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Originally Posted by Startrek
Mike
I checked Lee’s rig out
8” f4.5 Scope is carbon fibre with high end optics $2,500
Mesh 200 friction drive mount $12,000
Plus he’s using a great Mono camera with smaller sensor and small pixels ZWOASI183MM 2.4uM pixels
His equipment is on the higher end side and camera is better suited to galaxy imaging, his resulting galaxy images are top of the shelf stuff for sure, incredible !!!
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Your results are great mate, I was just adding to this discussion to show that big, long focal length telescopes are not in fact required, at all, to get great galaxy shots
Given the option of course, bigger and better would be welcomed
...it can be an endless argument but in the end, as far as revealing details in small objects goes, it is the site that makes more of a difference IMO because image scale is image scale and anything under about 1"/pix as a image scale, will generally return pretty good results on galaxies, provided the seeing allows
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My 8” rigs a bit of an all rounder with big APS C sensor and bigger pixels plus colour , so I struggle with some of the dimmer galaxies , but you do your best with what equipment you have
Maybe an alternative mono camera for galaxy imaging is in order for next year ??
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Yeah, I agree and the art of good processing is an ongoing learning curve
Mike