Sticking with the program.

[multiweb]

Really desperate to use that new scope so I managed to image last night above Crux in a hole in the clouds that stayed relatively clear until midnight. I wanted to do the HH in Orion but that part of the sky stayed clouded all the time. So 14x 5min. This is hydrogen alpha with a QHY9/FSQ at prime focus. Little noisy in the dark bits but still pretty happy with the results. Still having teething issues with the mechanical arrangement for focusing so I'm convinced it's not 100%. Still bloody sharp though.

Big one is a 4MB (1:1) JPEG here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/ngc3372_FSQ_fff.jpg)

Enjoy the view. :thumbsup:

[batema]

Very nice and very sharp.

[rustigsmed]

Super sharp indeed, great detail!

Cheers

Rusty

[strongmanmike]

Yeah, very nice Marc :)

[pluto]

Great detail Marc :D

[Placidus]

Excellent result Marc. Taking the aperture, conditions, and time pressure into account, a magnificent result. I especially like the wispy stuff toward 4 o'clock.

[Andy01]

Ouch, I just cut myself on your High Res image - damn but those Taks are sharp - gonna have to convince the wife I need one now!Your image looks great, very 3D - looking forward to seeing this one finished with colour data :)

[Rod771]

Yes, looking really good Marc! :thumbsup:

Stuuuuuupid clouds! They're still hanging around. :rolleyes:

[gregbradley]

Noice! (Nice)

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

Tack sharp. Most excellent. :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot guys. :thumbsup:


Thanks Mike. :thumbsup: I'll probably mosaic that way, towards the cluster.


Thanks Andy. :thumbsup: yes, love that scope. Will do color, for sure, some time in march, if it's clear.






Thanks a lot, all. :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Can't argue with that! Lovely Marc! :thumbsup:

Colour?

Cheers, Marcus

[Stevec35]

Obviously a familiar subject but a very nice result.

Cheers

Steve

[alpal]

Hi Marc,
I can't believe how tack sharp those stars are.
You must have had excellent seeing.

cheers
Allan

[multiweb]

Thanks mate. Possibly.


Thanks Steve. M8 is too low for me still. :)


Thanks Allan. FWHM was around 1.7 - 1.8 that night, so pretty still.

[strongmanmike]

How good is that gunna be in the FSQ???!!! :cool: :thumbsup:

Mike

[dvj]

Beautiful grayscale work. Shows the trend toward smaller pixels and short FL scopes like the FSQ can make for highly detailed images. Well done.

j

[suma126]

great image Marcus the 2nd image is the winner for me :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks again. :thumbsup:

[RobF]

Good one Monsieur Marc! :thumbsup:

[Eden]

Sharp and fluffy, well done Marc.. very impressive!

[Ross G]

Great looking photo Marc.

Detailed and very sharp.

......and your focusing is still to get better!

Good luck.

Ross.

[Paul Haese]

Very nice detail and buttery smooth processing Marc. I was wondering what the KAF8300 + FSQ combination's view would look like on this object. I did this some time ago with the TSA and it was a slightly narrower field of view. I would really like to see you do a full NB on this object.

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot guys. :thumbsup:

Thanks Ross. :thumbsup: Yeah I think it can be a little better. Especially keeping it over a period of time. I have everything setup when the skies clear again. Hopefully, this time, I'll have it working ok.



Thanks Paul. :thumbsup: Yeah it's a nice wide fov. Even bigger with the QHY8. I'd love to do tri-color on this but it's going to take a while. Ha is the only thing I can do efficiently from home, along with IR and when I go away I want to do color.

[atalas]

Truly splendid work Marc!exciting times ahead.

[multiweb]

Thanks Louie. :thumbsup: just worked out how to barlow it x3 so I should be able to shoot at 1600mm next.

[Slawomir]

Quality photograph - it reveals the beauty and complexity of this nebula.

Well done!:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Slawomir. :thumbsup: