From: Jim Chung <jim_chung@sunshine.net>

Date: March 21, 2012 11:05:29 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Saturn?

Hi  Milton,

Thanks and I have been using the very latest iteration of AstroIIDC.  Now that I've discovered the FW800 port on my MBR I have both Flea3 and FW400/Scorpion (1600x1200) cameras plugged in and running 2 copies of AstroIIDC.  I find this very handy because every time I pull my collapsible newtonian out and retweak the collimation it throws my finder off enough that its almost impossible to place an object even at f/15 on the small Flea3.  So I slip in the big Scorpion, find the target and recalibrate the finder, and slip the Flea3 back in.

regards,

Jim

 Quoting Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>:

Hi Jim;

Very nicely done.

Thanks for sharing..

PS: Did you do the stacking with Astro IIDC 4.08.00 Alpha 03 or not?

Milton Aupperle

On 21-Mar-12, at 4:13 AM, matt carmine wrote:

Well I finally imaged Saturn because it was so warm overnight that

the Lake Ontario fog didn't make it up to my neighborhood.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4852049/Mars%26SaturnMarch20.jpg

I think I'm going to lay off the planetary imaging for a while as I

recoup my lost sleep.  It's funny how you absolutely cannot automate

planetary imaging as opposed to deep space stuff.  I'll do one more

session when Saturn is at opposition.

Jim