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Hi... this is my first M42 shot Telescope: XLT 150 (Newtonian) (f/5) Camera: D5000, un-modded and without any special filter Exposures: 20x15sec, stacked using DSS, processing - Photoshop ISO 400 I guess I should have taken more frames for stacking. I saw pictures of M42 taken at 60 sec or even more...

Some great views from the ISS....

http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/s ... 110923.htm

Way back in 1979 or 80, when I was still in school in India, I remember the re-entry of US space station "Skylab" had created great hype and our school had even closed earlier than usual on the expected day of re-entry to allow students to reach home safe and sound! Most of Skylab debris u...

Guys,

With this senseless debate, are we not leaving a bad impression on a reader who may be just casually browsing the Singastro site? Can we not hold our positions, "agree to disagree" and put an end to this once for all?

As Jupiter will start to rise at a very "convenient" time in a couple of months, looking forward to capturing some images of the planet. Please pm if anyone is looking at doing away with a Neximage webcam - in good working condition, no cuts/nicks on the cable or connections and together w...

May I suggest that the moderator take this thread off the forum, (or disable adding any further replies)? The originator and various members have presented their sides and any further posts are unlikely to add value to the discussion which has any way gone haywire. Moreover, I don't think this threa...

Have you checked whether Amazon ships this item to Singapore? I have checked Amazon a few times and most of the times, a message flashes saying that the selected item cannot be shipped to Singapore (due to warranty issues). There are 3rd party shippers like Vpost but its a bit dicey because you cann...

Very interesting picture! Thanks for posting the link, Gary.

I have read about Nikon cameras applying median filter to RAW images. I am interested in knowing what this does exactly to astropictures. Eg. If we compare picture of the same DSO taken with say a Nikon and Canon camera what differences can we expect to see, both obvious and not so obvious?