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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 22, 2016 2:57:43 GMT
Celestron 9.25 Evolution Hyperstar SkyRaider DSm M2 Globular Cluster - 6 seconds, no stacking M11 Wild Duck Open Cluster - 6 seconds, no stacking M30 Globular Cluster - 5 seconds, no stacking
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 22, 2016 3:09:35 GMT
Forgot to mention: No Dark Field Correction No adjustments other than histogram C63 The Helix Nebula at 18 seconds with no stacking
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 22, 2016 3:16:53 GMT
Also forgot to mention: No filters No gamma (leaving it at 1.0) C65-Sculptor Galaxy at 18 seconds with no stacking
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 22, 2016 4:13:25 GMT
NGC288 a nice little mag 9.37 glob Cool little barred spiral galaxy I've never seen before. Magnitude 11. NGC150.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 22, 2016 4:27:02 GMT
27 second dumbbell
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Post by davy on Oct 22, 2016 4:38:21 GMT
Good show,pity I only caught last half hour, ,,but it was back of 5am in Brigadoon lol
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 22, 2016 10:27:13 GMT
Nice results Rick Weird how those lines show up in the stars a lot in Pic 2
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 16:03:34 GMT
Great results rick I didn't know you had a 9.25. I seen your post to pop in and watch on Facebook live but couldn't figure out how.Good to see you up and running live without those problems you had with starsense about a year ago I believe.If I remember correctly you were going to pack it up and sell everything lol.Those results fall under true live vdeo mate.Nice job.
Brads Observatory
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 23, 2016 0:14:45 GMT
Nice results Rick Weird how those lines show up in the stars a lot in Pic 2 I see those on the screen and usually they are when there is a slight adjustment between the integrations. Remember that to get X exposure with these cams, you have to wait 2x because they are interlaced. Crappy camera design, in my opinion. Of course the early tests (sales pitches) were by people with observatories with high end mounts - or were doing guiding. I dont have that kind of setup so the implications of an interlaced camera were not realized until AFTER I had made my purchase.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 23, 2016 0:15:32 GMT
Great results rick I didn't know you had a 9.25. I seen your post to pop in and watch on Facebook live but couldn't figure out how.Good to see you up and running live without those problems you had with starsense about a year ago I believe.If I remember correctly you were going to pack it up and sell everything lol.Those results fall under true live vdeo mate.Nice job. Brads Observatory Thanks Brad! Yes, I am having a lot more fun now LOL!
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 23, 2016 10:55:03 GMT
Nice results Rick Weird how those lines show up in the stars a lot in Pic 2 I see those on the screen and usually they are when there is a slight adjustment between the integrations. Remember that to get X exposure with these cams, you have to wait 2x because they are interlaced. Crappy camera design, in my opinion. Of course the early tests (sales pitches) were by people with observatories with high end mounts - or were doing guiding. I dont have that kind of setup so the implications of an interlaced camera were not realized until AFTER I had made my purchase. Ahhhh, it's one of those mally cameras In that case you've done really well
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Post by jww61 on Oct 26, 2016 22:45:40 GMT
Are you saying you do not recommend the Mallincams? I have been thinking of trying video but not sure what to buy. Any ideas of how to get educated in this regard? We have a small club down here in Hot Springs Village but no one has any expertise. Thanks for whatever help you can suggest. By the way I think your images are very good.
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Post by davy on Oct 26, 2016 23:00:38 GMT
The mallincam analogue cameras are very good,what the consensus is that the digital (usb) cameras are in a competitive market and get out shone by other camera configuration,we can suggest cameras if you could give us a budget and what the camera would be used for,the zwo range is pretty good and covers most types of video astronomy,starlight xpress lodestar x2 and atik infinity are very good,, cheap and cheerful wise the revolution imagery kit has great reviews for an analogue camera.there is also the good old dslr coming back into the fold using backyard Eos,deepsky stacker/astrotoaster software,
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Post by davy on Oct 26, 2016 23:27:00 GMT
Jww61,you have came to the right place,you will find all the help you need from the folk in here, personally I would recommend the revolution imagery as a starting point, not too expensive but it comes as a full kit and ken(dragonman)has a nice tutorial on this that will take you through all the kit,how to assemble it and what you can do with it,,great starter for av
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Post by davy on Oct 26, 2016 23:28:58 GMT
This is Ken's tutorial/review
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Oct 31, 2016 16:35:01 GMT
Are you saying you do not recommend the Mallincams? I have been thinking of trying video but not sure what to buy. Any ideas of how to get educated in this regard? We have a small club down here in Hot Springs Village but no one has any expertise. Thanks for whatever help you can suggest. By the way I think your images are very good. JWW, welcome to the forum! I definitely do not recommend the Mallincam SkyRaider DS series (DSm = monochrome, DSc = color). The reason for this is that the cameras are interlaced, meaning that it reads the full image in two different exposure sweeps. So if you set your exposure to 20 seconds, you have to wait for 2 exposures of 20 seconds to get the full image that includes any tweaks to gain or the histogram. If you do not have great tracking, this also introduces blur. I agree with Davy that the Revolution Imaging Kit is a great place to start. You don't even need a computer. One of my friends in a club up here got one and I'll be helping him with it here before too long.
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