Hi Chris, Welcome to the group. To suplement the tutorials on the visual spec website I have written a quick guide to producing a spectrum plot using vspec to...
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staranalyser
Sep 1, 2007 10:47 pm
Hi Steve, If you look on my website here http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/astro2/spectroscopy_5.htm you can see the response curve I got for my setup using...
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ashleyparkuk
Sep 2, 2007 10:28 pm
Hi again Robin Sorry for the delay replying. I have loaded two files to Steves File/Response folder. One is a response curve I made using Altair and divided by...
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ashleyparkuk
Sep 2, 2007 10:32 pm
Forgot to add my camera is a DMK21AFO4 mono firewire camera. Steve...
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staranalyser
Sep 3, 2007 12:05 pm
Hi Steve, They do look rather odd. Can you upload the two original fits images and your final response curves in spc format and I will work through them using...
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ashleyparkuk
Sep 3, 2007 3:27 pm
Hi Robin Uploaded the files you asked for in Steves file/Response folder. I`d be very interested in your findings. I must be able to recite tutorial 5 off the...
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staranalyser
Sep 4, 2007 1:46 pm
Ok...... My results are in your folder I started with the fits images and calibrated them from scratch. I used the H alpha and H gamma lines to wavelength...
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staranalyser
Sep 4, 2007 1:53 pm
... That should of course read A7v Robin...
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Steve
ashleyparkuk
Sep 4, 2007 5:07 pm
A mega thanks for that info Robin. A lot to take on board and I think I`ll have another go from scratch with some other stars and try and get that processing a...
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staranalyser
Sep 4, 2007 6:00 pm
No problem Steve, I should not worry too much about getting a super accurate instrument response, just be aware that it has an effect on the broad shape. It ...
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staranalyser
Sep 12, 2007 4:11 pm
Thanks to Olivier at Shelyak instruments http://perso.orange.fr/shelyak/fr/ there is now a French version of the Star Analyser instructions. They can be found...
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staranalyser
Sep 19, 2007 12:56 pm
Now updated with a section on using the Star Analyser with a DSLR (with and without a telescope) Robin ... They...
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Dez Futak
zedkatuf
Sep 22, 2007 10:10 pm
http://www.projectgalileo.info/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2265 20 second exposure, random star, 2x2 binning. Camera temperature abt 2 celcius. ...I need to...
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ashleyparkuk
Sep 22, 2007 11:10 pm
Hi Folks I`d be interested to see which stacking software others are using for their spectra and how they use them. I seem to have a bit of a dance every time...
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staranalyser
Sep 23, 2007 1:36 pm
Congratulations Dez, This may well be the first amateur spectrum ever taken remotely using a robotic telescope unless someone knows different. I will be...
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staranalyser
Sep 23, 2007 2:12 pm
Hi Steve, My path is fairly convoluted too, probably not the most efficient but it uses the software I am used to for each step, it preserves the information...
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staranalyser
Sep 23, 2007 2:21 pm
Hi again Steve, ... wrote: Since ... then ... It is good to try to stick with 16 bit "eg fits or pic" files throughout the processing if possible. There is a...
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Steve
ashleyparkuk
Sep 23, 2007 4:25 pm
Hi Robin Thanks for the info. As you may remember I use a DMK firewire camera and very pleased with its performance having the option to save the shots as...
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jwarnerr
Sep 25, 2007 6:27 am
... I know several people who have been testing robotic systems and snagged a few spectra just to test the possibility, with an SA grating in the filter wheel....
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jwarnerr
Sep 26, 2007 5:07 am
... Is there any English version of TeleAuto? I thought I read you could change languanges under File but when I tried its French only ?? Maybe Im missing...
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staranalyser
Sep 26, 2007 12:59 pm
Hi Jerry, You need to download the English dictionary file here http://www.teleauto.org/DownloadEn.php and instal it in the same folder as the program. You can...
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jwarnerr
Sep 27, 2007 4:50 am
... Ok, will do. Thanks - jw...
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Jacques Savard
suppjos
Sep 28, 2007 1:23 pm
baader add 2 page for there grating but the real interessting is the table of target http://www.alpineastro.com/Eyepieces_Accessories/Spectroscope_Manual.pdf ...
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staranalyser
Sep 28, 2007 4:16 pm
Thanks Jaques, If the Baader system is capable of meauring those targets then they should also be suitable for the Star Analyser and will add to the list in...
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jacques savard
suppjos
Sep 28, 2007 8:07 pm
they also tel me the baader is The grating has 207 L/mm a bit more then teh starnalyser jack 47'N71'O...
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staranalyser
Sep 28, 2007 10:32 pm
Hi Jaques, Yes the SA is 100 lines/mm. This is deliberate. It is because it has been designed for easy use with small CCD cameras like webcams and low cost...
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jacques savard
suppjos
Sep 28, 2007 10:54 pm
curious but I read the text again and again and it look like it is for argentic film only they do not speak about digital they do not soec about any computer...
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Mark Dawes
mrk_dws
Oct 1, 2007 9:58 pm
Hello all, I have just recently received my star analyser. Home for me is 80klms south of Sydney. I'm using an ED80 refractor with a meade dsi to image and I...
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staranalyser
Oct 2, 2007 2:03 pm
Hi Mark, Congratulations on your first spectrum. It is good to see a Southern Hemisphere target. It is better to try to keep all processing at 16 bits as...
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Mark Dawes
mrk_dws
Oct 2, 2007 10:45 pm
Robin, thanks for the comments. I managed to get a number of spectra on the first night including the glob cluster, 47 Tuc, but I'll have to do it again when...
