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Lunar imaging first time with APT

Last post by Greenman « Wed May 06, 2020 5:33 pm

by Greenman » Wed May 06, 2020 5:33 pm

The odd thing I’ve noticed is the skies clear when there is a fullish moon. 97% Waxing last night so, the obvious thing to look at was pretty clear....

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Wed May 06, 2020 5:33 pm
Question About ASI6200MM Pro

Last post by STEVE333 « Wed May 06, 2020 3:33 pm
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by Astrovetteman » Wed May 06, 2020 12:20 am

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Well, I think it's about time to retire my ancient QHY9M. I've been noticing a lot of folks going to the ASI cameras. Since I've got about $8,000 of...

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Congratulations Tom on looking for a new and fantastic camera. The specs look rather impressive. I like the deep well (51K) and the true 16 bits. The...

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Last post by STEVE333
Wed May 06, 2020 3:33 pm
C8 vs C6 for DSO astrophotography

Last post by James « Sun May 03, 2020 11:44 pm
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by James » Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:28 am
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I have been looking at telescopes and mounts for deep sky astrophotography, and for my budget, I have found two good deals:
C8 SCT f/10 and C6 SCT...

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they seem to not answer
I hear that I will be forwarded into an automatic voice messaging system but it is full, so I should hang up.
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Last post by James
Sun May 03, 2020 11:44 pm
A New Type Of Counterweight

Last post by TheButcher « Sun May 03, 2020 2:44 am
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by JayTee » Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:25 pm

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Greetings,

This idea may have already been thought of, but I am unaware of it. To me, I thunk this up all on my own.

My new imaging rig is very...

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That is a pretty neat idea JT

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Last post by TheButcher
Sun May 03, 2020 2:44 am
Has anybody used Max Point software?

Last post by bobharmony « Sun May 03, 2020 2:31 am
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by StarLord101 » Sat May 02, 2020 10:25 pm

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While I was looking at the product listing for Maxim Dl, I noticed they mentioned it comes with another software called Max point. From it's...

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+1 for APT. The PointCraft and ++AIM features give me everything I need for finding and framing targets with great precision. And with SessionCraft,...

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Last post by bobharmony
Sun May 03, 2020 2:31 am
Would the Astronomik Dep Sky RGB filters be good for Planets?

Last post by TheButcher « Fri May 01, 2020 12:53 am
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by TheButcher » Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:37 pm

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Hey all,

Just getting my planetary setup in order and was wondering if I should be using different RGB filters then the Astronomik Deep-Sky that I...

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I don’t use any filters for planetary / lunar imaging because I use a color camera and the objects are so bright. I will tell you that I am looking...

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Last post by TheButcher
Fri May 01, 2020 12:53 am
Solar Filter Confusion

Last post by Star Dad « Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:35 pm
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by bigfish » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:10 am

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Hello Everyone,
I have an Orion white light filter for my 8 1000mm reflector.
My ASI183 Pro shoots in color. The pictures I recently took seem to be...

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In images I have taken of the sun - with that solar filter - I used the GIMP to narrow the bandwidth. During the transit of Mercury in 2016? I recall...

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Last post by Star Dad
Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:35 pm
Canon 24mm Lens

Last post by astrowolf67 « Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:11 pm
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by LDW47 » Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:47 am

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Does anyone have and uses a Canon EF-S 24mm, f2.8 STM Pancake lens for AP ? I will use mine on my Canon T6, tripod mounted, unguided ? Clear Skize !

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I had a few minutes early last night to play around a bit. I put the 24mm pancake on my T5, mounted it on a Celestron Heavy Duty Alt-Azimuth mount,...

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Last post by astrowolf67
Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:11 pm
Configuring ED Fract

Last post by Greenman « Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:48 pm

by Greenman » Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:48 pm

Now, I have been playing with scopes and thinking which areas of the hobby I want to concentrate on. Wide field, landscape and DSO’s are most...

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Last post by Greenman
Sun Apr 26, 2020 2:48 pm
Anyone try shooting at iso 400 with a Canon T3i?

Last post by Dyno05 « Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:37 am
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by Dyno05 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:09 pm

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I normally shoot in a Bortle 5-6 sky at iso 800 for very bright objects and 1600 for dimmer objects. I get crazy noise at 1600.
I did a test of...

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There is nothing wrong with using ISO 400. It is always a trade-off between ISO setting and the length of the exposure. The limiting factor for...

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Last post by Dyno05
Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:37 am
Guiding Scope and Camera, What Works With What?

Last post by Star Dad « Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:37 pm
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by Kerry C. » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:56 pm

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One of my many problems is that, I don’t know what is a good or compatible guide scope and camera. Also, somewhere in the many things I have read in...

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The typical mini-guider is a 50mm f/3.2 refractor. That style of guide scope is good only up to an imaging focal length of about 1600mm.

You could...

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Last post by Star Dad
Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:37 pm
Filter query

Last post by JayTee « Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:43 pm
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by korbitz » Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:29 pm

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Hi,

About to dip my toe into the world off filters for my OSC Altair Hypercam.

My main subject to capture will be Nebulas (when this stupid galaxy...

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Here's a post to read from Harmonious

Cheers,
JT

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Last post by JayTee
Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:43 pm
55-250mm IS II is this level of image sharpness wide open acceptable/good enough?

