti....
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Lynn
lynn67501
Nov 8, 2012 5:43 pm
Could someone on the list guide me to a not to expenisve focal reducer for the neximage 5. Thanks Lynn...
