[RyanJones]

Hi all,

Since changing my setup significantly over the last few months, I’ve started to get a handle on it again. I’ve been working on other targets from my dark site and getting some good data. I thought it would be good to try the same setup at home ( Bortle 8 ) and see what I could do. I thought I’d start with a bright target so Carina became my victim.

I’m reasonably happy with what I achieved. Some double diffraction lines on the lower right so I don’t think my mirror alignment is right ( primary to secondary ). I’m happy to be corrected if that is caused by something else. Collimation was good through the Cheshire. Generally speaking though, I’m pretty happy.

Vixen f/5 Newtonian guided
Canon 350d modded
40 x 180 sec ISO 400
CLS CCD Filter
Baader MPCC

Cheers