http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/ skyquest-telescopes Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:43:56 GMT Steve B http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43265 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43265 Hi Rebecca, My wife bought me a 12 inch Dob for Christmas. I have only owned a Edmund Astroscan ( she bought it for me in '87) and I bought myself a used C8 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:29:25 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43264 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43264 During the Wesley asteroid impact event last year, I imaged Jupiter with my SCT- not with a dob, but this image is pretty close to what it looked like through Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:28:06 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43263 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43263 ... Sounds good- a couple more tips- just because you don't see much detail one night doesn't mean the next night won't show a lot more. I assumed since the Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:59:23 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43262 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43262 ... Nice work! Be careful when getting bitten by the astrophotography bug- it can be an expensive bite! :) John Wunderlin Mineral Point, WI XT10i Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:53:34 GMT Kev http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43261 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43261 Hi John and thanks for the response. I actually have an 8", not a 10". I don't know what I was thinking! Well, maybe I was dreaming. We are about to lose Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:41:42 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43260 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43260 ... I got some moon images that I was really happy with using an old junky digital camera. The trick in my case was to leave the flash on- I realize that Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:39:29 GMT John http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43259 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43259 ... Kev, I initially had the same experience as you, until I got my scope finely collimated and had good seeing conditions. I've now seen a lot of detail in Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:18:59 GMT jimkoerth http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43258 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43258 Phil, I should give you an accurate picture of what I have and what I discovered. I have installed a "rescue kit" from AstronomyShoppe.com that includes heavy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:18:54 GMT Dan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43257 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43257 Yes, very nice Derek, And I too, would be very interested in the details of the procedure and camera settings. Dan Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:14:14 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43256 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43256 skyquest-telescopes: Welcome and Introduction Page Revised October 2003 1. Introduction and Background The skyquest-telescopes forum was founded in Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:14:14 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43255 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43255 Forum Rules This message, like the "Welcome Message", is sent automatically to new forum members, as well as being sent out automatically each month. The Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:14:14 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43254 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43254 Posting Photos Please do take full advantage of the captioning possibilites that exist only in the "Photos" section to add labels and explanatory information Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:15:11 GMT Phil Lefever http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43253 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43253 ... Jim, Other then something getting loose or wear in the threads there really isn't anything in the stock cell that could cause degraded collimation Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:56:48 GMT Derek william http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43252 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43252 Hey Kev,   Yeah, it was a lot of trial and error. I was using the Nikon D50 mounted on a simple photo tripod pointing down into 14mm Meade UW eyepiece that Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:18:18 GMT Kev http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43251 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skyquest-telescopes/message/43251 Hi Derek: I'm very impressed. The picture of Jupiter shows more detail than I can see visually with my 10" dob. I'm wondering how the picture compares with