Saturn

I was messing around with trying to move my primary mirror in a little
because I have a 50 mm 2-inch meade lens that I've never been able to use
satisfactorily because I have to rack the focuser all the way in and it
still would not come onto full focus. it helped a little but I'm going to
have to mess around with it some more to get it moved in a little more.

So after I did that (I only managed to move it in about 1/4 inch) I
collimated the mirrors and decided to try my first image of saturn with the
Cannon 300d using a 17mm lens (EP projection). It came out better than I
expected, especially the colors, but it is just one shot, and the seeing
was horrid. Not bad for a first shot, though.

Saturn
Cannon 300d
2 sec
400 ASA
single shot

17mm EP projection
Konus 200

"George" wrote in news:zmoMh.14249$B7.11182@bigfe9:

I was messing around with trying to move my primary mirror in a little
because I have a 50 mm 2-inch meade lens that I've never been able to use
satisfactorily because I have to rack the focuser all the way in and it
still would not come onto full focus. it helped a little but I'm going to
have to mess around with it some more to get it moved in a little more.

So after I did that (I only managed to move it in about 1/4 inch) I
collimated the mirrors and decided to try my first image of saturn with the
Cannon 300d using a 17mm lens (EP projection). It came out better than I
expected, especially the colors, but it is just one shot, and the seeing
was horrid. Not bad for a first shot, though.

Not bad at all. If you can get a series of images to stack...

Brian
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Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
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Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

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"George" wrote in
news:zmoMh.14249$B7.11182@bigfe9:

I was messing around with trying to move my primary mirror in a little
because I have a 50 mm 2-inch meade lens that I've never been able to
use
satisfactorily because I have to rack the focuser all the way in and it
still would not come onto full focus. it helped a little but I'm going
to
have to mess around with it some more to get it moved in a little more.

So after I did that (I only managed to move it in about 1/4 inch) I
collimated the mirrors and decided to try my first image of saturn with
the
Cannon 300d using a 17mm lens (EP projection). It came out better than
I
expected, especially the colors, but it is just one shot, and the seeing
was horrid. Not bad for a first shot, though.

Not bad at all. If you can get a series of images to stack...

Brian

That may be my next effort, if the weather ever cooperates again. Doesn't
look too good for the next week or so. That was the first time in at least
a month that I've had the scope set up. One of these days I'm going to get
a barlow, I swear!

George

"George" wrote in news:URMMh.10511$nV1.3032
@bignews6.bellsouth.net:


"Skywise" wrote in message
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Snipola

Not bad at all. If you can get a series of images to stack...

Brian

That may be my next effort, if the weather ever cooperates again. Doesn't
look too good for the next week or so. That was the first time in at least
a month that I've had the scope set up. One of these days I'm going to get
a barlow, I swear!

I have one, a 2x, but it's one of the old long tubes. I've been
thinking of getting a new one since they are much shorter. That
way my camera isn't sticking a foot out from the side of my Newt.

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

"Skywise" wrote in message
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"George" wrote in news:URMMh.10511$nV1.3032
@bignews6.bellsouth.net:


"Skywise" wrote in message
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Snipola

Not bad at all. If you can get a series of images to stack...

Brian

That may be my next effort, if the weather ever cooperates again.
Doesn't
look too good for the next week or so. That was the first time in at
least
a month that I've had the scope set up. One of these days I'm going to
get
a barlow, I swear!

I have one, a 2x, but it's one of the old long tubes. I've been
thinking of getting a new one since they are much shorter. That
way my camera isn't sticking a foot out from the side of my Newt.

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

I can appreciate that. When I ever do invest, I'd like to buy both a 1.25"
and a 2". I've been looking at these:

http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=30-114-117-6350

http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=30-114-115-187

http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=30-114-119-6961

But before I get one or more of those, I want one of these:

http://telescopes.com/products/meade...less-6349.html

Anyone with other recommendations?

George

"George" wrote in news:Kj4Nh.30611$sC.17820
@bignews2.bellsouth.net:

Snipola
http://telescopes.com/products/meade...nated-reticle-
eyepiece-1-25-inch-wireless-6349.html

I could probably use that illuminated eyepiece since I don't
have motors on my scope. Yep, I manually track. My solution
is a new scope, but I have to resist for a while longer on
that.

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

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"George" wrote in news:Kj4Nh.30611$sC.17820
@bignews2.bellsouth.net:

Snipola
http://telescopes.com/products/meade...nated-reticle-
eyepiece-1-25-inch-wireless-6349.html

I could probably use that illuminated eyepiece since I don't
have motors on my scope. Yep, I manually track. My solution
is a new scope, but I have to resist for a while longer on
that.

Brian
--
http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

I can appreciate that. I have a drive, but it's a cheap one, and doesn't
track very accurately over extended exposures. I'm sure I can do better if
I had a illuminated reticle and a real guidescope.

George