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Forum: Observational and Visual Astronomy

Yesterday, 10:04 PM

Replies: 4

Enormous moon halo above Adelaide

Posted By Astroman

Thats would be correct. Make a nice little trio.

Thats would be correct. Make a nice little trio.

Forum: Observational and Visual Astronomy

Yesterday, 08:48 PM

Replies: 4

Enormous moon halo above Adelaide

Posted By Astroman

took a quicky, crap settings with a very hot...

took a quicky, crap settings with a very hot camera... :)

Forum: Observational and Visual Astronomy

Yesterday, 08:27 PM

Replies: 4

Enormous moon halo above Adelaide

Posted By Astroman

Yep looks terrific doesn't it...

Yep looks terrific doesn't it...

Forum: DIY Observatories

Yesterday, 07:55 PM

Replies: 39

Brightsky Observatory III

Views: 4,249

Posted By Astroman

Okay a quick update since not much has...

Okay a quick update since not much has happened... Ran into a few issues putting the big pier in so have decided to go with a smaller one. I will be ordering the concrete soon for the base, but in...

Forum: Deep Space

Yesterday, 06:34 PM

Replies: 2

Trawling for a prawn under moonlight ED80.

Posted By Astroman

not too bad there Justin, looks good. Can see the...

not too bad there Justin, looks good. Can see the effect of the LP filter on the brighter stars. Still a good result though.

Forum: Deep Space

18-06-2013, 07:54 PM

Replies: 21

M83

Views: 407

Posted By Astroman

Fantastic scale Ray, nicely resolved. love the...

Fantastic scale Ray, nicely resolved. love the colours.

Forum: Deep Space

17-06-2013, 09:06 PM

Replies: 4

M20 and M8 widefield

Posted By Astroman

Yep slightly different processing in DSS also.....

Yep slightly different processing in DSS also.. Still not perfect but it helped get the colours closer. Couldn't manage 10min sub due to the clouds moving in. Only got 1 sub off before the clouds...

Forum: General Chat

17-06-2013, 08:04 PM

Replies: 9

PHD not guiding

Views: 150

Posted By Astroman

Not sure what it might be but here is a screen...

Not sure what it might be but here is a screen shot from my PHD, it may offer some idea...? It works well on my setup and I am using a philips 900NC and a finderguider though...

Or it could be...

Forum: Deep Space

17-06-2013, 07:05 PM

Replies: 4

M20 and M8 widefield

Posted By Astroman

M20 and M8 widefield

Triffid Nebula (left) and Lagoon Nebula (right) in a wide field view taken last night remotely from my observatory :) 15 x 300s exp @ ISO800 Canon 400D, 80mm f466mm refractor. Focus was a smidge...

Forum: Trade/Wanted

16-06-2013, 04:36 PM

Replies: 0

[WANTED] To Borrow at least a 6x4 Trailer in Adelaide

Posted By Astroman

To Borrow at least a 6x4 Trailer in Adelaide

Hi all,

I have been given the green light to get the concrete poured inside of my Observatory. I need to borrow a trailer so I can get some road base for the bottom before pouring the concrete. I...

Forum: Deep Space

16-06-2013, 09:56 AM

Replies: 7

First light with my 60Da - M 20

Views: 169

Posted By Astroman

Great image Mark looks good, although I only...

Great image Mark looks good, although I only using a small 10" screen atm. shows a good amount of nebula there.

Forum: Deep Space

15-06-2013, 06:05 PM

Replies: 22

Lagoon & Trifid, ED80 unmodded Canon1100D.

Views: 328

Posted By Astroman

if this cloud stays away I will try match your...

if this cloud stays away I will try match your subs tonight :D 10mins hey? mmmmmm yeah we can do that :D

Forum: DIY Observatories

15-06-2013, 02:30 PM

Replies: 19

Wots this...a Pier...appears!

Views: 324

Posted By Astroman

Well if it won't work as a pier you could always...

Well if it won't work as a pier you could always put a rocket motor on it and fly it :-)

Looks like it should do the job nicely, that should hold a good tonne with little to no movement, those...

