Re: [M]: Focus 416XTE
| Subject: | Re: [M]: Focus 416XTE |
| From: | Cliff Peterson |
| Date: | Mon Jun 05 09:45:59 2000 |
At this point I havent processed any of the images. My snowball and snow flakes are looking at the raw image.
I had thought that I would get a better raw image than that.
I will try M57 as you suggest. It might not be for a few days as the sky is great but the wind is high and gusty.
Cliff
>>> mnewton1@bellsouth.net 06/05/00 11:24AM >>>
it sounds to me like you dont have a focus problem. it sounds like an image processing problem. try to scale down the globulars. if you can see alot of "snowflakes" around the globular, chances are, you have a decent focus. a good test to use to see if you have close focus is the ring nebula. its up nicely this time of year. when i image it through my 10" lx200, there are 2 stars right directly above it that are very close together. if you can focus close enough to split them apart, you should have a decent focus.
C
I had thought that I would get a better raw image than that.
I will try M57 as you suggest. It might not be for a few days as the sky is great but the wind is high and gusty.
Cliff
>>> mnewton1@bellsouth.net 06/05/00 11:24AM >>>
it sounds to me like you dont have a focus problem. it sounds like an image processing problem. try to scale down the globulars. if you can see alot of "snowflakes" around the globular, chances are, you have a decent focus. a good test to use to see if you have close focus is the ring nebula. its up nicely this time of year. when i image it through my 10" lx200, there are 2 stars right directly above it that are very close together. if you can focus close enough to split them apart, you should have a decent focus.
C
