Excellent. I just received one, too, the MC (one shot color). Maybe the weather will een allow me to try it before summer is out. LOL Rod Mollise Contributing...
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tobomo
tobomo...
Jun 3, 2013 6:08 am
Hey All, O.K. A couple of weeks ago I asked a question about a possible virus download with Stellarium. Someone helped me with that,and thanks for the help. ...
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Mike Ford
mford_54
Jun 3, 2013 10:46 pm
Very Nice!!! Mike ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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ancient.sull
Jun 5, 2013 5:06 am
Don't forget Mercury is well placed at the moment. It is about 15 degrees alt at dusk, easily visible and even imageable. Drew S....
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Christopher Go
stone_1990
Jun 5, 2013 9:03 am
Transparency was very poor this evening. I was only able to scrape an IR image. The polar hexagon is prominent in this image. The Encke minima and the Crepe...
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astroseeker52
Jun 5, 2013 11:34 am
Has anyone imaged Mercury? Like to see them..  Dale in Tucson ... From: ancient.sull <ancient.sull@...> Subject: [sct-user] Mercury To:...
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ancient.sull
Jun 5, 2013 6:16 pm
Here (but not with an SCT): http://www.ancientstarlight.com/Mercury.html http://www.ancientstarlight.com/Mercury_Far_Side.html ...
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Dale M
lionsfan0_16
Jun 5, 2013 7:15 pm
Those are very cool pics, Personally I have only seen Mercury 2 times and never with a scope! so I wish I could get pics as good as those, Im sure some have...
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astroseeker52
Jun 6, 2013 1:23 am
I know what you mean about finally capturing an image..it's so hard, first to find and then image before the whole capturing systems (scope, camera, etc..)...
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ancient.sull
Jun 6, 2013 2:10 am
Remember: Your image of Mercury is better than any Hubble image of Mercury <G>...
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Terry Tuggle
tlt284
Jun 6, 2013 2:11 am
Drew, I think a polarizing filter may help by cutting the haze and increasing contrast some. I use them in visual planetary observing; they work very well. ...
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astroseeker52
Jun 6, 2013 2:20 am
Oh...thanks ..had not thought of that....keep up the good work and keep posting.. ... From: ancient.sull <ancient.sull@...> Subject: [sct-user] Re:...
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thad_floryan
Jun 6, 2013 2:47 am
... Mike Weasner posted this URL in the LX200GPS group on Monday: http://www.weasner.com/co/Reports/2013/06/03/index.html Thad...
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astroseeker52
Jun 6, 2013 3:06 am
fantastic image...where are you located and did you use the d7000 camera? ... From: thad_floryan <thad@...> Subject: [sct-user] Re: Mercury To:...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Jun 6, 2013 3:49 am
Er, the message was from Thad, saying Mike Weasner had posted that report. "Thad" is a different person from "Mike". Details of what Mike did and what...
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thad_floryan
Jun 6, 2013 8:33 am
... At the time I posted it I hadn't actually looked at the link(s) due to visitors in my office with me waiting for dinner to be ready. I remembered seeing...
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astroseeker52
Jun 6, 2013 11:33 am
Thanks John...I should of read further... ... From: John Mahony <jmmahony@...> Subject: Re: [sct-user] Re: Mercury To: "sct-user@yahoogroups.com"...
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ancient.sull
Jun 6, 2013 3:01 pm
This guy has about the best Mercury images I have seen, and he has done a good job demonstrating that the apparent features he has recorded are real. ...
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John Mahony
jmmahony
Jun 6, 2013 3:48 pm
Wow, that animation towards the bottom is good enough you could probably calculate a reasonably accurate spin rate- something that wasn't determined until 1965...
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astroseeker52
Jun 6, 2013 11:12 pm
anyway you look at it, those a fantastic and shows it possible to get something worth the time and effort instead of just getting a white blob.  now if the...
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Brian C
bgcombs44
Jun 13, 2013 5:08 pm
This is my first effort with the new ZWO ASI120mm camera. It has a much smaller pixel size (3.75 microns) and so you must reduce the magnification. This was...
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Chuck Hastorf
chuck_hastorf
Jun 13, 2013 5:26 pm
Hi Brian  Wow! Another stunner.  I really enjoy you photos.  Chuck ________________________________ From: Brian C <bgcombs@...> To:...
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Brian Combs
bgcombs44
Jun 13, 2013 8:59 pm
Many thanks Chuck! From: sct-user@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sct-user@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hastorf Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:27 PM To:...
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John Reilly
jmr.6@att.net
Jun 13, 2013 10:50 pm
Excellent "first effort" Brian! ________________________________ From: Brian C <bgcombs@...> To: sct-user@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013...
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astroseeker52
Jun 13, 2013 11:06 pm
excellent image....what is your thoughts on the new camera? How does it compare to the IS or Flea cameras?...
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Bob Runyan
runrob68876
Jun 13, 2013 11:29 pm
Wonderful result Brian. A while back I asked if you had tried your planetary imaging on Saturn. Thanks for sharing. CS Bob R. ... From:...
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Brian Combs
bgcombs44
Jun 13, 2013 11:47 pm
Thanks! The camera is a lot more sensitive than the Flea3, but the pixel size is smaller (3.75 v. 5.6 for the Flea) and therefore requires less magnification....
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Brian Combs
bgcombs44
Jun 14, 2013 12:06 am
Thanks Bob! From: sct-user@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sct-user@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Runyan Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 7:29 PM To:...
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tenndon135
Jun 16, 2013 4:01 am
Does anyone know if this splitter will allow one to use the HC and SkySafari's SkyFi wireless at the same time?...
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thad_floryan
Jun 18, 2013 1:06 am
There was a question in the SkyScout group today (I'm the owner) and in the course of finding an answer I found this useful document: ...
