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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 0:46:17 GMT
Bad day here in South Carolina, wind hollering, rainy all day, clouds just dark and nasty. So I decided to try something different after watching some inspiring videos from this site, and reading a few post. I pointed my little Orion XT8 through the window and towards a radio tower top about a mile away. Attached my eyepiece and focused it in. Then attached the barlow to insure I could still see with it on. Everything focused pretty good ( still need to check mirror alignment ). Slid out the eye piece and placed the Orion Star shoot IV in. Couldn't see anything ! So I slowly adjusted the focus up and down and BOOM, I saw the tower come into view on my Mac! HOLY CRAP, this works ! I couldn't just leave it with that, so in goes the barlow ( 2X ) and a little adjusting later BOOM ! I got target in focus ! recorded a couple of movies with supplied Mac software for camera, opened up the Lynkeos, and read through the manual, then processed the image. I know it's a simple thing for most on here, but for some of us waaayyy down here on the starting end this was super encouraging . I'm learning to use the scope, Mac, and the camera, and software all at the same time. It's so frustrating and rewarding at the same time when it goes right. And it's site's like this and people like ya'll that keep us little guys trying. I just swapped over to Mac from Windows and the thought of having to run windows on my Mac just burns my biscuits . Nothing against Windows personally , but loving the Mac system. So even an old curmudgeon like me can learn a new trick !
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Post by fondofchips on Sept 23, 2015 8:05:11 GMT
Hi crowman2 and welcome to the forum. If you have presets on your camera software use them, they will save you time on your next viewing. A journal is also a good idea, then if you have bad weather for a while you know what worked last time. I lost some settings on the Orion Nebula and will have to go through the process again next time. I too have my own distant test object, an electricity pylon. Enjoy! Cheers, Harry.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Sept 23, 2015 14:00:05 GMT
Fantastic, Crowman! That's exactly what it takes to get good results and reduce frustration! I can't count the number of times that I've tried to run before I walk in this hobby and you can really get frustrated quick if you try to do too much too fast. This is a hobby where you definitely have to put the time in to know your equipment and know what to adjust to get the results right.
I've learned so many things NOT to do -- probably more than what TO do! Haha! But the technology does work and it works well... until the human intervention gums it up when we complicate things by adding filters and eyepiece projection and autoguiding and ...
I hope you get clear skies soon so you can apply your new "workflow" (as some call it) to the heavens!
--Rick
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 7:27:45 GMT
love the note book idea.
crowman as rick and fondofchips said. its the purfect way to learn... tons to learn is rite. but thats the fun of it. wait till you image orion the 1st time.. its sooo cool..
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Post by Dragon Man on Sept 25, 2015 11:05:20 GMT
Great news Crowy! If you are having fun then you are doing it right, whether the image looks fantastic or not! It's the enjoyment that matters Even after the years I have been doing it I still get excited when I see a faint distant galaxy cluster that I hadn't seen before, and all it is is a collection of smudgy little blobs on the monitor, and those watching while I am broadcasting probably think I am mad getting excited over a noisy view of some tiny grey smudges. But I think they get swept up in my excitement too Astrophotography is for perfectionists. Video is for those that want to have fun doing their astronomy
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 13:55:54 GMT
Update: Got the new Nexstar 4se and had an evening that was PERFECT for getting some videos of the moon. So I decided I'd grab some dinner and then go outside and setup my little table, chair, telescope, and computer. As I got the telescope setup first I was looking through the scope and admiring the new view through the scope . It was already dark, and evening was moving on. So I finally threw on the scope , brought up the software and all of a sudden I couldn't see any thing! WHAT IN WORLD! Oh no, not all this again! I slapped back on the eyepiece and I still was having troubles. I looked across the sky and then it hit me, the moon had gone down just enough to go below the tree line. RATS. Lesson learned. Get your equipment set up early and be prepared when your object is in perfect view. LOL. Simple lesson but learned the hard way again.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 2:03:36 GMT
Finally got some Images , now figuring out how to post them !
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 2:06:20 GMT
Well here is a still image with no processing from the Nexstar 4se with the Orion Star shoot IV . Still haven't figured out how to load the AVI file yet.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 2:30:15 GMT
Lets see if this works for the video. It was the easiest target I know but hey I'm just starting out too with a cheap camera !
AHHHH figured it out !
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Post by Dragon Man on Nov 18, 2015 9:15:00 GMT
Woo-Hoooo! Good stuff Crowy! I like watching the Video.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Nov 18, 2015 16:06:27 GMT
Very nice Crowman! Now that the flood gates are open, look out!!
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