| SEPTEMBER, 2007
After you have seen the sky, may be it would be a good option now to try photographing it. Several forms of celestial photography are possible with your telescope, including short exposure prime focus, eyepiece projection, long exposure deep sky, terrestrial and even CCD imaging.
some of these is discussed in moderate detail with enough information to get you started. Topics include the accessories required and some simple techniques.
Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography
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posted by VINS September 28, 2007 8:15 AM General comments (0)
With the two-star alignment method, the CPC requires the user to know the positions of two bright stars in order to accurately align the telescope with the sky and begin finding objects. Here is an overview of the two-star alignment procedure:
- Once the CPC is powered on, use the Up and Down scroll keys (10) to select Two-Star Align, and press ENTER.
- Press ENTER to accept the time/site information displayed on the display, or wait until the ...
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posted by VINS September 27, 2007 9:55 AM General comments (0)
DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux
by Liam ZDNet Australia
Thursday, September 27 2007 08:11 AMA security expert who once worked for Microsoft has said he may
dump the company's Windows Media Center in favor of Ubuntu-affiliated
LinuxMCE after struggling with the software giant's digital-rights
management software.
Jesper Johansson--a former senior program manager for security policy at Microsoft who moved to Amazon in September last year--wrote in his blog on Monday that he may ... >> full
posted by VINS September 27, 2007 9:08 AM Technology Related comments (0)
Polar Alignment with Latitude ScaleThe easiest way to polar align a telescope is with a latitude scale. Unlike other methods that require you to find the celestial pole by identifying certain stars near it, this method works off of a known constant to determine how high the polar axis should be pointed. The AstroMaster CG-2 mount can be adjusted from about 20 to 60 degrees (see image below).
The constant, mentioned above, is a relationship between ... >> full
posted by VINS September 27, 2007 8:50 AM General comments (0)
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