http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/ CCD Imaging for beginners and the more advanced . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:05:27 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/875 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/875 I have a similar system for my ToUCam (home made) and it can only fail if the scope can't focus at the plane containing the CCD. You can check it in daylight Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:58:03 GMT Casey Skelton http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/874 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/874 Serena, The adapter is needed so that the webcam will fit into the visual back of the scope. The webcam has the lens removed exposing the CCD and then the Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:35:55 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/873 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/873 Your description suggests that the wbcam CCD is too far from the focus plane, so your telescope hasn't enough adjustment to achieve focus at the plane of your Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:21:38 GMT casey4965 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/872 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/872 Hello all!! I am new to the group so let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a radio frequency shielding designer who is interested in astronomy and Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:54:54 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/870 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/870 No, been quite cloudy here as well. Further north the drought has been transmogrified into dangerous floods, but only drizzle here. Not good for astronomy but Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:48:14 GMT ccd_freak http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/869 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/869 Is anybody out there getting any images? It has been cloudy and rainey here in Texas for the last 90 days. We had a few almost clear nights around full moon, Sun, 20 May 2007 00:38:19 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/867 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/867 Welcome back John. Yes I'm trying to impede spammers, so we'll see how that works. For some time I had cookie problems and couldn't do my job on this site and Sun, 20 May 2007 00:00:10 GMT John A. Blackwell http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/866 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/866 Awwww - :-} I'm honored Serena. Richard - nice shots! It is good to see this group active again. I left for a while when the spammers hit hard and the Sat, 19 May 2007 03:08:15 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/865 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/865 Richard, I wish I could select any of my images to go up against any of your randomly selected! I just don't put in enough time, and possibly enough money --- Sun, 13 May 2007 19:52:29 GMT ccd_freak http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/864 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/864 I wanted to go to TSP but was not able to squeeze it into the work schedule. I have not been since 1995 and I want to go back. I started going to the Davis Sun, 13 May 2007 17:38:32 GMT Richard Crisp http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/863 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/863 ... with ... well. ... to ... local ... in ... I guess you will not make it to the Texas Star Party this week then, huh John? Sounds like a nice site out there Sun, 13 May 2007 17:38:06 GMT Richard Crisp http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/862 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/862 ... there ... their ... of ... shots ... is ... I have several different OTAs, cameras and a pair of AP1200GTO mounts so I set up different configurations Sun, 13 May 2007 05:27:11 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/861 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/861 Hi John, Be good to see your astro images. Sounds like you have a good set up. I have to admit to being a little quiet on the astro front and am aiming to get Fri, 11 May 2007 19:59:06 GMT ccd_freak http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/860 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/860 It is good to see some activity here again. This group has been pretty quite for a while. My name is John aka CCD-Freak and I started out with a CB-245 then Fri, 11 May 2007 00:03:19 GMT serena_aussie http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/859 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ccdimaging2/message/859 Hi Richard, that's what this group is supposed to do and I guess there are so many alternative sites that members graduated to those as their expertise