See page 72 in July 2009 Sky & Telescope magazine. I am not letting the cat out of the bag yet. I know that someone will recall this guy.
Wow! I'm impressed!
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- Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:03 am
- Forum: Coffee corner
- Topic: OMG! Did you realize who is this guy in July 2009 S&T??
- Replies: 12
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- Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:34 pm
- Forum: Beginners Forums
- Topic: Advice On Grab and Go Options
- Replies: 18
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Here is my 2 cents For just visual observation, get 120mm refractor on AZ3 mount. (~SGD1K) - you can upgrade this setup with better scope if you dislike the achromat 120mm refractor. For imaging, you can get 80mm ED with EQ3 goto. (~SGD3K) - you can add autoguider and guide scope for long exposure l...
- Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:25 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: Setup for D70 DSLR astrophotography with manual guiding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3131
Re: Setup for D70 DSLR astrophotography with manual guiding
Hi all, i am starting out astrophotography using nikon d70 with 300 mm lens and a 60mm guidescope. The mount is EQ mount with RA motor only and no autoguiding. The camera and guidescope is mounted on a side-by-side plate. I am also learning how to do drift alignment with the guidescope. I am trying...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:35 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: M8...argh..not again
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3885
Wow! Fantastic image! Very nice image scale, must be imaging at beyond 1000mm FL I guess. Your tracking is spot on! What mount do you use? [smilie=good-job.gif] Thanks for the nice comment. I'm sorry I missed out the mount info. I am using EQ6 goto mount. I am using a cheap 80mm achromat refractor ...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:09 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: M8...argh..not again
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3885
M8...argh..not again
Just want to share an image of M8, I took recently. This is my new attempt to improve data on my images. I have taken on two different nights the data for H-a and RGB. The H-a image was taken on 16th May 2009 using my Canon 300D (mod) and Baader Ha filter. A total of 16 images with 300 seconds expos...
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: Messier 3
- Replies: 5
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- Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:10 pm
- Forum: Buy and Sell
- Topic: wtb ultima barlow...or 2" scopetronix barlow
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3551
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:58 pm
- Forum: Vendors corner
- Topic: standalone autoguiding
- Replies: 0
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- Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm
- Forum: Buy and Sell
- Topic: wtb ultima barlow...or 2" scopetronix barlow
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3551
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Astrophotography
- Topic: Jewel Box
- Replies: 9
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