I have a friend who is looking for a used Meade 8" LX200 GPS telescope. I'm skittish about eBay deals. Are there any of you that have aperture fever, want to...
It has been a while since I have been able to image. It has been a wet, hot, hazy Florida summer and I have been staying very busy making preparations to take...
Three hours with Astronomik narrowband filters using the H9 hooked up to the Tak FS60c at f/4.4. I used 10 minute subexposures with 6 subs for each filter. ...
Sounds like a title for some kind of fable 8>) I got out last week for some imaging time with the new SXV-H16 camera, but unfortunately chased clouds almost...
I have not shot this one since 2003. I am not sure how I resisted. Like Saturn and M42, I never tire of it, even though I have viewed it frequently. Shot with...
Just back from the Chiefland Winter Star party and wanted to share this interesting object. Simeis 147 is a very faint supernova remnant in the Constellation ...
Here are a couple of shots from the Chiefland Star Party. I shot a widefield of the Horsehead, Flame and NGC 2023 to see how much of that reef (IC434) I could...
Great images!!! I have been lusting for one of the SXV-H16 cameras. I am using a HX-916 camera that I just got but I have yet to get it out on a really great...
Hey John Thanks for the comments on the images. The H16 is quite a nice camera. Not as noiseless as the H9, but quite good for a Kodak chip, and I love the...
I have shot both of these objects before, but I gave them another go with the new camera, which allows a larger field of view. I also invested more time in...
Hey all. I was wondering if any of you know of an Astronomy club in Kerrville, TX or a club that has a star party in the Kerrville area. I'm from San Angelo...
Matthew I have not heard about a major star party in your area, but there is someone out your way that does private star parties (for hire). He might be a fun ...
Matthew A Google search turned up an event at a local Nature center. Sounds like a public observing program, but again can be a fun thing to participate in and...
This is one of my favorite visual as well as photographic galaxies. Here are a couple of differant perspectives on it. The wider field version has a number of...
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Hi Charlie Yes NGC-253 is one of my fovorite galaxies. I just posted an image in the CCD-Freak file folder. This image is a single 4 minute with a 200mm f4...
Very nice luminance John. You got a lot of detail. It has been a rough year for winds. I heard that it was brutal at the Okie-Tex SP this year. Good luck with...
I think it would be neat to have a record of some observing sites around Texas. 1. Where are you from? 2. Where is your fav. observing site in your area? 3. Is...
1. I'm from San Angelo, TX 2. My fav site is N. R. Obsevatory 3. Open to San Angelo Astronomy Assoc. Club Members 4. 2-3 obsevatories, mulitple telescope pads...
This might be a nice resource for the website. If we can get some people to give feedback, I will compile it into a usable format for the files section. I will...
1. I am from Huntsville, Texas 2. favorite observing site in my area would be the S.H.S.U. observatory 3.yes, it is open to the public. I work at the...
Hey ya'll! I posted my first ever astrophotos in the photo section under the album of Matthew2000tx. These were taken with a DSX90AT EC and a Logitech Quickcam...
Hey all, I found a free demo of a photostitch program and I couldn't resist the clear night, so I got the webcam out again and snapped 276 images with my...
Matthew Congratulations on your first light!! You are in trouble now. Once the imaging bug bites, it is a tough recovery. Great job on your first images. If...
Matthew Good on you. Hey they used to say you could not do astrophotography with a digital camera, and look what they have done in the last 5-6 years. It is...
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The bad news...despite the fact that it was already predicted that the weather would be bad before I did this...I may be responsible for the upcoming bad...
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