Last post by realflow100 « Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:47 pm
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by realflow100 » Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:12 am

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I want to know if my lens is acceptable amount of sharpness
My camera is canon 500D 1.6 crop APSC sensor

here is some photos of a random object....

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it is? :D

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Last post by realflow100
Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:47 pm
canon 500D mirror flipping up and down 3 times at iso 3200 or above

Last post by realflow100 « Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:16 am
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by realflow100 » Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:40 pm

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it does this in both live view. and out of live view
Why does the mirror have to flip down. then back up. then down and back up AGAIN when i take a...

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That doesn't work for me. the mirror still flips around with mirror lockup enabled in the settings. whether i'm in live view or non-live mode. it...

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Last post by realflow100
Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:16 am
Help Me Read My New Camera's Sensor Analysis Graphs

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:34 pm
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by JayTee » Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:11 am

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SharpCap Pro has a feature where it will measure all kinds of data provided by your CCD/CMOS camera's sensor. My problem is I have no idea what the...

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SharpCap Pro has a feature where it will measure all kinds of data provided by your CCD/CMOS camera's sensor.

I found this tutorial really...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:34 pm
Pulled The Trigger -- ASI294MC Pro On Its Way!

Last post by Ylem « Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:55 am
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by JayTee » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:56 pm

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As the title says.
asi1600v3_600x600new-e1508135388892-460x419.jpg
294usb-e1508751194859.jpg
asi294mcproimg.jpg The ZWO ASI294MC Pro finally...

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Looking forward to your photos 😊

Me so dumb, can't even figure out how to make cell phone holder work :(

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:55 am
Cable management - share your tips and tricks

Last post by Jockinireland « Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:40 pm
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by Jockinireland » Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:03 am

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I have been at AP now for about a year. I've got to the point where, when I go out it is with a reasonable expectation that everything is going to...

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zip ties :) Lots of them! There cheap.

Well that is one tidy cable stack!

That is really brilliant, it makes total sense now. I'll be looking at...

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Last post by Jockinireland
Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:40 pm
Celestron 11" SCT or 10" Orion astrograph and more questions.

Last post by TheButcher « Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:58 pm
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by TheButcher » Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:30 am

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Hey All,

I am back at it again for an equipment switch up possibly and I would love to hear The Good the Bad but not the ugly :)

Here is my plan. I...

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Thx Yobbo. I think I got my mind set now to target the SCT. First for the 11 if not then 9 Plus, I can sell it easier. So initially if I saw a good...

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Last post by TheButcher
Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:58 pm
Equipment needed for basic ap?

Last post by ponggo « Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:50 pm
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by ponggo » Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:14 pm
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Hi guys! First post here and it is a very basic question for everyone.

I want to jump into astrophotography and at the same time be able to teach my...

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If you keep the weight below 15 lb on the Celestron AVX mount, you can get very acceptable results especially as a beginner. The C6 SCT only weighs 9...
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Last post by ponggo
Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:50 pm
Step up from DSLR?

Last post by Larry 1969 « Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:07 am
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by Larry 1969 » Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:13 pm

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Hello all!

I've been considering stepping up from my Canon T3i to a dedicated, cooled camera.
So far I've read that CMOS is preferred to CCD? I was...

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Thanks for the replies!

That's quite a bit to digest!

Larry

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Last post by Larry 1969
Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:07 am
Beginner Camera

Last post by Mac « Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:57 pm
Replies: 4
by ChrisP90 » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:29 pm

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Hi All,

Apologies if I missed this topic, as it’s no doubt been asked a million times.
Feel free to link me to another thread.

What do you guys...

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You just might want to get straight to the DSOs!

Enjoy!

Larry

Do what Larry said.

There are many more DSO targets to shoot.

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Last post by Mac
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:57 pm
SX H9C

Last post by p1taylor « Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:34 pm
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by p1taylor » Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:28 am

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Hi I think my SX H9C CCD is in turbel when I start it on a star it is OK but as time goes on the star gets very small after about 15 minuets, will it...

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Hi JT, The sx h9c is my main ccd, I use a sx loadstar as a guide ccd, a new ccd to be equal will be £2000 or £3000.

peter

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Last post by p1taylor
Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:34 pm
Just wondering... Can I capture Jupiter?

Last post by Baskevo « Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:18 am
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by Baskevo » Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:46 pm

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Hi guys,

I was playing around with the FOV calculator, and noticed that the FOV with my guide camera (ZWO asi120mm Mini) attached to my ES 80mm...

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James,

Just so you know, planetary Imaging is all about focal length. Jupiter achieves a pleasing size when your focal length exceeds 2000mm. When I...

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Last post by Baskevo
Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:18 am
Trading Up DSLR for Cooled Color CMOS

Last post by yobbo89 « Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:50 pm
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by Baskevo » Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:21 am

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Hi Guys,

I currently have a T7i that is sitting on my shelf, about 6 months old. Now that I have the ASI1600mm Pro, I do not touch my DSLR, because...

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you can use light pollution filters on a mono camera.really one of the advantages of a osc is that it gives you some sort of relief if the clouds...

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Last post by yobbo89
Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:50 pm
Baader semi APO filter etc.

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:36 pm
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by Greenman » Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:38 pm

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Finally stumped out my £59 quid after a few debates, and reading around, I went for the semi APO rather than the fringe killer for my refractor...

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If you have a Wratten #8 do a comparison between the two.
Hopefully it will do what you need it to :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:36 pm

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