Take first lights

[graham.hobart]

hi all.
Been collecting some photons recently after buying a babyQ off IIS classified. Man, I love this scope. Here is a dish of some samples as I am working still on a few but sky time is like hen's teeth at the moment. Or rocking horse pooh.
Can't remember which order I downloaded them so in no particular order-
Snake Nebula
Region Of Baade's Window central Milky Way
Grus Quartet
All about 2hrs or just a bit more
Tak BabyQ 85 mm
Canon 60Da cooled
ISO 800x 5 min subs
I had an issue with Baade's when I kept getting spikes in RA and although when I turned the ASCOM scope control off- it got better, I feel my PMX is in need of some service TLC. Any tips?
Graz in TAz:thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Nice work Graham, the snake field looks quite nice and there is just something about a wide field galaxy shot that is so cool...:)

Is if fair to say that you are taking baby steps with the new scope :P

Mike

[rustigsmed]

some really nice widefield work Graham. Actually really liking the widefield Grus shot.

Cheers

Russ

[LewisM]

Once you go Tak, you'll never go back :P

[AlexN]

The babyq is wide field refractor heaven. Great shots too. You've done quite nicely.

[graham.hobart]

Thank you all, I don't know how to do that individual stuff.
Getting my SW f4 newt underneath it, There is something about early Beatles tracks, red wine and Newts that just goes.

[RickS]

Nice images, Graz!

[Shiraz]

very pretty Graham - this scale of imaging gives a good idea of the vastness of space.