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Posts Made By: Paul Maxson

September 19, 2004 03:40 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

NexImage.......Registax...????????

Posted By Paul Maxson
Cor put up a message that he and Celestron had worked out an agreement where they could include his software as part of the NexImage package. He said he gets no financial gain from this. He made it clear that he is NOT going commercial and that the next version of Registax will also continue to be free.

Paul Maxson

September 22, 2004 05:19 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Horsehead nebulae

Posted By Paul Maxson
Stunning image Brian!! 8)

Paul Maxson

September 22, 2004 10:14 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

People make me wonder!

Posted By Paul Maxson
Charles,

Some people think if you are LOOKING for something, you are willing to pay premium for it. Then some people also think if you are selling the item, you are willing to take a loss on it.

Good luck on finding your items.
Paul Maxson

September 28, 2004 03:15 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Is this advisable?

Posted By Paul Maxson

Al,

I used something like that for a while. It worked pretty well, but moisture would roll down the posterboard onto the corrector plate at times. You could line the inside with felt to help eliminate that, but I think it's a good "poor mans" dew cap.

Paul

September 28, 2004 03:34 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Blancanus

Posted By Paul Maxson
I was doing some crater size measurements on this image and if my logic is correct, I measured a crater about 1/2 mile across!! That's a really great image!!

Paul Maxson

September 29, 2004 03:38 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Migrating bats in front of the moon.

Posted By Paul Maxson
Van,

I've never had bats cross my screen, but while imaging the sun occassionally I'll see specks go through the field. I am guessing high flying birds or the like. Of course, there is the occasional jet that does that too...messes up the image royally!! grin

Paul Maxson

October 1, 2004 02:58 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

My First Saturn

Posted By Paul Maxson
Tyler,

My goodness, you did very well for your first time. Focus looks good to me. Just keep at it and you'll start to see what good focus is. I usually try to focus on the Cassini division for focus. Make sure you get a lot of frames with Saturn. I typically shoot for 3-4 minutes at 10fps. That's around 2000 frames. Make sure the scope is as colluminated as possible, and of course seeing is a big thing. Saturn will get better as time goes on this year.

Good luck and I look forward to more images.

Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/index.htm

October 3, 2004 11:30 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Lunar Image

Posted By Paul Maxson
Tyler,

Nice lunar image, Wes id'ed the craters. As far as a lunar atlas, I use one called "Virtual Lunar Atlas". It can be found here:

http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html

Best of all, it is free.

Clear skies!
Paul Maxson

October 18, 2004 02:33 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Aristoteles

Posted By Paul Maxson
Wes,

Outstanding image as usual!!


(Gotta get my 9.25" to Celestron and fixed so I can attempt lunar imaging again...**sigh**)

Paul Maxson

October 18, 2004 07:55 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Saturn this morning

Posted By Paul Maxson
Jim,

Excellent image, especially for the conditions.

Paul

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