I wss fooling around with my ETX-80 grabbing pictures of messier objects as well as the Horsehead and Flame nebula. I have decided to try for all 110 messier objects and do a litle bit better on some I already captured. It started as a lark but now I wish I had taken a little more time.
They can be seen at;
http://urlm.in/knbp
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My messier project with ETX-80
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, Feb 02 2012 12:56 PM
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Posted 19 May 2012 - 11:42 AM
New guy on the horizon! Just picked up an ETX-80 at a garage sale and I am just poking about for info. Don't know much about the sky objects you pictured but they e Sgive me an idea of what I might see up there. I have an Apple iPad 2 with the the "Star Walk" APP which is quite interesting and hopefully will help guide me in my observations with the ETX. Any further ideas/help? Gemini26
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Posted 19 May 2012 - 04:45 PM
Try checking out
http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html
More than you will ever want to know!
BTW I am half way to all 119 messier objects.
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http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html
More than you will ever want to know!
BTW I am half way to all 119 messier objects.
Mark
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Posted 19 May 2012 - 04:46 PM
That should say all 110 my typing skill is, well what skill.
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 12:53 AM
How are you taking pictures? Are you using the DSI with the ETX-80 or are you piggybacking a camera to it?
I just sold an ETX-80 because I was unable to achieve this level of imaging with it. Those are outstanding pix!
I just sold an ETX-80 because I was unable to achieve this level of imaging with it. Those are outstanding pix!
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 04:15 PM
I have a finder mounted as a guidescope. I use PHD and a meade DSI pro for guiding. The imaging camera is in the eyepiece port. For pics of the equipment setup see;
http://s906.photobuc.../mstew57/ETX80/
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http://s906.photobuc.../mstew57/ETX80/
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 04:38 PM
I should add that these pics are not stacked or processed. If you took multiple long exposures and stacked or further processed you should do a much better job than these. These are 112second exposures 9max my camera will do.
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Posted 29 June 2012 - 03:44 AM
Wow. Absolutely awesome. Makes me wish I hadn't sold off my ETX-80 now, but it couldn't handle the weight of a T-mount adapter plus a Nikon D5100 DSLR camera body.
I lack the resources (mainly, a laptop) to get the DSI and LPI imaging systems but as soon as I test and purchase the LX200 I am looking at next weekend, I should get one.
I've been a professional photographer doing landscapes and portrait shoots for years but I've always wanted to try astrophotography.
I lack the resources (mainly, a laptop) to get the DSI and LPI imaging systems but as soon as I test and purchase the LX200 I am looking at next weekend, I should get one.
I've been a professional photographer doing landscapes and portrait shoots for years but I've always wanted to try astrophotography.
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