Hi, all. I was placing a 60mm achromatic refractor alongside my 8"SCT as a guide scope the other night. As I aligned the 60 at high power I noticed a very...
... Hi Jim, Funnily enough, I recently posted a similar question on the sci.astro.amateur newsgroup. It all has to do with the difference in resolving power of...
Excellent points from several folks. I will keep these parts. It looks like the pittance I would get from selling is not worth the potential usefulness these...
One possible explanation as to why the mono camera goes deeper: 1. The mono uses, presumably, interference R, G, B filters. Last time I measured the filter...
IMHO planetary colors are extremely subtle (with the exception of the obvious blue of Uranus and the reddishness of Mars) and it takes experience to "see" them...
Hi Samir, The large sensitivity difference may be due to my lack of processing skill with the color synthesis of the SXV-H9C images. Terry Platt, the...
... Samir: May I ask your observing location. Maybe once in 10 years in 10" or better I've seen Jupiter look like your illustration. I'm at roughly 44N, 80W...
Hi I have the Orion version. It is "interesting". I have used it on the moon but have always felt there was a little distortion added even though I couldnt...
Hi Barre: I have the #905 and actually tested with a CCD on a lunar image. had some pretty good results, but haven't used it since. I pull it out once in a...
Dang, I was going to console him for his poor views of Jupiter. I have a C8 and have had very good views of Jupiter in it (see my sketches in the Files...
... That looks similar to what I've seen of Jupiter recently too, although your image has a little more contrast. I have to say, it looks pretty colourful to...
Hi Just thought I would remind everyone that there is a difference between having perfect color vision and the "threshold" where your eye starts registering...
Hi! This says it all: http://www.geocities.com/ultimaoptix/c14firstlight.html I think we all initially tend to blame fluffy, fuzzball planetary visuals on...
Hi Samir: In my case, I see little benefit to exceed 225X and most nights my TV 85 shows as good a view as my NS11. My MN61 has given me my best planetary...
... I wish this paragraph could be engraved in the minds of people who review telescopes. I get a little tired of reading that XYZ APO refractor was pushed to...
Hi Ken, Your words strike a sensitive chord in me. I am tired of scope reviews in general. What is so pitiful about the reviewers who tout impossibly high...
You had me with you until the last line. Unfortunately, photos are so processed and stacked that often they bear little resemblance to what is seen in the EP. ...
Often???? Fortunately, my images never look like what I see through the eyepiece (except when I publish "eyepiece views"). In fact, most of my targets are...
But my webcam planet images also can look better than what I can see in the eyepiece. While it's true that contrast, brightness, and sharpness can all be ...
... Amen. The only way those "200X/inch" claims can be true is if the reviewers have lousy eyes to begin with. -John __________________________________ Do you...
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Another use for these (I also have the Orion one)is for being able to resolve double stars where one is greatly brighter than the other e.g. Sirius and it's...
... I think that is exactly what Dennis was saying. However, Dennis is ignoring what the unscrupulous could do with Photoshop and an HST image. Pictures can...
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