With the new moon approaching, I finally managed to put the new AZ- EQ6 through it paces under darkish skies (for Sydney anyway).
I am super pleased with the combination of the new AZ-EQ6 mount and the LX90 OTA at 2000mm. The size of galaxies is amazing and I have managed to get nice round stars with 90 second unguided subs.
Attached are some pictures from last night:
1. M83 full frame, scaled down for the web. 10 subs @ 90 seconds.
2. M83 crop at 50% resolution. 10 subs @ 90 seconds.
- The galaxy is huge and this is just 50% resolution
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3. Omega Centauri. 10 subs @ 60 seconds.
The plan for tonight is to capture the Needle galaxy. I started last night with 2 test shots and it looks amazing at 2000mm.
Setup details below:
* Telecope: LX90 OTA
* Mount: AZ-EQ6
* Camera: Canon EOS 550d
* Location: Sydney
* Software: DSS and Paint Shop.Net
Cheers,
Mark