First light TS102 - Carina

[DJScotty (Scott)]

Hi there all.

First light for my new purchase TS102 f7 with a 0.8 reducer/flattener.

ASI 1600mm cooled to -10 at HDR gain setting.

3 x 10 minute red subs. Just a test really but I am very happy with the results. Sharpening and contrast in Astraimage PS plugin.

C&C welcomed of course.

Scott

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

From the attached image I can see perfectly round and tight stars all the way to the corners

It often takes a lot of time and patience to get to that stage where one can relax, forget about constant tweaking and just let quality data flow in...weather permitting of course

Really happy for you Scott and I look forward to seeing lots of new images taken with your new rig.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yeah looking good Scotty

Mike

[DJScotty (Scott)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yeah looking good Scotty

Mike

Originally Posted by Slawomir

From the attached image I can see perfectly round and tight stars all the way to the corners

It often takes a lot of time and patience to get to that stage where one can relax, forget about constant tweaking and just let quality data flow in...weather permitting of course

Really happy for you Scott and I look forward to seeing lots of new images taken with your new rig.

Mike and Suavi, thanks very much. Imaging rather than fighting with gear is a rare thing for me. So I am going to make the most of this.
Hmmmmm, I can sense a mosaic coming on!

It's not a bad little scope!

[Atmos (Colin)]

Looks really good Scott!
The only thing I'd change is shortening the exposures.

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

I really like that wide FOV you are getting with your camera and this telescope Scott. In spite of wide field, you are still imaging at nice 1.38 app with the reducer. Can probably successfully chase galaxies either without the reducer at 1.1 app, or drizzle data with the reducer to about 0.7 app.

[DJScotty (Scott)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Looks really good Scott!
The only thing I'd change is shortening the exposures.

Thanks Colin. Appreciated.
So the core's not blown I'm going to do a series of shorter subs around 10 seconds. I'm assuming that's what you're talking about?

[DJScotty (Scott)]

Originally Posted by Slawomir

I really like that wide FOV you are getting with your camera and this telescope Scott. In spite of wide field, you are still imaging at nice 1.38 app with the reducer. Can probably successfully chase galaxies either without the reducer at 1.1 app, or drizzle data with the reducer to about 0.7 app.

So do I. Might have a go at galaxies one day. Want to master nebulae, especially dark stuff first!

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Nice image - looks like you have a very good system there. yeah, the brighter bits look a bit saturated, but as Colin says, shorter exposures should fix that.

[DJScotty (Scott)]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Nice image - looks like you have a very good system there. yeah, the brighter bits look a bit saturated, but as Colin says, shorter exposures should fix that.

Thanks Ray. I kinda like it. The auto focus routine with sgp works flawlessly, straight imaging train, minimal if any flexure with the guide scope. Happy days! Now in the hands of the earth's climate

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks great, Scotty!

[DJScotty (Scott)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Looks great, Scotty!

Thanks rick.
Looks like some clear skies might be along in a couple of days. Not holding my breath though