Rod and everyone Have you had an opportunity to check out the fantastic software I posted a message about? http://www.alfcen.com The gentleman has created a...
Hi Bill, This is quiet a nice Webb site. I took the Island tour. Have you taken the tour ? Did you see what I saw ? There's an Orange C-11 Cat. It's on the...
Yep! GIMP rocks and it works on the Macintosh too! A great example of a great tool that just about anyone can run on just about any computer! Kudos to the...
The Gimp is a great program (for the price <g>), but it isn't Photoshop. Maybe, it is Photoshop 3. Its lack of support for 16-bit data makes it unusable as a...
i have a Meade Astrometric EP and currently the EP is adjust all the way in and is still jsut out of a good focus. Does anyone have any good hints on how I...
This is somewhat OT, but has anyone used Mini DV recorders for lunar planetary imaging. I noticed that the recent ones from Canon are have threaded lenses...
... I use mine all the time, but only as a VCR. Input is from an astro videocamera like the Stellacam, nothing thru the optics of the mini-DV or the CCD and...
... But Tanveer was only talking about lunar/planetary imaging. Most any camera should be sensitive enough for that. Processing should be basically the same...
Hi: I've put Bob's knobs in several Celestrons and had several celestrons apart. I just got an SOS phone call from a club member who uses (shudder) a Meade....
Hey, Uncle Rod, question for you. I read your review of the Burgess BV on Astromart (I have one on order for my 8i), and I'm puzzled by your statement that you...
Group - I am considering some possible "fixes" for the problems associated with SCT collimation on real stars, and have two questions for the sages in the...
... Yes. ... Sounds the same. ... No idea. ... I'd try a rough collimation based on a view through the front (Robin Casady's method) first before taking...
Hi Thought I would add a link to Casady's method. It will not get it "right on" for various reasons but it will get you close enough to allow a short session...
... If you read most collimation instructions, it says the screws should be snug when you're done (this detail is somewhat hidden in Meade's instructions). ...
... BV ... the ... Howdy: Yes, the 1.25 - 2 inch adapter has filter threads on the end. The particular one I use comes from Intes, but every adapter I've seen ...
Hi Chris, ... I hope I never claimed it was :-) ... I think that "unusable" is a very sweeping statement and I'll try to justify why I think this below. I...
Are the threads on the rear cell of the old C-8s different than the new ones. I ordered a 't' adapter from orion and the collar won't screw on although it...
Here is my LRGB image of M86 and surrounds: http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm 120 minute lum and 30 minute each RGB; True Technology Filters; SXV- H9 and...
Hi Harry, Yes, the thread tolerances are different. I ran into the same problem you did a few years back when I ordered a RC for my '75 C8. Celestron offers...
Thanks, Charles I won't be shipping mine back to California either. It came from there when I bought it and didn't lose collimation as it was shipped in the...
John Mahony wrote: "It sounds like you are trying to address the issue that daytime collimation on an artificial star at a finite distance normally requires...
... 'odds-n-ends' ... had been ... an ETX125 ... some precision ... Tom, I'm glad I could help. Could you let me know what you think of the foam when you get...
I just stuck an in-line 3 amp fuse on my Vixen drive power cord. The unit is rated at a 3 amp draw. I'm unclear on whether, if you have a unit rated at 3...
Thanks Phil and Bob. The Meade owner came by this afternoon and I was able to get it reasonably collimated using the Casady technique (which I think is also...
Congrats, Greg. Now everyone will start coming over.... LOL Seriously, sometimes all it takes is the attitude that "I can do it". Although you do have to...
Hi Greg This is not an easy question. It depends on what the "spec" meant. If 3 amps works, great. But carry a spare or two and maybe a 5 amp in the bag....
Well in my club there aren't many scts, so there isn't much danger of being inundated with collimation requests. My main concern was that the owner was saying...
If, rated, you mean the power supply is rated for 3A then I'd fuse it at that. If the motors and circuitry draws 3A under normal conditions I'd fuse a little...
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