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Post by Ales - iStar Optical on Aug 8, 2011 3:18:36 GMT -5
Hi, another test and very good view now.  I saw jupiter with airy disk around satellite !!  Here a picture with barlow x2 and DMK 21.  FRED, could you please send me your best pic of Jupiter and possibly any other photos made with your 150 F15. We would like to post them on our ISTAR web site, with your permission of course... for you and others reading this forum. It is possible that some lenses may slightly tilt, go off center, get pitched, etc.. during international shipment. This does not mean that ISTAR sent you a bad lens, simple turning and careful re-tightning will takek care of 99 percent of these problems, keep this in mind.. we will ad this in our FAQ section.. best regards, Ales, Istar Optical |
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Post by estrasse on Aug 8, 2011 9:39:26 GMT -5
"This does not mean that ISTAR sent you a bad lens"
I said never that ! :-) I search and i solved the problem of pitched lense.
Ok i'll send you the picture with comments.
Fred
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Post by Mike on Aug 8, 2011 12:00:37 GMT -5
Thanks Fred. Glad to hear you solved the problem. It's important to note that when building your own telescope you may encounter problems. As Ales mentioned 99% of the time it will be possible for you to resolve with some investigation. Joe, Mike, Sean, input here. Another very important note is that Istar will help you in any possible or practical way. Istar uses this forum as an open communications channel. No matter how successful Istar becomes, It will always be this way. We are nothing without great customer service.
Nice image by the way Fred. We look forward to posting it on our Istar web site.
Mike
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Post by Watcher3 on Aug 8, 2011 13:33:37 GMT -5
Even before you started with ISTAR, the support was better than any company I know of. I couldn't begin to count the endless emails I exchanged with Ales just getting my own thoughts straightened out on what I wanted. Three times I changed my mind, with lots of questions in between, and I never felt that Ales had anything but my satisfaction in mind.
With you here in the U.S., the ever decreasing incidents of problems will have an even faster resolution.
Maybe I can put a sticky post in the ASK ALES forum, if you come up with a list of "things to check when you get your new ISTAR lens/scope"
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Post by Mike on Aug 8, 2011 14:50:31 GMT -5
We have a FAQ started and should be up on the company web site but probably isn't yet. Might be a good idea to post it here too. If you think of some way you want to do it. Every time someone posts an interesting and helpful question I keep it in mind for the FAQ.
Mike
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Post by Mike on Aug 8, 2011 15:35:57 GMT -5
I noticed a post that mikey cee made a while back on why these Jupiter images look so different. Of course, Sean answered correctly. It's all about the processing. The initial results (unprocessed image) do not look like much. But, there is a lot of data buried in that image. You just need to know how to bring it out. This takes a lot of practice. I have sent my images to friends who are good at it and they send it back and it looks amazing. I need a lot of practice. My recent Jupiter image is a little over processed. But, I don't like to have someone else process my work. So, what the end result should look like is in the eye of the imager. I like the harsh but sharp look. I process a little more because I want the features to stand out. My friend, who incidentally is better at processing than me, says the image should look softer which in his opinion is more natural. I only use registax to stack the AVI and wavelets to bring out the features. Some guys are also great at using Photoshop to enhance images. Although I know my way around Photoshop, I have never been able to do any good with it other than adding color to my solar images. I also have to accept the fact that no matter how great my scope is a 6" is only going to achieve a certain level. These guys with these big Maks and SCTs are gathering a ton of light and have so much more data to work with. Where I get 600 frames in 120 seconds, these guys get 2500 in the same time. This gives them the advantage of more frames to use that have captured that brief "moment" of image stability. Bottom line, I like capturing the image and playing around with it. I will never compete with the big boys and I don't care. I'm having fun. How about you?
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Post by GrahamP on Jun 26, 2020 7:06:17 GMT -5
Hi, another test and very good view now. I saw jupiter with airy disk around satellite !! Here a picture with barlow x2 and DMK 21. Hi Fred, OK, I know this post is years old, but I am new here and have just been amazed by your photo of jupiter. So much detail! Can you tell me how much the 6" F15 tube weighed and how it went with the EQ6-Pro mount? And do you have any new photos from this scope? regards... Graham.P |
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