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Since when is the Milky Way blue???? Come on, get real. Do you ever see the MW this colour???? Nice shot of the iceberg - before or after the Titanic?

Any mount that is spot-on the SP and has quality drives, can with reason. do up to 10 min. exposures with lenses up to 800mm. I have three GEM's each can do this as I've worked my mounts to track...

Those shots are single shots, Russ. I don't stack my images. If one can't take a single shot then what's the point of taking 100's only to find one star is mis-matched.  Secondly, if one's PA is...

Yes I can. Next question? NGC 3372. As shot. Canon 60Da. 400 ISO. 10 miin. unguided C14 fastar. Messier 8. Same details as for NGC 3372

Hi Doug, Not really mate. I've had to work them a bit in PS CS5. Take a look at these four B4 and After shots. Perhaps I should shoot the cam and lens off to Canon to set the lens and sensor for...

Here are two sets of images as-shot and after doing an Unsharp (set at 300) in PS CS5. See the difference? The as-shot focus is soft, right? This is the crap I have to put up with coming out of the...

'new eyeglasses..' huh?   LOL...  Mate, you made my day! Yes, I do wear glasses and have very sharp eyes with them. Any fool can see if their images are soft to very sharp when displayed on a 30"...

Get the Canon 17-55/2.8. Sharp as tack. Quality, not quantity comes with a price.

I'm about to ditch my 7D. It's a PITA for sharpness even though I use pro lenses. I've read many threads on this fault with the 7D, but never thought it applied to ALL 7D's. How naive could I...

I need to upgrade my Canon 7D. It's a PITA of a camera for giving softish looking images even with its 17-55/2.8 lens. So in your opinion, what DSLR has the sharpest sensor? if that's a way of...

If  this is the best one can do with 9 gigs of pixels, there's hope for the HST yet. That image says..."... 84 million stars...."  Who counted them?  My 60Da takes better pictures.

Look, If you're  a pro, do it. It's a job and business is business, no matter where it comes from. Get over it. If you're asked to do a gay wedding, just treat it like any other wedding. Matter of...

Bob, There's no real point in shooting the moon in colour. It has no colour. Best if you switched over to monochrome and use a red filter. This will reduce the haze in the atmosphere and give the...

You can get a Hyperstar for your C8 from Stariozna. Contact them and see what they can do for you. James

Does it have a built-in flash? I want to flash. What size lens is it? How close can it focus? Will it do video? Will it keep accurate time? How long will the battery last? Are they replaceable? Can...

How far will the flash reach? What size lens is it? How close can it focus? Will it do video? Will it keep accurate time? How long will the battery last? Are they replaceable? What size card does...

I'm after three to four new 60Da camera bodies. Anyone know where I can get them? cheers, JaBar

The difference with a Hyperstar with an SCT telescope is about F1.9 to F2. This is better than a Schmidt camera or Astrograph. While an SCT can not be compared to the razor-sharp teeth of those two...

Hi Nancy, Honey, a 10" SCT and a DSLR along with a Hyperstar optics will not only block a lot of light, you run the risk of straining the corrector plate, with so much weight. But, don't take my...