Two months ago my friends chipped in and secretly got me a Meade DSI
for my birthday. Weather and work have kept it in the box for those
two months, but last night I had my first chance to try it out, and I
must say: Having never done any type of CCD imaging before, I'm
surprised by (a) how easy it was to use and (b)how nice the pictures
looked. Not research quality, but a very accurate depiction of what I
see in the eyepiece. In some cases, BETTER than what I see in the
eyepiece.

I've put a brief review in the astronomy section of my website
(www.garmachi.com) along with the best of the pics.

I know I have a long way to go and a lot to learn, but this new toy
will be my first step on the long road for me.


ALSO...


I was wondering what software the wise and experience folks of this
group might recommend for stacking, aligning, and processing raw
images?

Thanks!




Gary Sizer
www.garmachi.com