What's really neat is that you can see Phobos and Diemos zing through there! ... Hi Folks, I came across this morning and had to share it with everyone. It...
Hi Group, Weather not great, seeing poor but 3" refractor did ok. Posted image taken Mon/Tue TeleVue-76 with 0.8x focal reducer flat fielder. Unguided images...
Hi Mark, I was using the SBIG10XE with CFW8A. The scope is a TeleVue 76 with the 0.8x focal reducer/field flattener giving f/5 384mm focal length. I'm using...
The little freeware program "Where is M13?" has been revised, substantially improved, and is available at http://www.thinkastronomy.com/software/software.html ...
Dr McClure, Nice pictures, I liked the luminence M81 and M42 pics. This year I'm going to take more, better pictures than I have in the past. If they get...
Joe, Thanks for the kind words. Please call me Robert. I was able to gather a lot of data this past Thursday and Friday nights. Still working on processing. I...
Contemplating the upcoming Messier Marathon, on Friday afternoon I decided to do a different all nighter, and imaged, in order, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter...
Mark, Nice images. My seeing wasn't very good either. I tried Mercury but didn't do very well. I did a somewhat random mosaic of Mare Crisium and missed an...
Steve, Thanks for sharing the nice images. Your images have inspired me and I have started a series of Wide-Field images of the Messier's and better Caldwell...
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Robert - Thanks for the comments - I look forward to seeing some of your wide- field images. I run the SC II's output into a Sony TRV-240 Digital-8 camcorder. ...
Still Processing, Better M42 RGB and a new M42 Lum posted. M31 & M32 & M110 LRGB and Lum posted. See Photo section Robert's Wide-Field Messier Images. Robert...
Mark - I'm impressed! Given the focal length you had to work at this is probably as much work as imaging a Messier marathon. (if I can get the scope to point...
Steve, that is a good idea. To count in the 9 in one day/night it would have to be done the same day, though. Mark ... probably ... moon?) ... airplane ... ...
Hi group, Still processing data from images acquired this past Thursday and Friday nights. All widefields (2x1.5degree) TV76 x0.8 flat-field- reducer and SBIG...
Robert - You nailed the Rosette - that's one of the best images of that object I have ever seen. Steve Wheeler TN-USA ... RGB ... Lum ... more ... 30 ... ...
Mark and Steve, Thanks for the kind words. I was pleased with the results on the Rosette. The nebulosity is fairly dim. My background on a 1 min RED is around...
As was mentioned before this year's TNSP will take place at T.A.G youth camp on September 15th through the 17th. T.A.G. camp is located just outside of...
I'm interested in some others' opinions on this topic. This is beginning to become a topic like science vs. religion lately. I may be in the minority here,...
In a message dated 3/12/2006 3:31:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, lputerbaugh@... writes: http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1691_1.asp Hi Lonnie, ...
... instrumental exploration. I'm surprised that other people haven't replied to discuss this issue. [Snip] ... were placed on hold. ... mission (canceled in...