I obtained a used 135 mm Soligor lens with Pentax screw mount to use with the SXV-H9 camera. An example of the images this inexpensive lens takes is my LRGB of...

Help! It's getting close to Christmas time and my hubby wants what he calls a "1.25 inch 365 nm UV pass filter with built-in IR block". Of course, I really...

Does anyone know where I can find ephemeredes for the Saturnian system which include the magnitudes of the satellites, allowing for effects such as differences...

Hello everybody, I am a newbie in astrophotography. I wanted to ask if somebody in this group knows about the following items: 1. if there is a cheap digital...

I imaged Q2 Machholz and have a movie showing its motion across the sky during an 80 minute period. I have shrunk the movie to a mere 208 kB for my modem...

I have recently cracked out the scope after a 5 year hiatus to viewing. Last thing I had done was mod a connectix camera and image Jupiter. Great fun. Back...

A new script has been written by Greg Sellek for Astronomer's Control Panel (ACP) which automates the drift scan imaging with the Meade LX200...

Lately, I have noticed some newer, faster, and uncompressed cameras similar to a Toucam coming on the market and, although expensive, they appear to offer like...

Hi Group, I have been using a Toucam to take astropics for a few months which is connected to a PC running win98se. Until this week it has performed well but...

I imaged Q2 Machholz and have a movie showing its motion across the sky during a 96 minute period. The comet was clearly visible under the full moon with the...

Hello, I am new here. I am looking for specifications of CCD where I can find something related to the sensitivity of the sensor. I hope to find some...

especially compared to Star-light express & sbig ??

The current rage is Q2 Machholz but I chose to image 78P Gehrels. It is the 2nd brightest comet in the sky now at magnitude 10.7 . Finder chart, isophotes,...

Complete Nikon CoolPix 5000 Astrophotography Setup: I've added some new cameras to my inventory and I need to reduce the count before my wife kills me. So,...

I recently bought a Celestron Neximage & am trying to use it w/ my Mac powerbook, Vitrual PC 7.0 & Windows 98se. there seems to be a problem loading &/or...

Our currently brightest comet has undergone significant changes in the past week. I have captured a 1 degree long tail in my mosaic...

I have a new web page illustrating the comet, isophotes, finder chart, orbital plot and a short, modem-friendly movie. Images and supporting data...

The emperor ordered me to take photos.What can I do?

I have a new web page illustrating the comet, isophotes, finder chart, orbital plot and a short, modem-friendly movie. Images and supporting data...

I'm looking for a good, 1.25" CCD cover glass for my camera. "Good" would describe a cover that would cause no loss when imaging luminance and passes all...