Thanks All,
Will definitely give Startools a look...
Always great to see the encouragement on here; this is why I love this forum
Reducer is on the wish list... just wish the money flow could keep up
Cheers
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Originally Posted by doppler
Hi Carlton,
You have a couple of things here that don't favor a beginner. Firstly a long focal length, 2000mm not very forgiving on guiding errors and secondly a slow focal ratio at f10. The simplest solution is to shorten the focal length and speed up your f ratio with a reducer.
https://www.bintel.com.au/product/meade-f6-3-focal-reducerfield-flattener/?v=6cc98ba2045f
Another solution for starting out is a piggy back mount, so you can use your wide field camera lens and the mounts tracking ability.
https://www.bintel.com.au/product/ce...v=6cc98ba2045f , if you search ebay there are also camera mounts that fit in the finderscope shoe.
The most important thing is get get good data, you can't process whats not there, so good tracking, good focus and off course long enough exposures to capture the faint stuff. Good luck and most of all have fun.
Cheers Rick |
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Originally Posted by xelasnave
Hi Calton
I think it is amazing that you produced such a great image really.
Two things to make a giant leap forward is a eq mount and star tools.
However keep working with what you have and try lower iso shorter exposures and lots of them...if you can look at each individual shot and eliminate those that are not as good as the others... try doing darks if only to get into the habit☺ I have not done darks for a long time and have to reprogram to get them back in the mix.
I may have missed it as I am rushing sorry but do you set up your fork mount to point at the pole...that can be done ...particularly now that there are aids for polar aligning...you may find you dont need an eq mount.
Anyways its great to see your effort and believe me you can be proud of your effort.
I hope to see more in the near future.
Alex
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