[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

He, he, he...yeah baby, pretty good huh?

The very small amount of tilt evident lower right in the full res shot is pretty inconsequential mate

Mike

Thanks, Mike. Yep, the scope is a keeper

Originally Posted by Atmos

That's fantastic, totally agree with Greg... So many incredibly small tiny dots!

Thanks, Colin.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Crap load of stars there Rick. Nicely resolved too. I like the star colours but I reckon it could do with some more contrast enhancement to make the nebulae more prominent. I think it is hard to see the nebulae. Then again there are a heap of stars.

Thanks, Paul. I agree but I'm going to concentrate on bringing out the nebulosity in the HaOiiiRGB version. I did a quick & dirty version already and it shows the SMC in a very different light (was that a terrible pun?)

Originally Posted by gregbradley

They come up on Astromart every now and then. Keep an eye out for one.

Yes the 50100 perhaps? I don't think 10-12 electron read noise is a big deal on a widefield scope. No worse than the KAI11002.

Greg.

I try to keep away from Astromart but that's a good idea, thanks Greg. The 50100 would be a great size. Might have to start saving my US dollars.

Originally Posted by Spookyer

Great starter Rick for the new scope.

Ta, Brett.

Originally Posted by Slawomir

Very nice image Rick, I will use it as a reference when planning my next target - one of those regions with nebulosities within the SMC.

I will be certainly looking forward to your new images taken with this great telescope.

Thanks, Suavi! Have you seen the Clouds of Magellan web site? It's a good resource for cloud imaging.

http://cloudsofmagellan.net.au/

Cheers,
Rick.