G11 Archive

  • This is a picture of the half moon from early in January 2009.     This was taken with a Canon 10D through a Takahashi FS102 refractor at prime focus.

    Half Moon

    This is a picture of the half moon from early in January 2009.     This was taken with a Canon 10D through a Takahashi FS102 refractor at prime focus.

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  • There have been a lot of reports of the 5D's trouble with bright point lights.  I recently updated to the new firmware (version 1.0.7) and took some test shots with...

    5D Mark II Astrophotography Tests

    There have been a lot of reports of the 5D's trouble with bright point lights.  I recently updated to the new firmware (version 1.0.7) and took some test shots with...

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  • I recently had some of my old astrophoto slides scanned with a Noritsu slide scanner so I can put them into permanent storage and finally move into 100% digital photography....

    New Scans of Old Astrophotos

    I recently had some of my old astrophoto slides scanned with a Noritsu slide scanner so I can put them into permanent storage and finally move into 100% digital photography....

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  • It's been at least three years since I've done any astrophotograpy but last night I lugged out the equipment and shot a few frames. I only made it out as...

    M42 shot with a Canon 10D

    It's been at least three years since I've done any astrophotograpy but last night I lugged out the equipment and shot a few frames. I only made it out as...

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  • This is a tutorial on replacing the bearings on the Losmandy G11 telescope mount. This may or may not improve the tracking ability. It's kind of fun to do anyway....

    G11 Bearing Upgrade

    This is a tutorial on replacing the bearings on the Losmandy G11 telescope mount. This may or may not improve the tracking ability. It's kind of fun to do anyway....

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  • Takahashi FS102 Refractor This Apochromatic telescope provides very sharp images with no color fringed stars.  When reduced to F/5.9 you get about 3 degrees of coverage in the sky.  I...

    Astrophotography Equipment

    Takahashi FS102 Refractor This Apochromatic telescope provides very sharp images with no color fringed stars.  When reduced to F/5.9 you get about 3 degrees of coverage in the sky.  I...

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