We are more than happy to put two marvelous solar images here, taken by French amateur Jerome Grenier with a PST amended and DMK 31AF03.AS.

These pictures illustrate the phenomenal solar protuberance on September 24, 2008:

Visit http://www.astrosurf.com/grenier/ for more pictures from Jerome.

Good job Jerome! Thanks for sending them to us!

Recently an imager from Canada sent one of the nicest pics of The Ring Nebula I’ve seen from any CCD. This pic just happens to be from our most popular AstronomyCamera to all the enthusiasts, the DMK 21AF04.AS. Gerald, from Canada, writes:

Hello Profjohn,

I recently purchased the DMK 21AF04.AS camera for planetary imaging, but
decided to try some deep sky imaging with it. I thought I would pass
along this image of the Ring Nebula obtained with the camera.

Camera: DMK 21AF04.AS

Telescope: C9.25 SCT

Mount: Losmandy G11

Filter Set: Astronomic LRGB Type II

Luminance: best 229 frames (539 total), taken at an exposure of 9.7 sec
per frame.

Red: Best 150 frames (249 total); exposure = 11.56 sec per frame.

Green: Best 150 frames (249 total); exposure = 11. 56 sec per frame.

Blue: Best 150 frames (350 total); exposure - 11.56 sec per frame.

Exposures were taken unguided.

Stacking, dark frame subtraction and image enhancement using Registax
software.

Final processing in Photoshop.

Regards,
Gerald Stelmack
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

Robert Reeves, the author of Introduction to Webcam Astrophography and Introduction to Digital Astrophotography has published a review of The Imaging Source’s line of Astronomy Cameras in the Winter 2008 edition of Amateur Astronomy Magazine.

In the review, Mr. Reeves covers everything from The Imaging Source company history, to naming the Astronomy Cameras, to IC Capture camera control software usage. It is an extermely favorable review and a must read for those in The Imaging Source community. All of the stunning images Robert includes in the article are snapped with a DMK 41AU02.AS looking through a Celestron C8. If you would like to check out Robert’s books, take a look here: http://www.robertreeves.com. They are definitely worth a peak!

Sometimes when life is a bit chaotic as it has been this last past few weeks, it is a pleasure just to stand back, look into the heavens, and see an old friend. Here is an old friend from one of The Imaging Source’s Premier Resellers in the Midwest, US, Rider’s Hobby Shop.

Profjohn,
Attached images were taken with the DMK 41AU04.AS, big camera. The seeing conditions were very average at best and I continue to be amazed at how well the DMK’s can “beat” the seeing! The widefield shot is at f/10, the Vallis Alpes image closeup at f/25 using a Celestron 235mmSCT.
Regards,
John Kirchhoff
Hudson, MI USA