EtaC with new portable QHY-9 setup

[Omaroo]

Hi all :)

I have a thread running here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=58464) in the equipment section describing my new ultra-portable widefield setup using my Tak P2-Z mount (totally unguided), the QHY-9 and a selection of Nikkor SLR lenses.

This is the result of a stack of 10 x 30sec, 10 x 60sec, 5 x 120 sec and 5 x 240 sec subs, auto darks and totally unguided - just a reasonable drift align beforehand. Not bad for no guiding whatsoever I reckon :) Captured and aligned in MaximDL v5, stacked and processed in Photoshop CS3.

Here's a hi-res version (3315 x 2461 and 3.4Mb), which shows that the mount is pretty accurate when just ticking along on clock-drive alone:

http://macastro.org.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4613&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=319160c35c60af293144e 48f7ae439c5

Certainly more data needed for a good image as such, but this was just an exercise to prove the setup. Can't wait to give it a real go now.

Thanks for looking! :thumbsup:

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[TrevorW]

Fine Job Chris handy setup too