You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Telescope Specific Forums >> Meade ETX Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 gumbatman member Reged: 06/12/09 Posts: 22 Picture taken with the ETX-80       #3164534 - 06/15/09 07:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, I just got my ETX-80 and I would like to get a sense of what it is really capable of. I did some searching but could not find any pictures taken with the ETX-80. Can anyone some links/pictures taken with an ETX-80? Thank you. -Gumbatman Post Extras:       Quads sage Reged: 09/07/08 Posts: 296 Loc: Central Sands, Wisconsin Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: gumbatman]       #3164581 - 06/15/09 07:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've taken a few Moon pictures afocal with my ETX80, but that's it so far. Many of the other pictures at the link below (in my signature) were taken piggybacked on it. Some of the other members here at CN have taken many pictures with ETX 70s and 80s. -------------------- I'm a "just for fun" photographer that also takes nighttime sky pictures. Meade ETX-80AT-TC-BB Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Affordable Astrophotography Powered by Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries Post Extras:       gumbatman member Reged: 06/12/09 Posts: 22 Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: Quads]       #3164670 - 06/15/09 08:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quads, Thanks for posting those. They are really great! Is there much difference between the ETX 70s and 80s? -Gumbatman Post Extras:       AlexDJ30 sage Reged: 09/02/08 Posts: 276 Loc: Monterrey, Mexico Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: gumbatman]       #3164779 - 06/15/09 09:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Not much..well...in aperture nope..just 10mm, still the ETX-80 have a better focuser (the etx-70 is put in a way that if you have big fingers you would need a flexi focus because on the zenith you cant reach it) it haves already a 2X barlow integraded...the etx-70 doesnt have this. This are the main differences and I think some stuff in the handcontroll (like retaining time and date)... But the rest (motors and design) is the same.. -------------------- Equipment: - ETX 125 AT - C6 ASGT - WO 66mm SD - 2.5X ED Barlow, 8-24mm Zoom Eyepice - Canon EOS Rebel XSi - Celestron Nextimagen - Orion Starshoot CCD cam Post Extras:       nytecam Postmaster Reged: 08/20/05 Posts: 5748 Loc: London UK Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: gumbatman]       #3165144 - 06/16/09 02:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My ETX-70 shots [for similar results as '80'] of a fortnight ago here and older stuff via my link below -------------------- Nytecam 51N 0.1W Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+e-finder+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs Starlight SXVF_M9+Lodestar CCDs/Canon 300D DSLR/Fuji E550 My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-my videos Post Extras:       jgraham Postmaster Reged: 12/02/04 Posts: 6758 Loc: Dayton, Ohio Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: nytecam]       #3165335 - 06/16/09 08:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have a couple of images taken with my EXT-60 in my gallery on AutostarSuite.net... http://autostarsuite.net/photos/jgraham/default.aspx The ETX-80 should be able to do better as it has only a tad longer focal length than my 60. -------------------- -John ================================================ Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5" Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130 Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC Tasco 60mm Refractors Post Extras:       gumbatman member Reged: 06/12/09 Posts: 22 Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: jgraham]       #3165405 - 06/16/09 09:13 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have to say that I am very impressed with these photos! I guess there is hope for me yet! Thanks to everyone for sharing! -Gumbatman Post Extras:       yock1960 professor emeritus Reged: 06/22/08 Posts: 977 Loc: SW Ohio, USA Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: gumbatman]       #3178086 - 06/23/09 11:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   If you do a search for my username in this forum, you can see some of my ETX-80 pictures. There are also a few left in my Gallery (link below), although they are slowly being replaced. It made me smile to see some of the earlier ones, but I was happy at the time with them. I might even be able to make them look a little better now if I went back and re-processed them with 8+ months of experience under my belt! I still have my ETX, just in case I ever want to take something along on a road trip! Clear Skies, Steve -------------------- LXD75 GEM Orion Starblast 4.5" Imaging Reflector William Optics Zenithstar 66 SD APO Meade DSI II OSC Meade DSI III OSC Orion Starshoot Autoguider Televue Powermate 2.5x Discovery 6" Dobsonian Nikon Action Extreme 10x50's Gallery Post Extras:       gumbatman member Reged: 06/12/09 Posts: 22 Re: Picture taken with the ETX-80 [Re: yock1960]       #3181130 - 06/24/09 10:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Steve, I appreciate you posting about the pictures you took. I really enjoyed them! Thank you for sharing them. -Rob Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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