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Caution! - Don't want to blemish the finish...

Warp — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:26:57 GMT

Just received my new SV scope and unbelievably, there are 4 medium size pieces of clear tape on the OTA. I certainly do not want to blemish the finish of

Re: Every new astrophotographer has to shoot these some time...

Dave Weixelman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:10:25 GMT

Ken - beautiful images with the SV80! Very nice control of noise for having 10 minute subs also. Thanks for posting. Clear skies, Dave ... From:

Re: Every new astrophotographer has to shoot these some time...

scott_nc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:57:55 GMT

... Sorry I don't have any constructive comments, since I'm not an AP'er, but I just wanted to say that these photos are SIMPLY AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing,

Every new astrophotographer has to shoot these some time...

kenpendlebury — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:49:38 GMT

My first pictures of M42 and M45 shot through my relatively new SV80ST. Any comments or thoughts on improvement are welcome (I still have quite a bit to

Re: Dark Side V.11

Ralph — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:18:49 GMT

My pleasure Dave! You can see some more samples on Jupiter, Mars, and Luna in the 110 Test folder in the Photos section as well as from my imaging home page:

Re: Dark Side V.11

Ralph — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:13:02 GMT

Hi Bill! Yes, the Wesley impact "scar" was a big surprise. I had heard about it ~2 days previously but I hadn't seen any pictures at that point and didn't know

Re: Scope's up Jupiter transit/eclipse.../

scott_nc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:12 GMT

Tom and David and the rest of the SV gang, The seeing got a little better after it got dark. At the time of the Ganymede-Io shadow eclipse the two fuzzy spots

Re: Dark Side V.11

Dave Weixelman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:02 GMT

Ralph - really nice images of Jupiter with the SV110. Thanks for posting. Clear skies, Dave ... From: "Ralph" To:

Re: Dark Side V.11

brhendricks — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:46:06 GMT

Very nice report & pix, Ralph! Once you processed the 'impact' photos, that had to be a nice surprise, indeed! If you don't mind my asking, what camera did you

Re: Possible internal reflection problem with SFF-7

Bert Seltzer — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:35 GMT

This is my very first ever LRGB image, and apart from the artifact, I'm well please with the result. I've tried everything I can think of in terms of

Re: Scope's up Jupiter transit/eclipse.../

David and Sharon Elosser — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:56:46 GMT

The Sirius Pup? Yes I think we can start that challenge again this year. Morning hours are the best time for steady air to try for it. Wish I'd though of it

Observing this morning.../

David and Sharon Elosser — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:55:12 GMT

Before the great Ganymede/Io's shadow conjunction, I managed to get some viewing in with my SV102ABV. I tried for a few galaxies in my northern sky with no

Re: Scope's up Jupiter transit/eclipse.../

globbustertom — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:50:02 GMT

OOps, The two are still distinct. Very steady air. Seeing good. Trancparency may be a problem here. I live in the Fort Myers area. It was much darker in my

Re: Scope's up Jupiter transit/eclipse.../

David and Sharon Elosser — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:25 GMT

Glad you caught that Tom. Seeing must have deteriorated on you like it did for me here in NC. David E ... From: "globbustertom" To:

Re: Possible internal reflection problem with SFF-7

David and Sharon Elosser — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:44 GMT

Well, other than that reflection arc I'd say you got a really nice image there. I like the mouse-over feature. The stars look excellent when magnified. Hope