Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 AugeredIn member Reged: 02/24/08 Posts: 63 Mallincam First Light       #2327765 - 04/14/08 11:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well, I got tired of my indecision and borrowed a friends Meade 102ed/apo and LXD650 mount. Really only intended to set up the scope and familiarize myself with the LXD650 tonight. Got the mount set up no problem. Threw the scope on it and balanced that out. Played with the alignment, got that pretty close. What the heck....threw the eyepiece on it and called the wife and daughter for a tour of the usual suspects. Spent thrity minutes on the moon and saturn. They got too cold and headed inside. Ah, heck lets see how easy this Mallincam thing is. Pulled the diagonal out. Put the Mallincam in. Set it up per instructions. Goto M42. Focused on the stars. Flipped it to 14 seconds. Nothing but stars. Hmmm, looks like the right stars but maybe a little south. Switch to 2 seconds, slewed a little north. Bingo, a little outline. Switch to 14 seconds and there it is. Pretty Cool.... Didn't have time for more. I will have to play with it some more this week. Now if I could only decide whether I want the CGE1100 or a FSQ106ED on an Atlas. I have been bouncing back and forth for three weeks. -------------------- TEC 140 CGE ST-10XME, CFW8A, Shuler LRGB & HaSO Canon 20d Pensacola, Florida Post Extras:       Bob S. sage Reged: 07/14/05 Posts: 382 Re: Mallincam First Light [Re: AugeredIn]       #2327822 - 04/14/08 11:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   AugeredIn, Having used a Mallicam with a 20" Newtonian and then a 14.5" fast Newtonian, I can tell you that I was roundly defeated in what could be seen in terms of color saturation and overall pleasant views with those two scopes and a Celestron CPC of Jack Heurkamp's with his Hyperstar lens. The 20" obviously showed more detail but the totality of the view would have to have been given to the Celestron. A CGE1100 is the "bomb" in my opinion. Bob Schilling Post Extras:       AugeredIn member Reged: 02/24/08 Posts: 63 Re: Mallincam First Light [Re: Bob S.]       #2329247 - 04/15/08 03:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well I decided. Aperature won out, but I am going to buy that FSQ as soon as I can hide it from the wife. -------------------- TEC 140 CGE ST-10XME, CFW8A, Shuler LRGB & HaSO Canon 20d Pensacola, Florida Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Chris Schroeder  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 330 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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