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Last updated: 14 November 2003 |
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Subject: planets images Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2003 2:51:38 From: d.weisser@aon.at (Dieter Weisser) first - your webside is great !! every time i look at your side it is uptodate!! many thanx !( sorry my english is not so good, i am from vienna - austria) here are a few images i made with my mighty etx ;-) and my digi cam olympus c3000. this images any many other are on my webside www.astrocenter.at.tf many thanx that your are posting my images on your web side. as an etx user it is a matter-of-course to know about your side ! best regards dieter
Subject: National Symbol Sent: Monday, January 6, 2003 8:41:39 From: WILSINGE@scott.af.mil (Wilsing Earl P GS-12 AMC/XPM) Love your site. I purchased an ETX 90RA several months ago. I'm waiting for some favorable weather before I start playing with astrophotography. My wife and I went up to Grafton Illinois this past weekend on our annual eagle-watching trip (large numbers of bald eagles winter along the river there). This subject was very patient while I set up my rig. I used an Olympus D-520, my ETX 90RA with a 40mm Super Plossl, and a SteadyPix Universal Camera mount. I used CamediaMaster to clean up the picture. I know you concentrate on astrophotography but I couldn't resist passing this on in case you had a place for it. God Bless America. Earl Wilsing
Subject: Three months later... Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:06:19 From: javiram17@yahoo.com (Javier R) Look at these pictures ! I have taken them with my ETX 105 and the Olympus CAMEDIA 4000. Who would say it?... just three months ago I was making basic questions, and now, here I am, taking my first nebula, planets and moon pictures. Thanks for your help !. The Orion Nebula is a combination of 8 good pictures (16 seconds each) with Astrostack. I have tried to make sense of that picture, by comparing it to the pictures of the Orion Nebula in Starry Night, but no success yet. I built my own adapter for the Olympus, with a PVC tube and some screws, all with plastic terminations to avoid damaging the eyepieces... the lens is really close to the eyepiece, which makes it work great. Next goal... Andromeda ! Thank you for your help with good advices... every little new thing that I discover in astronomy, deserves a lifetime of dedication to its study... I feel like a little boy in a toy store !
Mike here: In the M42 image, those four stars in "trapezoidal" shape sure do like the Trapezium formation.
And:
The Camedia 4000 is the 4 Megapixels model from Olympus... when you turn on the camera, a tube with the lenses goes out an inch and a half. That tube is what I use as a grip for the PVC adapter that I homebuilt. The pictures were taken with the Meade SuperPlossl 26mm and the Meade 2x Barlow. The grip to the camera is secured by three rings of weather insolator, that I put inside the PVC tube... The grip to the eyepiece is secured by three small screws with plastic tops at the end of each one. I compared the Orion picture with others in the internet and books, and the stars look similar, but the stars in "Starrynight" do not look similar at all, specially the trapezium... Tonight, I am attempting my two new goals: Andromeda and the Big Red Spot on Jupiter... weather permitting, that is. Check this picture out, too !
Subject: Moon Pic Sent: Friday, February 7, 2003 17:20:32 From: drew@mizman.net (Mizman) You continue to be an inspiration to all of us out there! I have attached my latest pic of the moon taken with taken with my ETX 90EC, an Olympus Camedia 2100UZ and a Scopetronix 400mm eyepiece adapter. I have additional pictures at my website http://www.theothermoon.com Thanks and clear skies! Andrew
Subject: step rings and olympus 5050
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 19:19:19
From: ocean1955@snet.net (Mike)
I have been searching for many weeks now, to try to find a way to hook
up my Olympus 5050 to my telescope, without spending over a hundred
dollars to do it. Ive asked many people on different yahoo sites, and
everyone says you cant do it....that you have to buy the "proprietary"
scopetronix equipment.
I sent this message to my friend Pat:
Take a look at this site..... www.cameragear.com/rings2.asp
Lets say I buy the 42mm Digi-T that Scoptronics has for 29.00
Now I buy a 42 to 46 step up for 5 bucks....ok
Now I buy a 46 to 43 step down....as my lens adapter is 43 right now.
This is the order in size that I would need to go in from camera OUT...
I need to go from 43 to 46....then 46 to 42.....and then the 42 would go
on the Digi-T???????
Please do the math, and tell me if its feasable?
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Pat has a Digi-T 42mm ring on His camera, this is what He wrote back to
me:
I took a look and this is what I came up with.
(F) = female thread, (M) = male thread
Your camera adapter has------------- 43mm (F)
Part #AR-40 (46mm-43mm) step-down ring has----------- 43mm (M) / 46mm (F)
Part #AR-30 (42mm-46mm) step-up ring has -------------- 46mm (M) / 42mm (F)
Digi-t has--------------------------------------------------- 42mm (F)
So this should work. You would need the digi-t ring part #STDTR
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So instead of spendiing 90 bucks (plus shipping), I can do the whole
thing for about 40 plus shipping.
Does anyone see anything wrong with the way it may work?
Thanks for help and positive feedback
Clear Skys/Mike
If I had a job, I would have no problem buying the whole system from
scopetronix, I have bought alot of things from them in the past. I just
dont think its right to ask $60 for a $5.00 step ring.
Thank you for your advice Mike
ETX90-EC owner/Mike
Mike here: It should work but let me point out one possible drawback to multiple rings. The more rings you have the further back the camera lens will be. This will lead to more vignetting and could make photography very difficult, with a resulting small field.
Subject: Albireo Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 05:11:00 From: geheniau@xs4all.nl Attached Albireo. Done with ETX90 and 2020Z digital camera and Meade 9.7 plossl. Finaly some good weather here after weeks of clouds and rain. Job Geheniau The Netherlands
Subject: tough day Sent: Sunday, June 1, 2003 06:13:34 From: geheniau@xs4all.nl Didnt sleep for 24 hours yesterday. But the results: sun eclips (mailed before) M57 (my first deep sky with ETX)Mars (the first pictures, will be beter next months) done with 2020Z and ETX with 2020Z. M57 Folder
Job Geheniau The Netherlands Now I need some rest :) 
Subject: Moon Shot Sent: Sunday, November 9, 2003 20:30:25 From: Dralff@aol.com Please post the attached picture of the moon. Details: Taken by: Dralff@aol.com Date: 11/02/03 Camera: Olympus C750UZ, 50% zoom. Camera mounted with Orion steady-pix device. The C750UZ zoom feature is so strong, it can actually hinder good pictures. Telescope: Meade ETX125EC, standard 26mm eyepiece.
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