Refractor Telescopes vs Reflector - Page 3

iceman (Mike) · #41 13-01-2005, 06:10 AM

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(apart from the uncontrollable urge to spend more)

You're not alone there Gordon..

Luckily I have a wife and family to restrict my spending, otherwise it would be very hard to stop buying stuff.

MintSauce (Gordon) · #42 13-01-2005, 10:29 AM

heh well I've just had a baby born, so I don't spend more, but I really want to get some sort of tracking scope as I'm a photographer as well so I've done star trails etc....really want to just attach the 35mm to the scope and maybe modify a webcam to work too but on the dob kinda seems pointless (might image the moon tho).

iceman (Mike) · #43 13-01-2005, 10:31 AM

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but on the dob kinda seems pointless

Not pointless, but not completely fun either

You've seen my images taken using the dob and both a digicam and a webcam haven't you?

MintSauce (Gordon) · #44 13-01-2005, 10:34 AM

/me clicks the "iceinspace" link in mikes signature.

MintSauce (Gordon) · #45 13-01-2005, 10:36 AM

could not find the "how to image with a Dob" section, maybe you've forgotton to write it?

MintSauce (Gordon) · #46 13-01-2005, 10:39 AM

nice piccies tho, didn't think you could get results that good with a dob tbh

I wish I had a good digital camera; mine has max exposure of like 1second, cannot set manually

I like your shots of the sky with just the camera they are well good.

G.

iceman (Mike) · #47 13-01-2005, 10:39 AM

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could not find the "how to image with a Dob" section, maybe you've forgotton to write it?

I haven't forgotten, it's on my list of things to do

There's some more recent images of Jupiter and Saturn in the "Solar System" forum which I haven't put on the site yet..

Imaging with a dob is possible.. it's just not exactly as fun as it would be with a tracking mount.

edit: and thanks for the feedback, I like taking widefield tripod shots..

Starkler (Geoff) · #48 13-01-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by iceman
Imaging with a dob is possible.. it's just not exactly as fun as it would be with a tracking mount.

Try googling these words, "equatorial platform"

iceman (Mike) · #49 13-01-2005, 12:49 PM

I've thought many times about building or buying one of those, or even something like Dob Driver II..

It's just the $$ and time.. maybe one day.

ving (David) · #50 13-01-2005, 01:21 PM

wouldnt it be great tho ice

gah! family... cant live with em (and still spend heaps of $$), cant live with out

even a 1 second exposure can get some results... tho not much.jupiter
jupiter with 2 moons transiting
tuc47
moon
moon again

all with a exposure of about 1 sec. single image (no stacking multiples and a little fiddling in PSP.