Posts Made By: Floyd Blue

Again, reprocessing attempt to reduce stars, this time using Carboni Actions CS2. A little other work as well, using CS2.

Thanks for the report Scott!

Hi Scott,
Thanks for the report, seems to be a good item!

Comments please on this, I am trying new things to get better resolution and stars.
M-27 Luminance only, for a black & white image, I am getting fond of the B&W!

Just found a copy of CCDSoft Ver5 at a great price. I think it will prove to be a better software for me. I have friends that know it very well and can help me with any problems, which is handy.

Just wanted to post that after using the Atik filter wheel, I am quite happy with it. It is easy to switch filters and adds the required back focus that I needed with the DSI cameras.

The Baader H-Alpha 7nm filter arrived today! I am now ready to start some HA imaging as well as using it for Luminance.
I will post a report on it as soon as I get a chance to try it out. It sure looks nice and the price was right! $176 including shipping, which I felt was quite fair.

Man, I just got a deal on a new G-11 with Gemini and everything, case, custom handles and even GPS! Used only once and the tripod was never used. Even comes with a mount adapter for a pier, so that I will be set for the new pier at the LAAS site next year.
Boy, I have been looking for a while and finally found the deal I was looking for on Astromart.

Well, having just gotten into Astro-photography this year I had a great time with the beginning phase. Now I decided that if I wanted better pictures I should get a mount designed with that in mind.
I did a lot of reading and research, which was not easy, and finally decided on the Losmandy G-11. Friends that use this mount were very happy with it and the cost was in line with most any mid-range mount and it seemed to have better features.
In the last few months I have attempted to buy a few that have come up on Astromart, but apparently others had the same plan, so I missed out.
Last week one came up again and this time it was in California and I was the first to respond!
Thanks to a great Astromarter, J. Price, I was able to make the deal and he even drove half way up to meet me. That really helped as it would have been a long trip for one day.
So, I picked it up, it is beautiful and new. Used only once and then boxed, due to his getting a Tak NJP for his main observatory.
I am just finishing up a set of cases for the legs and upper tripod, they look pretty good too! He provided a Pelican 1650 case for the head and other parts, so it is very complete now and easy to load up in the Explorer or the trailer.
This thing came with everything even GPS! Now it is time to get serious and have a few good nights to learn how to use the new mount and controller.
I have to say, the G-11 is pretty impressive to look at and the fit and feel is very professional.
Best part of course is the good price I found trough Astromart, my place to shop! 8)

Today I made the dovetail plate for the 127ED so that it is ready to use on the G-11. I modified the plate fr the WO 80mm APO yesterday, so it is all ready to go too.
The cases are made for the G-11 Tripod and the Mount case is now complete, slight modifications to the way it was laid out and reinforcement of the pluck foam.
Everything is looking great. I am taking pictures and will post them when I get all of them taken. Tomorrow I will assemble the mount in the backyard and give a test run, polar align and Go-To.
Hopefully all will go well. I will do a lot of reading of the manual tomorrow and tonight. 8)