Hi Ed, I can't confirm it, but I would assume that it would be similar to the amp-off mod for the Toucam and Vesta. I did it for my Vesta Pro, but I have not...
I wanted to try to take an image of orions nebula , the four main stars with my neximager CCd, not only did I get the 4 stars it also picked up the E and F...
Sky designs 14.5 " dob non tracker 3 x barlow for Mars/2 x barlow for nebula Ir Filter/ registax / photoshop for both. I took a shot at the 4 stars in m42 and...
Tommy, The Orion Nebula photo was fantastic. Can you tell me what exposure you were using? Do you think you were able to get the nebula to show up because of...
I had amcapp settings as follows: shutter = 1/10 saturation 50% gamma= 0 % brightness=90% gain=80% my scope is a f/4.5 Thats about the way I do stars also to...
Greetings, I am Brian Davis the newest member of the group and I am happy I found it. I have a C8S GT, 80GT and a Neximage. I have had only 5 nights of clear...
Last night I took out my imager for the first time in many months. I couldn't come to a focus no matter what I tried. I've posted a shot of what is supposed...
Hi Alex, Was your scope so out of focus that you were looking at the out of focus "donut"? Maybe try re-installing your cam. Might be a windows issue. I hope...
I went to the ends of both directions of focus and that was the best I got. I'm hoping the camera isn't busted as well, but I can't imagine what else it could...
Maybe as you were going through the focus, you were getting the glare of the moon off to the side. It might not have been centered on your chip. Also I've...
I use my MexImage on my C8 regularly, with a 2x Barlow. Have you tried that combination? You should be able to focus properly that way, but those lines make me...
It looks like the row columns counters that handle on the ccd chip got stuck or are somehow not sweeping properly, or that the driver chip is damaged. You may...
Alex, I just found this note on the web on Sony CCD chips that have been damaged by heat... http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100701sony_ccds.asp The...
Hello, my name it Mitchell and I'm 14. I have an Orion XT8i scope and am into ATM (amateaur telescope making (spelled wrong)). I was thinking of getting...
Mitchell, I think you'd be very disappointed with the results. Astro photography is the domain of equatorial mounts with drives that track the object. I use my...
... photography ... object. I ... movement of ... feedback ... analyze ... to be ... Yeah, thought thast might be true, and yes i'm 10 min from the Paul ...
Hi all, Just uploaded an image of Mars taken with my "grab and go" F8 Edmund 60mm refractor. Who says a 60mm refractor can't do planetary imaging? Photo under...
Tommy Hartline <starman2010> (also a member of the group) uses a 14.5" nontracking dobsonian and has been getting some pretty impressive images of Mars and...
Hi Mitchell, as you intend to try planetary imaging, there is no need for an equatorial mount. This is true, however, for deep sky. Your plan to have the...
... 14.5" ... images of ... across the ... scope ... was Ohh, i saw those images but figured he might have a drive on it. I was simply too lazy to ask :P. So...
... manage ... steps ... as ... a ... I saw the 14.5" images, i figure he eaither had a drive or i was just to lazy to ask :P. I know i may not get as good of...
Hi Dieter, I would like to contest this statement. Without an equatorial mount it is far more difficult to stack images as the object on the frames will not...
Hi all,
Do I stand any chance of getting anything even half-decent with a
German-equatorial-mounted 80-mm f/5 refractor if my mount is *not*
motorized?...
Hi Pierre: I'm Ken. You pose a simple question that implies a simple answer, YES. I have a friend who manages to get some decent pictures with a small...
It would seem now that it is possiable for me to procure some decent images from celestrons imager with my dob. As i see it Orion and Celestrons imagers have...
I assume your talking for lunar/planetary imaging? The Celestron is better. It has the same CCD ship as the TouCam Pro, and CCD is better than CMOS (the Orion)...
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