Great job Joe! Isn't it true that it is easier to image with shorter focal lengths? I may try piggy-back imaging next year with a Canon Xsi live-view focus camera. At some point I may try PHD autoguiding if I can find a guider that works with Vista 64-bit OS. It seems that there are a lot a technical hoops to jump through when it comes to astrophotography. Debbie On Thu Sep 16 23:05 , Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> sent:
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Hi Debbie, Thanks! I'm no expert, but the reason I used a focal reducer is that it reduces my exposure time and gives more arc seconds per chip -- that is, a wider field of view. So I think yes, it should be easier with a shorter focal length. Best wishes, Joe --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:
From: Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lakeside, M33 and planet Earth To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, September 17, 2010, 8:29 AM Great job Joe!
Isn't it true that it is easier to image with shorter focal lengths? I may try piggy-back imaging next year with a Canon Xsi live-view focus camera. At some point I may try PHD autoguiding if I can find a guider that works with Vista 64-bit OS. It seems that there are a lot a technical hoops to jump through when it comes to astrophotography.
Debbie
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Debbie, The wider you go, the less accurate tracking has to be, so it is much easier to image with say an 18 - 55mm canon lens than a 2500mm Schmidt. If you get up over 100mm, your tracking needs to be pretty accurate to do any type of long exposure. I shoot with the XSi, it is a fantastic camera especially when modified to shoot Infrared. You really don't need much special equipment for auto-guiding if you already have a decent mount for it. My autoguiding setup consists of a simple meade finder scope and a webcam. Combine this with PHD and you have a very nice setup for autoguiding. http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2997 There is a shot of my wide field setup, the XSi has a Nikkor 180mm F2.8 lens on it. Very good for wide field astro work. Best of luck ! David On 9/17/2010 8:29 AM, Debbie wrote:
Great job Joe!
Isn't it true that it is easier to image with shorter focal lengths? I may try piggy-back imaging next year with a Canon Xsi live-view focus camera. At some point I may try PHD autoguiding if I can find a guider that works with Vista 64-bit OS. It seems that there are a lot a technical hoops to jump through when it comes to astrophotography.
Debbie
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Joe
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Debbie, Both the Orion StarShoot AutoGuider and the Starlight Xpress Lodestar cameras have 64-bit drivers you can download or find on the internet. See http://www.telescope.com/rsc/img/catalog/lc/articles/ssag64bit.html for the Vista Orion camera drivers. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 8:30 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Lakeside, M33 and planet Earth Great job Joe! Isn't it true that it is easier to image with shorter focal lengths? I may try piggy-back imaging next year with a Canon Xsi live-view focus camera. At some point I may try PHD autoguiding if I can find a guider that works with Vista 64-bit OS. It seems that there are a lot a technical hoops to jump through when it comes to astrophotography. Debbie On Thu Sep 16 23:05 , Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> sent:
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