Astrophotographer setups

Scopes
Meade LX50 8" SCT f10 on LX200 fork mount/wedge, permanent pier
Orion ED80 f7.5 refractor, piggybacked
7x50 Fujinon binocs
Meade focal reducer "f6.3"; Lumicon Easy Guider/reducer f6

Imagers
Canon 300D self-modified & almost killed ("Lazarus")
Canon 10D (now mostly a general-use camera)
TouCam Pro 840k (doubles as autoguider)
Nikon Coolpix 995 (semi-retired)

Processing
ImagesPlus 2.10A, 2.5 beta; Photoshop 6.0; Registax 3; K3CCDTools

Images
home.earthlink.net/~dslattery1/images/
(image list only, need to build a website)

Other
8' x 6' roll-off roof observatory, self-built
Tolerant wife
No more money

Scopes
meade LX90 8"

imagers
meade LPI
Meade DSI
Fuji finepix S7000

Processing
autostar suite
Registax
Ulead PhotoImpact
EX-Photoshop - too complicated for simple work. Uninstalled.

Images
:oops: lets not go there today :oops: But just wait 'till the sky clears, I'm ready now!

Scopes
Meade ETX70
10 x 50 binos

Imagers
Fuji Finepix S7000 (very recent purchase, this morning infact!)
(Have to talk to Bill H about this, only other person I know with one of these)

Processing
Nothing yet, use PhotoImpact for photos.

Images
Absolutely nothing!

Other comments
Absolute beginner, know NOTHING about astrophotography!

Imagers
Fuji Finepix S7000 (very recent purchase, this morning infact!)
(Have to talk to Bill H about this, only other person I know with one of these)

I haven't used it for astro stuff yet, but done a lot of close work with flowers etc. it's great, and I'm hoping it's 12m pixels will be great for astro. Shane McDonald has one as well. I think, but I can stand corrected if need be, that he has done some basic astro with it with his 70mm scope.
Bill H.

Scopes
Meade LX55 10"SN
Skywatcher 102mm Mak
ETX 70
10x50's, 7x50's

Imagers
Canon 3G
TouCam Pro
Fujica SLR (those things that you put film in remember? )

Processing
Registax 3
Gimp

Images
Some somewhere... if I ever get this pier built I might put more effort in. Oh and If I ever convince myself to buy the Canon 350D that would help too

Scope(s)
Meade "Skylux" 70mm refractor
Handbuilt 8" F6 reflector (in refurbshment)

Imager
Cosina 4000S 35mm film SLR camera
Cosina 50mm F1.8 lens
Helios 28mm F2.8 lens
Vivitar 80-250mm F3.8 Telescopic Zoom lens

Processing
Photoshop.... a real one, in a chemist!!!

Images
All on 6" X 8" prints, and some are scanned into computer. Some will be seen on www.tullamoreastronomy.com soon. Most of time-lapse photography - star trails, meteors etc

Comments/other
No photos taken as yet with a telescope and film - no T-adapter yet!



Seanie.