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LightBox Construction Project |
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This document contains detailed measured plans, parts lists, and construction detials for building a lightbox for taking flat frames when imaging. These plans are for a lightbox to fit a 90mm refractor but could be adapted to virtualy any size telescope. |
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Drizzle Your Way to Beautiful Images - Part 1 |
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This document covers the basics of the Drizzle technology as it is implemented in the Meade Envisage Software. In Part 1, I cover what Drizzle is and how it works as well as how to use Drizzle during image capture with the Meade DSI. |
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Drizzle Your Way to Beautiful Images - Part 2 |
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This document continues covering the details of using the Drizzle technology as it is implemented in the Meade Envisage Software. In Part 2, I cover how to use Drizzle during post-capture to process images taken with your Meade DSI. |
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DSI Article for German Astro Magazine - May 2005 |
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This is an article I wrote that was published in the May 2005 German Astonomy Magazine "Star Observer". In German, the article is titled "Der Deep Sky Imager von Meade - Astrofotografie fur jebermann" which translated is "The Deep Sky Imager by Meade - Astrophotography for Everyone". this is the English version. |
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Web Site Design Document |
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There have been many questions about the design of my web site, so I have decided to put together a document detailing how the web site works. While I will try to cover as much as possible, please feel free to contact me at any time with your questions or comments. This is only the first section for now, please check back for more updates. |
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High Gain vs Zero Gain DSI Imaging |
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This article describes tests I performed to compare the dynamic range captured by imaging with the DSI Pro II at the standard 100% Gain vs using Zero Gain. |
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Polar Alignment for Meade Scopes - Part 1 |
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This is the first in a series of articles on how you can get the most out of your Meade telescope. In this article, I discuss the basics of Polar Alignment and show 1 way of getting your scope polar aligned quickly and accurately each time you set up. Future articles will discuss other methods as well, look back here for them in the coming weeks. |
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Meade DSI III First Look |
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This article covers my findings from testing the new DSI Pro III camera. Details are provided on the chips, software, and my general impressions of this fantastic new imaging product by Meade Instruments. |
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Building Mosiac Images in Adobe PhotoShop |
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This article will walk you thru the process of creating mosaic images in PhotoShop. The basic steps for creating a Lunar mosaic are described along with a final section on the specifics of creating an LRGB image as well. |
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