APGTX130 meets Orion

[Peter Ward]

I guess there are two crimes against astro-imaging here, another M42

..........and the fact I've been using my AP130 Starfire GTX as a solar telescope for the last 2 years.

Finally... the skies cleared...the planets aligned and I decided to attach both my STX16803 and AP Field flattener to the Starfire and see what this puppy could produce.

I should not have been surprised to see such the trapesium nicely resolved and perfect stars to the very edge of the 16803...but it seems once again AP have produced an absolute gem of an instrument.


The result is here 50% res to keep it web friendly

If the weather holds...might even do some colour

[LewisM]

Do 1 x 30 second exposure with the same rig...go on...dare you

[issdaol (Phil)]

Originally Posted by LewisM

Do 1 x 30 second exposure with the same rig...go on...dare you

Without guiding or post processing ??

[multiweb (Marc)]

Pretty cool M42. You've got too many toys.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Hopefully the weather holds out and you can go full HaRGB on this beast

[gregbradley]

Sweet!

Gotta love APO images with their tight stars.

Great, now I want an AP130GTX but then again, I already did so you are off the hook!

Greg.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Nice Peter!
Did you see this APOD yesterday?

Now it would be totally awesome if you pointed that rig at a cool, new target instead ...

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by LewisM

Do 1 x 30 second exposure with the same rig...go on...dare you

Originally Posted by issdaol

Without guiding or post processing ??

Only if I can kick the pier during the exposure as well

Originally Posted by multiweb

Pretty cool M42. You've got too many toys.

Yes. My wife also knows this to be true.

Originally Posted by Atmos

Hopefully the weather holds out and you can go full HaRGB on this beast

Thanks, I'll see what I can do about the colour...

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Sweet!

Gotta love APO images with their tight stars.

Great, now I want an AP130GTX but then again, I already did so you are off the hook!

Greg.

I've still got my AP155 with 4" field flattener in its case....not that one can really have too many toys..

Originally Posted by Andy01

Nice Peter!
Did you see this APOD yesterday?

Now it would be totally awesome if you pointed that rig at a cool, new target instead ...

Ta, but the Orion fly-through might just a little too tricky for yours truly....

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Nice Peter .... one of the best I've seen in a while ...

Great Scope to ...

Col...

[DavidTrap (David)]

Noice.

Should get around to “first-lighting” mine.

DT

[JA]

Good on you Peter. Looking forward to the package deal.

Best
JA