Hi All, I got my CCD back from being repaired and in looking at Bob's image of the Triffid, I decided to test my guiding on M-27 using my 106-mm as the...
To all, Yesterday I received notice that my new Astronomy Technologies 80mm EDT was shipped and will arrive Wednesday. Sorry, too late for 'show and tell' at...
Hi Ron, I'm wishing you the very best with your new scope. I'm sure you'll get a lot of pleasure,some great images and character building frustration. ...
Hey gang, Would anyone like to suggest a particular topic or volunteer to give a talk on a particular topic at the upcoming Imaging SIG meeting? It's open for...
I had planned to have the HyperStar system installed on my CPC800 by now, but a problem has forced me to put that on hold. A couple of days ago, I had setup my...
I have a dumb question... I'm not very familiar with the CPC800. Doesn't the CPC800 have a standard "primary mirror" focuser in addition to the feathertouch...
Hi Rob, I'd volunteer to talk about the inter-collegiate imaging competition that I am working on. Right now it does not include DVC, but it could. And MDAS...
Richard, The FeatherTouch focuser replaced the original focuser that came on the scope. It allows a more precise focus (I guess in my case now though... maybe...
Rob, While I certainly am not a expert on this topic, I have read some scopes require an eyepiece extension to bring it into focus. Is there somewhere you...
Jim, et.al. Thank you for your kind thoughts, including the one about character building. Which is, I agree, another term for frustration. I plan to mount the...
Ron, The wierd thing is that I have observed using this focuser before and it was perfect. Something happened between then and now that screwed it up. ... ...
Rob, You should be able to look in the scope and see if the primary is moving when you turn the focuser. If it doesn't, then Feathertouch probably is...
Richard, Hmmm, haven't heard of that before. At least on the 800. ... and it ... up. ... there ... porsche_robert@ ... CPC800 by ... some ... since it ... that...
James, That's something to look into. I will do that during the daylight tomorrow. ... moving when you turn the focuser. If it doesn't, then Feathertouch ...
Jim, Welcome to the SIG. I have been a fan of yours ever since I saw your website <http://www.lafterhall.com/astro.html> . Someone had pointed me to it after...
Hi All, I just posted today's image of Venus; it's getting big! We're visiting a friend at lake Tahoe until Monday. he's got an observatory with a 14 inch RC...
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Hey; thanks for the welcome aboard, Rob. From the looks of the photos section, some of you have been producing killer stuff. And, yeah, I'm a big fan of...
Hi all I have often seen this object in wide field shots of the Crescent Nebula but have not seen any close up images, so, out of curiosity, I had a go at...
Hello, Last night my wife and I spent the night on Diablo and I was able to try out the canon 350 on the MDOA scope. I arranged with Richard Ozer for the key...
Jim, Remember how you wanted to raffle off your astronomy equipment? OK, maybe I was mistaken... in all seriousness, nobody came forward with anything...
Hi Rob, I really wish I wasn't on the SFAA agenda for tonight, or I would be over at the MDAS Imaging group. Maybe another month. I will be talking to SFAA...
I've seen alot of images of the International Space Station lately, and was wondering what magnification was required to capture an image. Has anyone...
