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September 8, 2009 11:11 PM Forum: Politics

Riots, Mayhem, and the Like

Posted By Steve Mathis

Nope, not here. Must just be a local thing. These school kids, are their pants pulled all the way up? 8)

September 18, 2009 10:26 AM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

M33

Posted By Steve Mathis

Wow, that is great!

September 22, 2009 10:47 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Another Pelican :^)

Posted By Steve Mathis

Very cool, Floyd! So, 12h 20m? That is quite an effort. Two nights?

September 26, 2009 10:42 AM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

For stacking deep sky frames, I like Deep Sky Stacker. It is free, and easy to use:

http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/index.html

For planets, Registax:

http://www.astronomie.be/registax/

To automate the D80, you could get one of these:

http://www.pclix.com/pages/pclix_main.html

The Pclix device is not cheap (~$200) but is very versatile.

If you want to have a laptop in the field, there is a variety of different programs that can control the camera.

September 27, 2009 04:14 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Hartman Mask

Posted By Steve Mathis

Hi, Larry. Unless you have your hear set on Hartman, I would recommend a Bahtinov mask instead. Easier to use, better results! The Bahtinov mask is more work to cut out than a Hartman, but well worth the extra effort. Here is a link:

http://astrojargon.net/maskgen.aspx

Steve

October 8, 2009 06:56 PM Forum: LUNATICS