QSI583: filter wheel not perfectly positioning the filter over the ccd window
Hello All, does anybody of you had issues with the filter wheel non perfectly positioning the filter over the ccd window? The test I did was: 1) Opening the cover and positioning the filter number 1
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Pico de Paperis
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#28320
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Re: Running Chicken
Very nicely done Geoff. A most pleasing image. Clear skies, Kevin To: "QSI-CCD" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 5:06:54 AM Subject: [QSI-CCD] Running Chicken Taken over the last new
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Kevin Dixon
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#28319
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Re: Running Chicken
Nice image, Geoff, well done! Bruce Sent: Monday, May 29, 2023 2:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [QSI-CCD] Running Chicken Taken over the last new moon weekend. Telescope was Televue NP101is
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bw
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Running Chicken
Taken over the last new moon weekend. Telescope was Televue NP101is Camera QSI wsg 540 Mount AP900 Filters: L, R, G, B, Ha Exposure about 5 hours Processed in PixInsight I processed the stars and the
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Geoff Smith
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Re: Private: Re: Clusters and trails
Hi, David, Thanks for going private with your good advice, perhaps you didn't want to embarrass me. But as you will see, no problem, so I'll go public, imho it's too important a subject not to be
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Peter Vasey
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Re: Clusters and trails
That's interesting, Len, But I suspect your almost 34 deg S latitude might have something to do with your success, particularly at the moment when you can have 10 hours of full darkness. At my 55 deg
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Peter Vasey
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#28315
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Re: Clusters and trails
Hello Peter & Kevin, In contrast, I am not plagued by satellite trails, but have varied my process to minimise their effect. On a recent capture series I got none. When the sun is just below the
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AstroLenn
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Re: Clusters and trails
Hi Peter, I too have been experiencing an ever-increasing number of satellite trails in my images. Nothing like your image but it is a very disturbing trend. Clear skies, Kevin
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Kevin Dixon
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Re: Clusters and trails
Peter, I think we can feel safe knowing that Skynet is protecting us :) Paul
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Paul Homer
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Clusters and trails
Hi, guys, I don't often post on our forum, but thought you might find this interesting, unless of course you've seen my thread on Stargazers Lounge. In 2020 I imaged the nice grouping of Messier 53
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Peter Vasey
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NGC 5466 image
With ongoing poor conditions and moonlit nights, I decided to do what I could and target a globular cluster. NGC 5466 is an ancient globular cluster - roughly 12.5 billion years old - in the
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bw
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Re: ASCOM drivers and Windows 11
Hello Roman. I can't help you because my laptop doesn't update to windows 11, but I see that there is a more recent driver than the one you mentioned in your message, it's called V2022.07.19 Regards
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skysurvey
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QSI CMOS
Has anyone heard if Atik is planning on making a new CMOS based sensor using the current QSI body design?
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Keith
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Re: NGC 4535 image
Thanks, Kevin! Bruce
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bw
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Re: NGC 4535 image
Thanks, Bernhard! Bruce
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bw
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Re: NGC 4535 image
Thanks, Steve! Sometimes these smaller galaxies can be a nice surprise. Bruce Sent: Friday, May 5, 2023 11:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QSI-CCD] NGC 4535 image For the love of Pete, Bruce
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bw
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Re: NGC 4535 image
That is a gorgeous image Bruce! Great job. Clear skies, Kevin To: "QSI-CCD" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2023 12:41:04 AM Subject: [QSI-CCD] NGC 4535 image This is an image of NGC 4535,
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Kevin Dixon
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Re: NGC 4535 image
For the love of Pete, Bruce - that's a stunner! Time very very well-spent, mate! - - Steve
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Steve Solon
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Re: NGC 4535 image
Hello Bruce, Wonderful image of this beautiful face-on galaxy! best, Bernhard Hubl www.ccdguide.com ( http://www.ccdguide.com )
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Bernhard Hubl
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NGC 4535 image
This is an image of NGC 4535, a grand-design spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster and one of its largest spiral members. It's about 15% larger than the Milky Way galaxy and was included in the Hubble
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bw
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