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Posts Made By: Matthew Maness

October 23, 2002 01:01 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

HELP !

Posted By Matthew Maness
I just bought a LXD55 SN 10" scope on thursday. The guy i bought it from set it up and showed me a few things and then had to leave. Problem is, tonight (2nd night taking the scope out) i set it up and everything but whats in the centing has a streak comming off of it. The night he brought it over it wasnt like that, but it is now. Is that just collimation or is something seriously secrewed up? If it is just collimation can i fix that but playing around with the screws while looking at the moon or something?

THanks

November 3, 2002 02:22 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

LXD55 10" SN goto problems

Posted By Matthew Maness
I just got a LXD55 10" SN about 3 weeks ago and i am having touble with the goto. I bought it used from a club member so i know it works because he showed me. But when i do a Polar alignment (rough, just putting polaris on the crosshairs of the polar scope) shouldnt that be good enough to get an object in a 26mm EP? I do a 2 star alignment and got a Success message, then i told it to goto m27 but it wasnt even in the eyepiece,so i found it and then i synced it, the told it to goto m57 which is really close, it wasnt even in the eyepiece still, so i found that and synced it. THEN i went BACK to m27 and it STILL wansnt in there so i synced it again, and i did this 1 more time and it didnt get any better. Any reason as to why it doesnt work correctly?

November 3, 2002 02:22 AM Forum: Meade

Meade LXD55 10" SN goto problems

Posted By Matthew Maness
I just got a LXD55 10" SN about 3 weeks ago and i am having touble with the goto. I bought it used from a club member so i know it works because he showed me. But when i do a Polar alignment (rough, just putting polaris on the crosshairs of the polar scope) shouldnt that be good enough to get an object in a 26mm EP? I do a 2 star alignment and got a Success message, then i told it to goto m27 but it wasnt even in the eyepiece,so i found it and then i synced it, the told it to goto m57 which is really close, it wasnt even in the eyepiece still, so i found that and synced it. THEN i went BACK to m27 and it STILL wansnt in there so i synced it again, and i did this 1 more time and it didnt get any better. Any reason as to why it doesnt work correctly?

November 25, 2002 03:22 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

M42 and horsehead

Posted By Matthew Maness
Tonight i set up my Meade LXD-55 10" SN scope and tried my first piggybacked shots with it. I got a few of Casseopia with hopefully m31 and then some of m31 and hopefully m33. But then i saw Orion comming up and decided to try some of m42 and the horsehead. I was using a 135mm lens with 800 speed film. My question is, about how long of an exposure would i need to get any of the nebulosity in the horsehead? I tried a fwe 2-3 min exposures and then some 5-10 min exposures and then some pretty long exposures which will probably be trailed. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

December 2, 2002 12:18 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

M27

Posted By Matthew Maness
This is my first time trying a picture at m27. Also this is my first try with my new scope doing prime focus. About a 1 minute exposure on fuji superia 800 at f/4. Touched up in adobe photoshop.

December 2, 2002 12:19 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

m45

Posted By Matthew Maness
My first attempt at m45 with prime focus. M45 being my favorite object to look at, im very impressed as to how it came out. Only about a 1 minute exposure at f/4.

December 2, 2002 12:20 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

m42

Posted By Matthew Maness
M42 - about a 2 minute exposure, touched up in Photoshop.

December 2, 2002 12:22 AM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

m15

Posted By Matthew Maness
I wanted to try to get an image of a globular cluster, so i chose this. Not a very good shot, but considering it was a 1 minute exposure im pleased.

December 4, 2002 06:46 PM Forum: Film Astrophotography - Imaging and Processing

Stacking

Posted By Matthew Maness
I have Adobe Photoshop 6.0. Im trying to find out how to stack 2 images, or more using this program. I have tried it before with tutorials but mine never work, i either get the same image or a black picture. Can anyone explain in detail how to stack 2 film images?

December 6, 2002 07:17 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

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Posted By Matthew Maness
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