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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
I agree with Cheng-Yang Tan - wow, starting imaging with the Meade 10" SCT would be extraordinarily challenging.
I agree with Cheng-Yang Tan - wow, starting imaging with the Meade 10" SCT would be extraordinarily challenging.
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Ken Browne
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#70136
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Hello Dick
Welcome back to the astronomy/Astrophotography hobby! A lot has changed with the hobby in the past 25 years. There is a wide range of equipment available to the amature today ie. mounts,
Hello Dick
Welcome back to the astronomy/Astrophotography hobby! A lot has changed with the hobby in the past 25 years. There is a wide range of equipment available to the amature today ie. mounts,
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Don Anderson
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#70135
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
I would not start AstroPhotography with a 3048mm FL scope. But buy a mount that can support it later, and an 80-100mm triplet refractor for now. Camera? A ZWO cooled one-shot color camera is a good
I would not start AstroPhotography with a 3048mm FL scope. But buy a mount that can support it later, and an 80-100mm triplet refractor for now. Camera? A ZWO cooled one-shot color camera is a good
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fd@...
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#70134
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
I found the following book very helpful when I was dipping my toe into Astrophotography: Getting Started: Long Exposure Astrophotography by Allan Hall. It is available on Amazon.
It covers the
I found the following book very helpful when I was dipping my toe into Astrophotography: Getting Started: Long Exposure Astrophotography by Allan Hall. It is available on Amazon.
It covers the
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fjk5146
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#70133
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Re: APCC Tracking Corrections Not Working
#APCC
Are you by any chance using a GTOCP3?
-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro
Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
Author of
Are you by any chance using a GTOCP3?
-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro
Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
Author of
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Ray Gralak
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#70132
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Check out the ebooks by Alan Dyer. Quite informative with great illustrations.
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note9, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
Check out the ebooks by Alan Dyer. Quite informative with great illustrations.
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note9, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
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dvjbaja
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#70131
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Dick....
If you're aiming for "pretty picture" astro images like me, give serious consideration to a ZWO or similar cooled CMOS camera. I use an ASI1600MC Pro, but the '294MC Pro also has a lot going
Dick....
If you're aiming for "pretty picture" astro images like me, give serious consideration to a ZWO or similar cooled CMOS camera. I use an ASI1600MC Pro, but the '294MC Pro also has a lot going
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Mike Dodd
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#70130
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Trevor's YouTube channel is very good as well as:
*Chuck's Astrophotography
*Ray's Astrophotography
*The Astro Imaging channel - goes back more than 5 years!
Thanks,
Charles
Sent from mobile device.
Trevor's YouTube channel is very good as well as:
*Chuck's Astrophotography
*Ray's Astrophotography
*The Astro Imaging channel - goes back more than 5 years!
Thanks,
Charles
Sent from mobile device.
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Charles Thompson
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#70129
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Hi Dick,
I'm not sure that an old 10" LX200 OTA is the correct scope to start with for astrophotography. Its focal length is too long for a beginner even with a focal reducer. It also has mirror
Hi Dick,
I'm not sure that an old 10" LX200 OTA is the correct scope to start with for astrophotography. Its focal length is too long for a beginner even with a focal reducer. It also has mirror
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Cheng-Yang Tan
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#70128
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Jerry Lodriguss website has useful info online as well as the books that he has written
http://www.astropix.com/
Bryan
Jerry Lodriguss website has useful info online as well as the books that he has written
http://www.astropix.com/
Bryan
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Worsel
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#70127
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
thanks, charles, for the advice. i'm a "re"-new watcher, so i appreciate all new comments.
dick fast
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thanks, charles, for the advice. i'm a "re"-new watcher, so i appreciate all new comments.
dick fast
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fastqx .
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#70126
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
As a rookie I found Trevor Jones of Canada own Astrobackyard to be a great source of grounded reason. His transition from DSLR to CCD to CMOS is well chronicled in his videos. Might be too simplistic
As a rookie I found Trevor Jones of Canada own Astrobackyard to be a great source of grounded reason. His transition from DSLR to CCD to CMOS is well chronicled in his videos. Might be too simplistic
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DFisch
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#70125
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Dick, there is a choice you will have to make up front on cameras. Either one shot color like the ZWO ASI294MC Pro or monochrome with red, green and blue filters like the ASI1600MM. These are the only
Dick, there is a choice you will have to make up front on cameras. Either one shot color like the ZWO ASI294MC Pro or monochrome with red, green and blue filters like the ASI1600MM. These are the only
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Charles Thompson
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#70124
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Re: Mach2 Status Update
Thank you very much for the precision Karen!
Sébastien
Thank you very much for the precision Karen!
Sébastien
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Seb@stro
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#70123
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Re: need learning aids for astrophoto
Dick, get ready for the deluge of advice! LOL! This is THE list for getting help with premium gear.
I'm pretty certain that an AP1100GTO would be more than adequate for the 12" LX200 OTA. You can get
Dick, get ready for the deluge of advice! LOL! This is THE list for getting help with premium gear.
I'm pretty certain that an AP1100GTO would be more than adequate for the 12" LX200 OTA. You can get
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Stuart <stuart.j.heggie@...>
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#70122
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need learning aids for astrophoto
i'm an old guy who, after 25 years absence, (now at N 59.5 degrees) wants to watch the sky again. can you help me find a book/course/tutorial that would update me on modern amateur astrophotography? i
i'm an old guy who, after 25 years absence, (now at N 59.5 degrees) wants to watch the sky again. can you help me find a book/course/tutorial that would update me on modern amateur astrophotography? i
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fastqx .
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Re: APCC Tracking Corrections Not Working
#APCC
Ray, I did an experiment to understand the source of issue. When I run APCC and nothing else, including not having the ASCOM V2 I immediately get the -15.04056 vs the 4.48 in Tracking Correction. I
Ray, I did an experiment to understand the source of issue. When I run APCC and nothing else, including not having the ASCOM V2 I immediately get the -15.04056 vs the 4.48 in Tracking Correction. I
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dnakic@...
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#70120
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Re: APCC Tracking Corrections Not Working
#APCC
The APCC tracking rate does not match the RA rate on the bottom (see screenshot below).
Something may have set an offset rate close to 1x sidereal in the ASCOM driver, which shows as a negative
The APCC tracking rate does not match the RA rate on the bottom (see screenshot below).
Something may have set an offset rate close to 1x sidereal in the ASCOM driver, which shows as a negative
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Ray Gralak
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#70119
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APCC Tracking Corrections Not Working
#APCC
I did a 25 point Point Model Solve as I just purchased software (just got the software and doing a small model first). I was able to get Pointing to work effectively but the tracking is not working.
I did a 25 point Point Model Solve as I just purchased software (just got the software and doing a small model first). I was able to get Pointing to work effectively but the tracking is not working.
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dnakic@...
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Re: PHD 2 Guiding "Good Enough"
Thanks Roland, I was able to record a curve for the 1100 and Mach1 Saturday night. I should be able to test them with PhD2 the next time we get another clear night. They are rare in Tennessee this
Thanks Roland, I was able to record a curve for the 1100 and Mach1 Saturday night. I should be able to test them with PhD2 the next time we get another clear night. They are rare in Tennessee this
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Charles Thompson
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#70117
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