You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Solar System Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Michael Rapp Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/27/04 Posts: 1713 Loc: Dickinson, TX Got new scope and imaged!       #125292 - 06/12/04 02:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   After fighting repeated power outages, dead UPS batteries, and servers insisting on corrupting their data, I decided to treat myself by buying a new scope. It also seemed like a good idea to end the agonizing which-scope decisions I've been preoccuping myself with lately. I went down to Land, Sea, and Sky in Houston and bought an ETX-125. This is a great scope! I can pick it up and take it outside in one trip! The views of Jupiter were wonderful. I hadn't intended on imaging tonight as I wanted to get familiar with the scope, but I just had to try. First thing I found out . . . my 1.8x TeleVue barlow doesn't fit! It's too long. The edge of the tube hits the flip mirror. :] So, my vidoes were a little small on the image scale size. But, it is sooooo nice to have a scope that tracks well and in which the object doesn't move out of the FOV when I focus! Tomorrow I install the electric focuser. -------------------- --Michael Meade ETX-125 & William Optics Zenithstar 66SD on LXD75 Meade 8" F/6 Dob Canon 300D & ToUCam Pro II Despite tornado, observatory first light on 10/27/06 Post Extras:       Michael Rapp Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/27/04 Posts: 1713 Loc: Dickinson, TX Re: Got new scope and imaged! [Re: Michael Rapp]       #125439 - 06/12/04 11:38 AM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's my first two images. Again, the image scape is exceedingly small because I didn't realize my barlow wouldn't fit!! -------------------- --Michael Meade ETX-125 & William Optics Zenithstar 66SD on LXD75 Meade 8" F/6 Dob Canon 300D & ToUCam Pro II Despite tornado, observatory first light on 10/27/06 Post Extras:       Michael Rapp Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/27/04 Posts: 1713 Loc: Dickinson, TX Re: Got new scope and imaged! [Re: Michael Rapp]       #125447 - 06/12/04 11:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Oh well, the other one isn't worth posting. Jupiter was really low in the sky at that point. Most of the frames are muddled with bad seeing. Oh yeah: equipment, ETX-125AT, Philips ToUCam Pro II. -------------------- --Michael Meade ETX-125 & William Optics Zenithstar 66SD on LXD75 Meade 8" F/6 Dob Canon 300D & ToUCam Pro II Despite tornado, observatory first light on 10/27/06 Post Extras:       Rushwind Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/11/04 Posts: 2133 Loc: Newark, CA Re: Got new scope and imaged! [Re: Michael Rapp]       #125573 - 06/12/04 06:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations on first light and first image! A little tough to be certain, but it looks like your focus was pretty good. Now it's about getting a Barlow that fits. Are the ETX eyepieces a little smaller than 1.25" or something? Silly Meade... Jimbo -------------------- Order of the Unblinking Eye G-11 D70 ST4 8"f/5 AT66ED (Rig) I used to shoot film. Post Extras:       Michael Rapp Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/27/04 Posts: 1713 Loc: Dickinson, TX Re: Got new scope and imaged! [Re: Rushwind]       #125634 - 06/12/04 08:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Naw, last night I stuck my full-length barlow into it and it hit the flip-mirror (oops!!). Now I understand why people buy shorty barlows. I picked up an Orion 2x one today. Sky should hold. I will be trying it out tonight. -------------------- --Michael Meade ETX-125 & William Optics Zenithstar 66SD on LXD75 Meade 8" F/6 Dob Canon 300D & ToUCam Pro II Despite tornado, observatory first light on 10/27/06 Post Extras:       gazerjim Postmaster Reged: 02/12/04 Posts: 7778 Loc: About where I thought I was...... Re: Got new scope and imaged! [Re: Michael Rapp]       #125646 - 06/12/04 08:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations, Michael! Time with Jupiter is really limited now. I had planned to set up this evening, but high winds and forecast at "Clear Sky Clock" were not encouraging. Still, it's always worth a shot! Looking forward to seeing your images. Don't say you haven't been warned about imagaing addiCCDtion! Jim -------------------- Jim Fisher If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Henry J. Tillman Edited by gazerjim (06/12/04 08:55 PM) Post Extras:       PMB scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 09/07/03 Posts: 768 Loc: Gainesville TX Re: Got new scope and imaged! [Re: Michael Rapp]       #126300 - 06/13/04 09:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Mike, Fun Lil' scope there indeed. Cant wait to see the zoomed image in the 125. Hope to be out there myself tonite, clear now but hazy. Probably a 5 of 10 seeing. Hope the mesquitos aint too hungry Pat -------------------- Patrick Mountain Springs Observatory Mewlon 250/NJP zzzz Dream zzzzzz One good Eye one bad Overwerked 11X70's Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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