http://www.damianpeach.com/ Hello All, here is a link to Damian Peaches Planetary Imaging website. It has a lot of great info on the subject and is worth the...
We are still looking for volunteers for the Girl Scout visit to Seagraves this Wednesday December 12th at 7:00PM. Either volunteer to bring your own scope or...
Just a quick thanks to all that volunteered for the Girl Scouts visit to Seagraves. I'm sure it left a lasting impression with many of them and that's what...
On January 30, 2008 (next month) there may be a collision between an asteroid and Mars. It will be interesting to watch Mars during this time and if the ...
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=113023017&c=y Here you can find an article from the ProJO with an interview of one of our Skyscraper members. Keep...
Hi, just wanted to introduce myself.. I'm a past member of skyscrapers from the mid 90's (for a short period) before heading off to start hi-tech businesses in...
Hi Graham, It's nice to hear from you again after a decade or more. Do you still have the 16" Meade or have you changed to something else? We still have the...
Bob, I still have the 16" and pier mount - the optics are very nice - very early build - I managed to get the then head of Meade operations hand pick the ...
Hi Graham, Happy New Year, and Welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy this group and post often. It has been a little slow here, but I would guess, due to the...
This link was posted yesterday in the DSI Yahoo Group. It's an animated fly-by of M42. I thought some of us might find it interesting. It's almost 29 Meg so it...
NEAF 2008 link; http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf.htm Hi Bob, will you be going to the forum? I am hoping to do the four day forum. The first to days will...
I just go on the first day to see what type of deals can be found. One of these times I do want to catch some of the forums but probably not this time. I'm...
I just go on the first day to see what type of deals can be found. One of these times I do want to catch some of the forums but probably not this time. I'm...
*- FEBRUARY -* Mark your calendars for a potential star party for the Portsmouth School System on Tuesday, February 12th. There will be more details to follow...
Are there any members here that are imaging through an Ha filter? If so, has red-shift from a distant object ever caused problems? I remember reading a post...
We now have a potential of 3 different star parties on the burner. To volunteer for any of them please email me at bforgiel@... February 12th - We now have...
Hi Bob, The H-alpha is new to me as I'm relatively new to digital imaging. From what I've been told the 13nm filters are a bit more forgiving, and since the...
Hi all: For those interested..(just in case it's not common knowledge). CCD and CMOS imaging chip are much more sensitive in the IR end of the "light"...
Graham, Very good point. I have no idea what the transmission characteristics is for the standard Meade IR filter. It might have poor to no transmission at...
I should have added a heading to my message - using a "terrestrial" Digital camera - off the shelf Digital camera - not designed for astronomy (see ...
I found the transmission characteristics for the Meade filters. http://www.astrodon.com/oldsite/MeadePro.html According to this, , , the transmission is just...
Actually, in a reply to my own message, I just noticed how much the Meade IR filter cuts into the green and blue channels. Almost half the green channel is at...
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