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Posts Made By: Greg Bradley

October 13, 2005 08:00 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Seldom-imaged Barnard 60

Posted By Greg Bradley
Yes strange object. Like you can't see the dust lane that well yet it is obviously there as it blocks the stars.

You can, by the way, visually see a lot of these dark patches in the Southern Hemisphere dark sites. The Coal Sack being one of the more famous.

Greg.

October 15, 2005 01:18 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Paolo's website is infected

Posted By Greg Bradley
I handled it. It makes this Casino site your home page on your Internet Explorer. So you go to Control Panel, internet options and change the home page to what you want and click apply.

Greg.

October 15, 2005 02:05 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Canon 20D vs. 20Da (Image Link)

Posted By Greg Bradley
Nice eval Jeff. I wonder how it compares to a modded 350XT?

Do you think it is much better than the 300D?

Also what does FF stand for?

Greg.

October 17, 2005 09:33 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

A piece of California

Posted By Greg Bradley
I thought the colours and detail were stunning. Now it is pointed out about the stars, they do seem overexposed and no colour. Someone else was reprocessing their images recently to get colour in their stars. Have look at the recent back postings.

Greg.

October 18, 2005 04:14 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Canon 20Da vs 20D Noise: Measurement

Posted By Greg Bradley
Very interesting comparison Jeff. Thanks for taking the trouble. DSLR's continue to improve and no doubt will take over from cooled CCDs. Cooled CCDs still have some advantages but sometimes its hard to see that unless it is a dim target.

DSLR's are way easier to use and way easier to process the images than cooled CCDs which seem fussy and clumsy with all the cables..

Greg.

October 18, 2005 08:57 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Another APOD!! WOW!!!

Posted By Greg Bradley
Congratulations Tom! It is a stunning photo.

Greg.

October 21, 2005 06:44 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Pac Man - NGC 281

Posted By Greg Bradley
Great colour and detail. Why don't you try your hand at Mars with that Artemis camera?

Greg.

October 24, 2005 10:57 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

NGC891

Posted By Greg Bradley
Wow, that galaxy seems to leap out of the image at you!

Greg.

October 25, 2005 07:02 AM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

IC 1396 Region

Posted By Greg Bradley
Another lovely shot. Great to see those SLR lenses being put to use.

Greg.

October 25, 2005 10:37 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Deep Sky

Tak Setup

Posted By Greg Bradley
Thanks for the compliments and humorous responses.

Luk,I had an aluminum Vixen style dovetail plate with slots where you bolt through.
I then screwed through the Tak clamshell hole directly into the bottom of one of the William Optics rings.

It is not ideal actually as it isn't really adjustable beyond left to right.

ADM rings or Losmandy guide scope rings would be better and perhaps Parallax rings for the FS152 and a DUP plate on top may be a better setup. That way you can adjust the guidescope to exactly what the main scope is seeing.

The above scopes rig weighs 17.1Kgs or 38lbs. Add another say 5lbs (the diagonal would not be used and that is quite heavy) for a DSLR or Sbig camera and you have about 43lbs all up.

Greg.

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