Benny L
27-08-2009, 09:12 AM
Hi all, been a while since i've seen action :rolleyes: 3 weeks straight of rain and the full moon will do that :sadeyes:
any how I've finally managed to collimate my 14" Meade LX200R and do some imaging through it.. I have just bought a Celestron C130 Maksutov which will go on an be used as a guide scope.
Also at long last i have auto focus capability just need to do more v-curve models to fine tune:2thumbs:
A 500 point T-Point model is coming too while the full moon is in the way..:prey:
So here is the first haf decent image i have taken through the 14" in the 18 months it has been sitting in its box doing nothing..
47 Tuc
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa314/thephotoguy131/Astro/47Tuc-1.jpg
No Flats
4 minute subs for LRGB for a total exposure time of 80 minutes @ f10, f/l is 3556mm :)
any how I've finally managed to collimate my 14" Meade LX200R and do some imaging through it.. I have just bought a Celestron C130 Maksutov which will go on an be used as a guide scope.
Also at long last i have auto focus capability just need to do more v-curve models to fine tune:2thumbs:
A 500 point T-Point model is coming too while the full moon is in the way..:prey:
So here is the first haf decent image i have taken through the 14" in the 18 months it has been sitting in its box doing nothing..
47 Tuc
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa314/thephotoguy131/Astro/47Tuc-1.jpg
No Flats
4 minute subs for LRGB for a total exposure time of 80 minutes @ f10, f/l is 3556mm :)