Two Axis Panning Timelapse Head for DSLR (ready to buy)

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2010 and filed under meade telescopes | 25 Comments »

Here are the links!
http://shop.telescope-warehouse.com/product.sc?categoryId=1&productId=119
–$195 free shipping (in the continental U.S.) for the Motor Head, #494 Controller, Tripod, AND L-BRACKET!!

Email Bill to make arrangements for INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: scopehed@frontiernet.net (Please let him know that MILAPSE sent you):

I’ll get the bracket design up soon… It’s quite simple though! Here are the measurements: 3.5″ x 9.5″ x 1/8″ aluminum plate, 90 degree bend at about 3.5″, the hole pattern is 4 X 1-1/16″ O.C. (3/16″ dia). The 1/4″ holes to receive the camera mount depends on the camera tripod grommet position. If you had the plate bent you could tap the holes with a home shop drill. If you take the head and your camera to a metal shop it should only take them 5-10 minutes to fabricate something.

If you want to learn more about the controllers here are the manuals:
http://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/AutostarManuals/autostar494.pdf
http://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/AutostarManuals/Autostar497english.pdf

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Airplane spotting Part 2 Meade ETX-70 Telescope

Posted by admin on March 30th, 2010 and filed under meade telescopes | 25 Comments »

Meade ETX-70 Plane Spotting Part 2 29/05/09
planes at plus minus 10 km ,height 3,2808.4 feet

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Astrophotography by Andrew Wall

Posted by admin on March 27th, 2010 and filed under astrophotography | 10 Comments »

My efforts at Astrophotography over the past two years.

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STARSNOVA – Finding Hubble in the WorldWide Telescope

Posted by admin on March 24th, 2010 and filed under hubble telescope | No Comments »

ASTRONOMY AND SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE

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Meade ETX 60 AT Special Edition GOTO Telescope

Posted by admin on March 24th, 2010 and filed under meade telescopes | 7 Comments »

A guide to the Meade ETX 60 AT Special Edition GOTO Telescope.

This amazing instrument comes with everything you need to discover the fascinating hobbies of astronomy and nature watching!

Available at: http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/meade/starter-scope/refractor/60.html

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Astrophotography Compilation

Posted by admin on March 21st, 2010 and filed under astrophotography | 5 Comments »

A compilation of some of my photographs. Full size images can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12094908@N07/sets/72157601663626021/
All images were taken with a Nikon D70 and DBK21 webcam.

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Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide (Felicia Day, Sean Astin)

Posted by admin on March 21st, 2010 and filed under galaxies | 25 Comments »

Felicia Day explains some of the science behind galactic “collisions,” including the upcoming collision between the galaxy Andromeda and our own galaxy, in this mock behind-the-scenes look at the making of a NASA educational video. Starring Felicia Day (”The Guild,” “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar”) and Sean Astin (”Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, “Special Agent Oso”).

To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Mark Hamill, Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, George Takei, Ed Wasser, Betty White and more, visit:

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope

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1990: STS-31 Discovery, Hubble Space Telescope (NASA)

Posted by admin on March 21st, 2010 and filed under hubble telescope | No Comments »

Space Shuttle flight 35 (STS-31), narrated by the astronauts, launched on 24 April 1990. This mission launched the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

Crew: Loren J. Shriver, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless II, Kathryn D. Sullivan.

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Time Lapse – Canon EOS 40D – Garden Meade Telescope Mount / Milapse Motion Pan

Posted by admin on March 21st, 2010 and filed under meade telescopes | No Comments »

Experimental timelapse taken with a Canon EOS 40D mounted on Milapse / Meade Telescope motor panning mount and TC-80N3 Intervalometer. Iso – 100, Aperture – F11, White Balance – Cloudy, Interval 10 secs, Focus – Infinity

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The Astrophotography of Ken James Part 1

Posted by admin on March 18th, 2010 and filed under astrophotography | 25 Comments »

My Astronomy Photos up to March 2007, to the music of Lenny Kravitz

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