Dennis G
19-04-2008, 12:31 PM
When submitting the pics of my GS 250 Light-Bucket, I wrote of the uncertanty one experiences when purchasing an untested scope -see this on Projects - Having completed the rebuild, and while waiting for a clear sky with the moon, the scope received its first light viewing nebula and star clusters, I was well rewarded for the hours of designing, calculating balance and rebuilding.
April 12 the sky cleared of low cloud with the occasional high cloud off a western trough and with a favorable moon the scope was set up to record with the Toucam, but the atmosphere was hopless. So poor, focus was impossible. 13th a little better but not worth recording. 14th provided the first reasonable conditions and a number of recordings made before the return of high cloud. The two pics submitted here were the best and out of each 250 frames only 40% were used when processing in Registax
Dennis G
April 12 the sky cleared of low cloud with the occasional high cloud off a western trough and with a favorable moon the scope was set up to record with the Toucam, but the atmosphere was hopless. So poor, focus was impossible. 13th a little better but not worth recording. 14th provided the first reasonable conditions and a number of recordings made before the return of high cloud. The two pics submitted here were the best and out of each 250 frames only 40% were used when processing in Registax
Dennis G