Hi all,
I finally got fed up with the fork mount my Meade lx90 was in due to it's unreliability. I never really knew if I was going to be able to image or not, when first setting up for the night. So I bit the bullet and went to Bintel and got a Losmandy G11. The guys at Bintel sorted me out and even de-forked the scope for me!
While testing the mount and then after, I collected some data on Centaurus A. I have been trying to image this galaxy for the past few years, with no luck. But now that has change! The new mount is awesome (it wanta be
)!
I'm hoping time and the weather will let me collect more data, but in the mean time I need to practice my processing skills. I also couldn't resist and share where I'm up to
Image details:
HaLRGB
21:33:15:15:16 all @ 10 min subs
Total
: 16.7 hours
Ha and lum bin 1x1
RGB bin 2x2
All subs at -20 C
QSI683
Meade lx90 8"
Processed in PixInsight and minor edits in Lightroom and PS
High res on
Astrobin.
Always after pointers in ways I can improve.
Cheers,
Aaron