Jewel Box 14/0405

[xrekcor]

I got about 10 exposures in before the clouds got me

Dont have the settings, sorry

Saxon 8" f/6 Newt on a EQ5
Meade LPI

[ving]

how long were the exposures and what iso. looks very pretty :)

[xrekcor]

Ving,

Unfortunately I didn't write it down, sorry about that. But I do remember something like a 4 or a 5.7 second exposure time.
Sorry not much help.

regards

[ving]

gunna have to get me a lpi or toucam one day :)

[atalas]

Nice shot Rob !yeah it gets like that sometimes,you forget to record the details.

Louie:shrug:

[iceman]

That's really nice.

Ving (or other 8" dob owners) you should look at getting an EQ5, they're not that expensive and you can produce results like Rob, with the LPI or ToUcam.

[ving]

cool! buy me one :P

I have thought about it mike, and one day I may go down that road. how does something like that go with portability?

[Astroman]

I was thinking of the EQ5, but am saving (well trying) for the EQ6. If I were to go the EQ5 I would have to change tubes to lighten the load a little. I amy look into the HEQ5 as an option though.

Brilliant images by the way. Focus looks spot on.

[xrekcor]

Andrew,

I wouldn't put a bigger than my 8" f/6 scope on an EQ5 mount
for imaging. Even a 10" for visual would be annoying if you were in the slightest of breezes. Sometimes I have that problem with my 8" on it's EQ5 mount. I'd go for the EQ6, a friend has one and it tracks beautifully with his C9 on it. I ordered my EQ5 with the tube legs although they are better much more rigid than the box alloy models, the tubing is still a lil thin in wall thickness and diameter. I'm going to look into making up a wooden set up out of good old aussie hardwood, should be as solid as an All Black front row :D

Regards

[xrekcor]

Louie,

I find I have too much going on to write down or even to remember to write down the settings. I guess some folks like to see them. I'm not sure how it helps as I find they are never exactly the same every time. Although I do feel Meade could do with a few lessons in the "Writting Manuals Dept" at least let people know what the tools can do for you and how the settings changes the camera, ie: a couple of quick examples

regards

[atalas]

Hi Rob, yep your right there ,the records we keep of the settings we used on our image will help the guy doing the imaging more than anybody ells .Lets us know what we did right that night .

Louie:cheers:

[h0ughy]

If you are using WINXP right click on the original image before you edited it and select properties. Then select the summaries tab. You will get all of your settings there. this is an example:

[gbeal]

An All Black Front Row huh? Now you are talking.
Here's one from me, taken a few nights ago, but just two exposures through the Mewlon 7" @f9 D100 at ISO1000, and probably about 3 minute exposures. I too was getting the cloud thing.
Gary

[rowena]

I can't use XP to view my summary on my 300D photos for some reason! I use another program called Exif reader. It tells me my ISO, appeture, lens setting and heaps of other info. its 351KB to download.

http://www.takenet.or.jp/~ryuuji/minisoft/exifread/english/

[iceman]

Nice Gary, love the 6 diffraction spikes!

[beren]

Ditto.....nice one Garry and Rob with the LPI

[dhumpie]

Hey Rob,

That's a brilliant shot. Looks like the LPI is good for things othere than planetary and lunar. And it looks like you are getting better and better at it. Good job!!!!!!

Darren

[xrekcor]

Gary,

Excellent shot! love the wide FOV shots

Unfortunately my lil canon powershot isn't quite up to doing wide field astro shots... I guess that is something else to pot on the "To Buy List" a decent digital camera.

I have to admit, I support the All Blacks... sheeeezzz must be the Kiwi in me :D



Regards

[xrekcor]

Darren,

Thanks for the feedback!! :)

tend to think the LPI can do star clusters quite well. As long as there is no nebulous cloud and the cluster is bright. It was good to see some of the fainter stars come out I was only expecting the half dozen bright ones.

Anyways thank you for looking I really appreciate it.

Regards

[iceman]

Did you use a longer exposure for the star cluster? The LPI can do up to 16 seconds can't it?

[xrekcor]

Mike,

From memory it was either 4 sec or 5.7 sec exposures... but I'm leaning more towards 5.7 sec exposures.

That's correct the LPI can take up to a 16 sec exposures. Personally I think exposures above the 8 to 10 second mark you start to introduce allot of noise with the LPI... probably part of the reason it's not generally used for dso's

regards