Antares Region

[mick pinner]

imaged through Zenithstar 80 w/ VR filter
hand guided with LX200 @ f/10
1 x 10 min exposure with Canon 350D

[Rob_K]

Very nice Mick. Looks like you got glob NGC6144 in there as well as M4.:thumbsup:

[rogerg]

That's different, I like it! :)

[Ingo]

Looks very nice.

I just saw antares for the first time last night next to jupiter. It's so bright and flashly. I thought it was a UFO.

Then I saw M4 very dimly.

[Ric]

Great image Mick, the globulars have come out very nice and sharp.
I notice there is a blue streak near Antares, is that a flare from the brightness of Antares.

Cheers

[little col]

wow that is a nice image to look at , love the glob you caught as well
colin:)

[Dr Nick]

Nice, two globs! ;)

[Phil]

nice shot mick 2 globs and nice gaint star love it.
Phil

[Astroman]

Mike, why don't you do more exposures and stack them, it will reduce the noise in the images making them appear much cleaner. or was this a test of the 80's optics?

Still shows that you have your hang guiding down pat, looks good.

[mick pinner]

thanks Andrew, l have been just playing around with guiding at different focal lengths and magnifications with different scopes and noting the results.
l am not what you would call fanatical or even semi-dedicated when it comes to astrophotography, it's just another side of astronomy in general to me, l will eventually do multiples and stacking in the future but for now it is more about working out the hardware side of things first.
the LX 200 that l am using for most of the guiding is getting better all the time and with new components l am having made it will get better still.