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Old 01-06-2011, 06:10 PM   #1
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First pic. Of Orion M43 from last night...
That's awesome. Did you take it outside of city lights?

My nearest neighbors are a mile away and we have very little ground lighting. I have a cheaper telescope and usually just look at the moon with it but that has gotten boring.

My goal for the year is to see the rings of Saturn.
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Old 01-06-2011, 06:20 PM   #2
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I have a cheaper telescope and usually just look at the moon with it but that has gotten boring.
What scope do you have? I just got my daughter and me an introductory scope (i.e., cheaper): Orion StarSeeker 80. It has the programable tracking device on it, as well.

Also, what camera are you using?
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Old 01-06-2011, 08:02 PM   #3
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What scope do you have? I just got my daughter and me an introductory scope (i.e., cheaper): Orion StarSeeker 80. It has the programable tracking device on it, as well.

Also, what camera are you using?
I've got a Takahashi FS-102 refractor on a Losmandy G11 mount and a SBIG 8300 CCD camera. Its not a beginner rig but its lighter than my beast and easier to set up. Orion makes good stuff for the most part i have a Orion auto guider and scope on the Takahashi.
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Old 01-06-2011, 10:49 PM   #4
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I've got a Takahashi FS-102 refractor on a Losmandy G11 mount and a SBIG 8300 CCD camera. Its not a beginner rig but its lighter than my beast and easier to set up. Orion makes good stuff for the most part i have a Orion auto guider and scope on the Takahashi.
Pretty cool. I thought reflectors caught more light. Lots of websites for handmade reflectors.
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Old 03-29-2011, 03:06 PM   #5
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I've got a Takahashi FS-102 refractor on a Losmandy G11 mount and a SBIG 8300 CCD camera. Its not a beginner rig but its lighter than my beast and easier to set up. Orion makes good stuff for the most part i have a Orion auto guider and scope on the Takahashi.
How much does a set like that cost?

My understanding was that the shots you are taking could only be seen through some sort of university or research project that would cost tens of thousands of dollars to put together.
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Old 03-29-2011, 03:10 PM   #6
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How much does a set like that cost?

My understanding was that the shots you are taking could only be seen through some sort of university or research project that would cost tens of thousands of dollars to put together.
I think used, if you aren't looking for REALLY distant galaxies you could put together a reasonable little setup for $2,000 - $3,000. $5K buys a nice setup. I've seen guys that do the top of the line shots spend $200k easy.
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I think used, if you aren't looking for REALLY distant galaxies you could put together a reasonable little setup for $2,000 - $3,000. $5K buys a nice setup. I've seen guys that do the top of the line shots spend $200k easy.
That's so much cheaper than I thought.
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That's awesome. Did you take it outside of city lights?

My nearest neighbors are a mile away and we have very little ground lighting. I have a cheaper telescope and usually just look at the moon with it but that has gotten boring.

My goal for the year is to see the rings of Saturn.
No just took it in my back yard in Leawood. Saturn should be up to see late feb early march
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Awesome.

I took an Astronomy class and lab a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Want to buy a scope at some point, but we get too much light pollution where we live.
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