Forum: Deep Space

15-06-2013, 02:15 PM

Replies: 22

Lagoon & Trifid, ED80 unmodded Canon1100D.

Views: 328

Posted By Astroman

Hi Justin, Not at all, the main reason for...

Hi Justin,

Not at all, the main reason for the short subs was cloud, I just tried to squeeze as much as I could while I had a sucker hole. Didn't even have time to setup the guiding scope.

Forum: Equipment Discussions

15-06-2013, 01:26 PM

Replies: 12

Delivered with Love & Care

Views: 467

Posted By Astroman

Looks like from the amount of prints they had...

Looks like from the amount of prints they had their annual Courier Ball right on top of your rocker box....

Forum: Deep Space

15-06-2013, 01:22 PM

Replies: 22

Lagoon & Trifid, ED80 unmodded Canon1100D.

Views: 328

Posted By Astroman

Very Nice Justin, looks like we were shooting the...

Very Nice Justin, looks like we were shooting the same object although I could only manage x 2min subs @ ISO1600 so it was fairly noisy.

Your shot has great colours and good scale.

Forum: Deep Space

15-06-2013, 01:12 PM

Replies: 4

Ngc4945

Views: 147

Posted By Astroman

Yeah Sure is Justin, the LP filter puts a bit of...

Yeah Sure is Justin, the LP filter puts a bit of a weird colouring on the image which I havent worked out how to process out. Since I lost my copy of Photoshop when my HDD failed, I have been using...

Forum: General Chat

15-06-2013, 08:26 AM

Replies: 31

Selected for pilot screening

Views: 675

Posted By Astroman

Top stuff Riley, wish you all the very best and...

Top stuff Riley, wish you all the very best and hope you do get though, what an amazing career.

Forum: Equipment Discussions

15-06-2013, 07:52 AM

Replies: 2

Astronomical focussing difficulty

Posted By Astroman

Glad you were able to sort it out. Sometimes the...

Glad you were able to sort it out. Sometimes the simplest things can be overlooked and it's not until it's written down when the answer becomes obvious.

Look forward to seeing some images from...

Forum: Astrophotography and Imaging Equipment and Discussions

15-06-2013, 07:45 AM

Replies: 2

Can we work out Telescope focal length from a Camera FOV?

Posted By Astroman

Can we work out Telescope focal length from a Camera FOV?

Hi all,

I was wondering if it is at all possible to work out the Telescope Focal Length from an image taken with a Camera. For instance, I used the website http://nova.astrometry.net on an image I...

Forum: Equipment Discussions

14-06-2013, 06:42 PM

Replies: 263

eq8 is here

Views: 11,844

Posted By Astroman

Sounds promising!. you going to put the EQ8 on...

Sounds promising!. you going to put the EQ8 on the pier :)

Forum: Equipment Discussions

13-06-2013, 05:25 AM

Replies: 6

EQ6 mount main bolt size?

Views: 134

Posted By Astroman

I think from memory and others may pitch in here...

I think from memory and others may pitch in here the central bolt is a M12 bolt. If you cant get it at Bunnings then try United Fasteners there is one in QLD. http://www.unitedfasteners.com.au

I...

Forum: Beginners Equipment Discussions

10-06-2013, 03:35 PM

Replies: 7

My latest purchase :D

Views: 188

Posted By Astroman

Look forward to the results Sean.

Look forward to the results Sean.

Forum: Deep Space

10-06-2013, 12:35 PM

Replies: 4

Ngc4945

Views: 147

Posted By Astroman

Ngc4945

No Flats on this because my camera slipped in the focuser when I went to another object. I didn't realise until it was too late and then the cloud rolled in. Anyway 11 frames @ 4mins each ISO800 with...

Forum: Equipment Discussions

08-06-2013, 12:26 PM

Replies: 6

Interference bands on Philips 900NC image - help

Posted By Astroman

Will have another play tonight if the clouds hold...

Will have another play tonight if the clouds hold out, but think I might bite the bullet and order a ASI120mm from ZWO.

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