http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/ Neximage Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:30:22 GMT brhendricks http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3545 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3545 Does anyone here use AviRAW? I have my NexImage camera modified for Color RAW Mode, and would like to know the steps involved for processing color AVI files. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:44:42 GMT brhendricks http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3544 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3544 Thanks for your help, Leonard! I did read the Astrobond doc before posting here, but found the author's explainations somewhat difficult to follow. That's the Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:12:03 GMT LKnoll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3543 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3543 Hi Bill: Go here ... http://www.astrosurf.com/astrobond/ebrawe.htm You have to use this utility ... http://www.burri-web.org/bm98/soft/wcrmac/ (described in Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:00:57 GMT brhendricks http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3542 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3542 Hello, all! First post, so please be nice. :) Having used two webcam-type cameras (Meade's Color USB PC-Camera and a homemade camera I built using the sensor Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:23:30 GMT LKnoll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3541 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3541 Monti: Let us know how it turns out. I'm especially interested in what you think of the Celestron OAG since, as I said, I'm trying to make up my mind which OAG Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:48:31 GMT imontam http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3540 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3540 Hi, Yesterday, I installed the Celestron Radial Guider that I have had for a couple of years (I actually used it only once, trying to manually guide during a Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:17:00 GMT William Hamblen http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3539 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3539 I don't know. I'm the one with the Celestron Radial Guider. I don't have the others. You can download the instruction manual for the Orion off-axis guider Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:20:19 GMT LKnoll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3538 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3538 Sorry, I meant "angular" adjustment of the off-axis port. - Leonard K ... From: LKnoll To: neximage@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 7:05 PM Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:06:14 GMT LKnoll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3537 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3537 Bud: This whole OAG thing has got me nervous as far as spending a fair chunk of money and then find out that the one I choose will have some serious Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:27:38 GMT William Hamblen http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3536 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3536 ... The Celestron Radial Guider is designed to be used with a t-mount adapter and a 35 mm camera. This puts the focal plane of the 35 mm camera 55 mm from the Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:23:14 GMT LKnoll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3535 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3535 Hi Monti: From what I've read of other peoples' experiences with OAGs, the focus can sometimes be finicky. Some folks have had to shorten the off-axis tubes by Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:43:06 GMT imontam http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3534 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3534 Hi Stephen, Thanks for the comments. That is also what I fear might happen: the 8X50 guidescope and 2X barlow would give a big dim star in the NI, not very Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:28:49 GMT imontam http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3533 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3533 Hi Leonard, Well I do have a Celestron Radial Guider, so off-axis guiding is also an option. I tried using it manually some time back before understanding Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:01:00 GMT Stephen J McIntyre http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3532 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3532 I don't have any direct experience with the setup you are planning, but i can make a couple of observations. I have a 173mm f5.7 newtonian  that i guide with Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:35 GMT LKnoll http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3531 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/neximage/message/3531 Hi Monti: Sorry I can't be of very specific help, but I used to guide with a 75mm Skywatcher (no barlow) and a Neximage, using Metaguide, and it worked fine.