Saturn and Jupiter 19th sept

Tony Leece · #1 20-09-2018, 11:38 PM

Last nights Saturn and Jupiter, Jupiter is getting a little low now, not much detail at all, but i am still persevering

Thanks for looking folks

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Mickoid (Michael) · #2 21-09-2018, 11:57 AM

Nice clean results again Tony, apart from lucking a night of exceptional seeing, I think you've got the best out of the afocal method you're using with this set up. You could buy a RA motor for your Eq5 mount so as to take longer video captures which will give more of the 'Lucky' imaging the software needs to maximise quality.

Tony Leece · #3 21-09-2018, 02:58 PM

Thanks Michael, i appreciate that mate. I agree that i need to get motorised. I am thinking i should save for a bigger, better mount like an EQ6. The EQ5 has had a bit of a bad knock last night. As i took the OTA off the mount i bumped it and it went over on the concrete !!
The RA slow-mo knob shattered. Also the counterweight bar is a little bent and the RA axis when locked now has 10-15mm play in it

I usually take one counterweight off first and place it on the accessory tray to make things solid, i was tired and forgot