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by AstroGeek
Sat May 24, 2008 10:14 am
Forum: Astronomical Events
Topic: Moon and Jupiter
Replies: 7
Views: 4800

I was out watching the Red Sox play in a very late game last night and was drive home, east on route 495, a bit after midnight. I seemed to be driving directly towards the waning gibbous moon and Jupiter to its upper left as I travelled down the highway. They were calling me home!! Yes, it was a pre...
by AstroGeek
Sat May 24, 2008 10:05 am
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: I tried to take an astro pix,
Replies: 22
Views: 10116

Pete, While reading your text prior to viewing your image, I expected to see a Black Eye Galaxy that displayed your technical difficulties. But WOW, instead you got a pretty nice shot!! You're right, clear skies for Thursday night were nowhere in the forecast, but I'm glad you took advantage of the ...
by AstroGeek
Thu May 22, 2008 11:21 am
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: It's OK to be honest
Replies: 10
Views: 5701

PAUL!!! I forgot to mention your name above. Sorry for that omission. Well, thank you, for your input. At times I think about investing in a higher-end SBIG-type CCD camera since I am using an 'entry-level' Meade DSI Pro model now. But they are quite costly and is the difference in the final result ...
by AstroGeek
Thu May 22, 2008 9:08 am
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: It's OK to be honest
Replies: 10
Views: 5701

It's OK to be honest

Thank you, Bob, Mark, Bill, George, Gene, Bruce, Tom and others for your constant ooohs and aaahs over the images posted here. It makes us astrophotographers feel something warm and fuzzy for the time and effort that goes into it. That being said, in the future, I would rather hear your criticisms a...
by AstroGeek
Tue May 20, 2008 11:56 am
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Man vs. Moon
Replies: 11
Views: 5830

Pete, The more times that I frame different objects to take an image, I realize that a bit wider is better. Not only does it give a nicer perspective of the object and its place among the stars, but it makes focusing and tracking much easier. I think that Buddy Miller will tell you over and over aga...
by AstroGeek
Tue May 20, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Man vs. Moon
Replies: 11
Views: 5830

Man vs. Moon

So what da ya know, clear skies at nighttime. I could not let this opportunity pass, despite a full Flower Moon high in the south. Around 11p.m. last night I decided to shoot a pic. The full moon was very bright and the sky was awash in its glow. Won't be imaging any galaxy clusters tonight!! But M1...
by AstroGeek
Sun May 18, 2008 4:47 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: M51 - to be continued (next spring)
Replies: 9
Views: 4495

M51 - to be continued (next spring)

For the past six weeks or so I have been working on refining my entire procedure for capturing deep sky images. As you know, I changed telescopes back in March, by switching from a SCT to a refractor. Then I completely dismantled my G-11 mount and cleaned every worm twist and gear tooth and applied ...
by AstroGeek
Thu May 15, 2008 7:02 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: Dude!! Like totally globular, Man.
Replies: 6
Views: 3379

Dude!! Like totally globular, Man.

Tuesday night I arrived home from work at 10:30pm It was clear and a gibbous moon hung in the southwestern sky. Wait...back up.... it was CLEAR!!! I set up quickly and began to think about what I would image. I figured that M5, a nice globular cluster in Serpens Caput would not be affected by moonli...
by AstroGeek
Sun May 11, 2008 3:43 pm
Forum: The Imager's Studio
Topic: ....
Replies: 11
Views: 6379

Here is my final answer for imaging Iris' pass of M104. I posted a rough draft of this on another ASSNE thread, but then I worked on it a bit more. http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3337/m104andirisonehourcopysr0.png To keep things in perspective, you can open your eyes, some 56 inches from the mon...
by AstroGeek
Wed May 07, 2008 12:20 am
Forum: Astronomical Events
Topic: Asteroid Iris meets M104 Sombrero Galaxy
Replies: 6
Views: 5092

I kept an eye on the sky all day today and kept my fingers crossed that conditions would allow me to capture asteroid Iris and its close passage to M104 - the Sombrero Galaxy. I got all set up and was ready to start taking images and I looked up and saw an overcast sky. VERY frustrating, to say the ...