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[Peter.M]

Its been a while since I have seen this staple posted on here. I needed something to do for a few hours before I moved onto something else, which seems like something that happens reasonably often. Maybe I should have more images on the go at once.


Big here : https://www.astrobin.com/full/09xh3z (https://www.astrobin.com/full/09xh3z/0/)

[Peter Ward]

Humm...what's not to like :question: Nothing!

A superb rendition of a perennial favourite :thumbsup:

[kosborn]

That's a great image, especially for one that you were using just to fill in time! Really good star definition in the middle of the cluster.

[gregbradley]

A very god rendition of such an impressive object.

It's always a source of amazement just how much stuff there is in the universe.

At a really good dark site around the next few months the Milky Way roars overhead and is a reminder of this as well.

How do you like your QHY 268m Pro?

Greg.

[Peter.M]

Hey thanks Peter! I have bought the little scope for travels now, so the big one is relinquished to home sessions. As you say, RGB is still possible with a bit more effort (albeit for such a bright object I didn't have to work too hard).




Thanks! Sometimes the simple images are nice to knock out. I sometimes try to avoid the big ones and go for the obscure, but it was nice to hit the big ones for once, and I hadn't imaged it in years.



I am loving the QHY 268m, it seems very well matched to my 2 focal lengths of 360 and 1200mm. Tradition would say at 1200mm I'm too over sampled, but I can tell you first hand, from the QHY9, which had better sampling but worse full well depth and noise, its chalk and cheese. Love the OAG, Love the bolt through attachment system, no sag, no threads to bind up, its a really compelling system.

[Dave882]

Fantastic image! Whether by image or through the eyepiece very time I view omega cen it always amazes. Great stuff

[Retrograde]

Very good - one of the best I've seen. :thumbsup: