[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I like the colours and smooth look the image. Not sure about the focus though. How are you focusing?

Hi Paul, I'm focusing with V curves in SGP and periodically verifying with a Bahtinov mask. I'm finding the V-curve is quite flat at the bottom which might make it hard for the software to find the best focus point. I assume this is one of the challenges of an f4 system?

Originally Posted by John K

Great text book image and colour on this object and looks like the Meade SN and QSI CCD camera deliver the goods!! and obviously the skill to process!!

Thanks for the feedback John. I do like the SN10 and it certainly addressed the issues I'd had at Astrofest for many years with my Newt dewing up. I was also surprised and how much data it collects in relatively short exposures compared to the f5 Newt. The SN10/QSI combination seems to work well however I did need to beef up the OTA where the focuser attaches as the camera is quite heavy and it sits out quite a distance with the SN10 focuser configuration.