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Posts Made By: Ralph Encarnacion

May 30, 2005 02:03 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Which webcam?

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Hello Ron. I enjoy my planet imaging with my AP-130 F/6 5" refractor. The image scale is not too small. You will definetly need the 5X Powermate. I have a couple of examples here: http://www.pbase.com/panotaker/image/43704222
and here: http://www.pbase.com/panotaker/image/43663861
I use the Toucam Pro with the Baader IR filter. Only other thing you need is excellent seeing conditions wink
Ralph

May 31, 2005 05:19 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

90mm OTA only $6750

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Just because he is asking $6750, doesn't mean he is going to get $6750. He hasn't marked it sold yet.
Ralph

June 1, 2005 01:35 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Jupiter 6/01 Finally!! Good C11 image!!

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Looks pretty good. What was wrong with the C11 and what did he do to fix it.
Ralph

July 9, 2005 01:17 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC1275: In the shadow of M8

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Nice one! I'll have to ad that to my list of stuff to image.
Ralph

July 10, 2005 04:00 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Mars July 9th 2005

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I gotta hand it to you Wes. Luminera should start sendinding you a commission. You keep posting pictures like that, and they are going to sell a bunch of cameras.
Ralph

August 6, 2005 01:39 PM Forum: Refractors

My new Tele Vue NP127

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
That sure is a nice looking scope Ron. The pictures don't do it justice. I went from an NP-101 to an AP-130F/6. In pictures the 5" doesn't look that much bigger, but when your holding them side by side, the 5" feels a whole lot bigger. Welcome to the 5" club.
Ralph

September 9, 2005 01:36 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

H-alpha filter for wide-field CCD imaging

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
The cheapest thing to do is to do what I did. I bought an extra new plastic rear lens cap for my Canon 70-200 IS lens. I then drilled a 1.25" hole in it with a hole saw. Then I bought an extra 1.25" nose piece for my CCD camera and epoxied it to the extra rear lens cap. Then all you have to do is screw on your 1.25" H-Alpha filter to the glued on nose piece and put your camera on it.
Ralph

September 14, 2005 01:58 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Lumicon Refractor Easy Guider

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I converted an old Anteres 90 degree finder scope as a guide scope. I simply removed the diagonal and put on a 2" extension and mounted the camera on the extension. I also got rid of the Televue ring and used 2 regular rings that I could place farther apart to give the scope more stability. The converted finder guide scope is adjustable so I have a wide choice of guide stars.
Ralph

October 25, 2005 12:43 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Tak Setup

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
Thats a pretty fancy observatory you keep that scope in Greg. Nice scope too.
Ralph

November 8, 2005 02:38 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Horsehead in H-Alpha

Posted By Ralph Encarnacion
I played with my image in Photoshop and added false color to it. It looks pretty convinsing except for the little nebula on the bottom that is supposed to be blue.
Ralph

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