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Posts Made By: Ralph Encarnacion

April 29, 2004 04:52 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

M13 with 10D

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Took 29 2 minute images of M13 the other night with my C11/G11 at F/10. Processed in Images Plus and used DSLR Focus to focus. Autoguided with St-237A on a TV-85 riding piggyback on the C11. 10 darks where used.
Ralph

April 29, 2004 11:33 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Mourning Dove with ETX-90

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I shot that same Mourning Dove again, but this time using my ETX-90 and a Canon 10D.
Ralph

May 5, 2004 03:32 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Full Moon

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Televue 85 and 10D.
Ralph

May 15, 2004 03:57 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

They hatched!

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
They hatched when I wasn't looking. C-5, 6.3FR.
Ralph

May 16, 2004 08:19 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Comet NEAT animated Gif.

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I finally got a cloudless night tonight and I got my first look at the comet. With so many excellent images posted here the last few days, I had to try to get one myself. I shot the comet with my 10D on a TV-85 with the .8X focal reducer. Twenty 1 minute images where used for the animation. It is a big file so you will need a fast connection. You can see it here: http://www.pbase.com/image/29011612
Ralph

May 18, 2004 12:56 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Another NEAT animation

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I went for broke last night and took 60 pictures of Comet NEAT for my latest animation. You will need a fast connection to download it since it is almost 4 megs! It took me all day to process all those frames. I used Images Plus, Irfanview, Neat Image, Photoshop, and Gif Construction Set to make the animation. Camera was a 10D on a Televue 85, ridding piggyback on a C11/G11 unguided. I took 60 one minute shots 30 seconds apart at ISO 800 in my light polluted Austin Texas back yard. Someone needs to do one of these from a dark location to get more tail. I used the Angle Finder C to focus. You can see the animation here: http://www.pbase.com/image/29081600 Wait for the whole thing to load up and it will play smooth.
Ralph

May 28, 2004 02:56 PM Forum: Birding Optics and Photos

Bluebird on fence

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
10D with 70-200 2.8 IS with Olympus B300 1.7X lens screwed on the front.
Ralph

September 2, 2004 11:50 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

M27 with ST-237A

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Well I finally got around to using my ST-237A to take a color picture of something. I normally use it as my autoguider for my Canon 10D, but I finally decided to do a color image the old fashion way. I took 40 images of M27 unguided with the ST-237 on my Televue 85 riding piggyback on the C11/G11. All the processing was done in Images Plus since I couldn't figure out how to use CCDsoft. It is still a mystery to me how you can take 4 black and white pictures and turn it into a color picture. Good thing the software is smarter than I am. I took 10 images with each color filter and 10 luminance shots. I think they where 2 minutes each. This was my first try with taking a color CCD image.
Ralph

September 19, 2004 10:58 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

M31, TV85, 10D

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I took 10 images 2 nights in a row with my 10D for a total of 20. 5 minutes each at 800 ISO from Austin, Texas. TV85 mounted piggyback on a C11/G11/Gemini autoguided with a ST-237A mounted on my 50mm finder scope. Processed in Images Plus, Neat Image and Photoshop. Focused with DSLR Focus. I also used a IDAS LPR filter.
Ralph

October 9, 2004 08:27 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Sun Today

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I haven't used my scope in a while so I took it out today for a "look see". Maxscope 40, 10D, TV5XPM
Ralph

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