Chris Schroeder
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Reged: 12/11/04
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Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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Great job last night Lars, you getting good at the really faint fuzzies
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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M102ED S.V., ZS 80FD 10th Anniv, ZS 66SD, PST
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Mike Harvey
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/01/04
Posts: 589
Loc: Orlando, FL.
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Pillars Of Creation (M-16)
Single image...cropped but no processing.
28" f/3.6 with MCHP at 14-second integration.
This is a digital photo of the monitor screen so the usual disclaimers apply: Focusing issue, camera shake issue (hand held), moire and pixellation from the monitor screen etc.
Actual on-screen image 10X better!
Sit back about 3 - 4 feet from your monitor and you'll get a better idea.
Edited by Mike Harvey (05/07/08 02:41 AM)
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Mike Harvey
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/01/04
Posts: 589
Loc: Orlando, FL.
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M-57
28" f/3.6 with MCHP at 28-second integration.
Same disclaimers apply! Although I took this digital photo of the monitor screen at a higher resolution than the "Pillars". 
Edited by Mike Harvey (05/07/08 02:53 AM)
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gavbray
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Posts: 232
Loc: Gold Coast, Australia
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Very impressive!
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Jack Huerkamp
Vendor - Waning Moon
Reged: 10/13/05
Posts: 519
Loc: Louisiana
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Mike,
Its like deja vu. I remember looking at M57 in your scope last May while at Chiefland and later posting some comments about not only seeing 2 stars in the center of the ring and 2 stars on the ring - but seeing detail in the hole. Your digital camera grab of your monitor is very reminiscent of that night. I have to get back to CAV and do some more observing with your scope and MallinCam. You have learned how to tweak them both to provide the ultimate live images. 
Jack
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Orion ED80
Coulter CT-100
Celestron 6" f/8 Refractor
8" Newtonian/Cassegrain on Byers 812 Mount
Classic C-8
Celestron 11" CPC 100 with HyperStar
Tricked-out 17.5" AstroSystems TeleKit
Life Member and ALCOR - PAS New Orleans
 Waning Moon II Observatory
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Jack Huerkamp
Vendor - Waning Moon
Reged: 10/13/05
Posts: 519
Loc: Louisiana
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Mike,
I forgot to ask which monitor were you photographing for the posted image - the 10.4" Marshall? Also was the digital camera hand held?
Jack
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Orion ED80
Coulter CT-100
Celestron 6" f/8 Refractor
8" Newtonian/Cassegrain on Byers 812 Mount
Classic C-8
Celestron 11" CPC 100 with HyperStar
Tricked-out 17.5" AstroSystems TeleKit
Life Member and ALCOR - PAS New Orleans
Waning Moon II Observatory
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Mike Harvey
professor emeritus
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Posts: 589
Loc: Orlando, FL.
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Hi Jack...yes it was the 10.4" Marshall fed via S-Video.
The Panasonic digital camera was tripod mounted (for a change!).
Luck has a lot to do with geting good images.
But it IS an almost zen-like balance between the Mallincam settings, monitor settings and digital camera settings that make the magic happen.
You can't "teach" it or predetermine the settings ahead of time, you just have to work with it enough that you develop a "feel".
Even then...it's hit and miss!
Mike
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HendyPhoto
Sith Lord
Reged: 08/09/06
Posts: 1492
Loc: Bountiful, Utah
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Nice images there Mike!! Long shutter speeds on a tripod will definitely help eliminate the horizontal banding and noise when shooting a tv screen or monitor.
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~jon
SparkCast
CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar
90FD 66SD C6-R SN-8
CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D
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Mallincam MCHP
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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein
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ZielkeNightsky
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Reged: 10/01/06
Posts: 230
Loc: Denmark
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Hey
Here are some of the hard and easy targets from last weeks observing. Not showpieces, but some are hard targets from my location and with my modest scope.
Cocoon Galaxy, NGC4485-4490
Edited by ZielkeNightsky (05/12/08 05:13 PM)
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ZielkeNightsky
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Reged: 10/01/06
Posts: 230
Loc: Denmark
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Coddingtons Nebula (galaxy)
Very very hard
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Lars
10", 8", 4" Newton
80mm Scopos
4" Achro
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ZielkeNightsky
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Loc: Denmark
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Bubble Nebula with Baader UHC-S
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Lars
10", 8", 4" Newton
80mm Scopos
4" Achro
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ZielkeNightsky
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Loc: Denmark
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Elephant trunk
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Lars
10", 8", 4" Newton
80mm Scopos
4" Achro
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ZielkeNightsky
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Loc: Denmark
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Arp 148
Never have I imagined that i would see the Outer galaxy. 
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Lars
10", 8", 4" Newton
80mm Scopos
4" Achro
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ZielkeNightsky
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Loc: Denmark
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Picture for Neil, The Needle
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Lars
10", 8", 4" Newton
80mm Scopos
4" Achro
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ZielkeNightsky
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Loc: Denmark
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Draco triplet
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Lars
10", 8", 4" Newton
80mm Scopos
4" Achro
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smokin oakum
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/24/07
Posts: 1426
Loc: Wilmington, NC
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Thanks Lars! I like the tripplet just as much though!!!
Neil
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greg
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Loc: Central Ca.
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VERY Nice Lars,
Are these Single images or are they multiple images stacked and processed?
Greg
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Orion ST120mm F/5
Celestron 102mm F/5 Finderscope
2" 26mm 70* Illuminated Reticle
26mm T5 Nagler
20mm T5 Nagler
13mm ETHOS
Pentax XW 10mm
MallinCam Color Hyper Plus
9" Speco HighRes. Color CRT Monitor
Light polluted Backyard
10' Home Dome
MallinCam Deep Space Observatory
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smokin oakum
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Reged: 09/24/07
Posts: 1426
Loc: Wilmington, NC
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I was getting ready for tomorrows show, so I thought I'd grab a couple of frames from ol' Sparky.
Not that great, but after this I got my polar done so tomorrow night should be better. The conditions tonight had 20mph winds as well so...
M16 Single frame no processing
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Broadcasting live views of the night sky @
Sparkcast
C11 CGE / Hyperstar
MallinCam Hyper Plus Color
Orion 12" XTi f/4.9
MoonLite Focuser
Round Table Platform
12" Parralax rings
Cape Fear Astronomy Club
Edited by smokin oakum (05/13/08 03:54 AM)
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smokin oakum
Pooh-Bah
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Posts: 1426
Loc: Wilmington, NC
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M17 single frame no processing
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Broadcasting live views of the night sky @
Sparkcast
C11 CGE / Hyperstar
MallinCam Hyper Plus Color
Orion 12" XTi f/4.9
MoonLite Focuser
Round Table Platform
12" Parralax rings
Cape Fear Astronomy Club
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smokin oakum
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/24/07
Posts: 1426
Loc: Wilmington, NC
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Jupiter, single frame no processing. I should have barlowed!
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Broadcasting live views of the night sky @
Sparkcast
C11 CGE / Hyperstar
MallinCam Hyper Plus Color
Orion 12" XTi f/4.9
MoonLite Focuser
Round Table Platform
12" Parralax rings
Cape Fear Astronomy Club
Edited by smokin oakum (05/13/08 04:00 AM)
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