[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by alpal

Excellent result Greg,
it is such a wide field and all sharp from corner to corner.
The AP110 GTX is a magnificent scope.
Would you be willing to share your processing details?

cheers
Allan

Thanks Allan. Minimalist processing. No darks, flats or bias just dithered. Some Photoshop. Less is more.

The scope has virtually no vignetting. Although I probably should apply darks. Bias are not very workable with CMOS so I tend to stay away from them -even flat darks seem touchy. CCDs work well with callibration in comparison.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hard to critically asses without knowing the processing but yeah, looking good ... of course, given the pedigree of the scope, we wouldn't expect anything less

Hey, just had a squiz at your equipment album too, you've sure had/have some purlers of scopes over the years awesome collection there, love'em all!

Mike

Thanks Mike. Yes I have some nice scopes. Sometimes I think I should thin them out but nah!

Originally Posted by Bodon

Crikey that's a photo! I think this week 'we' are in for a bad run of weather at night...

Thanks very much. It is a fabulous area to image. A tough one too with those super bright stars. I'd say these are the brightest stars in the night sky for imaging.

Originally Posted by AlexN

Certainly looks befitting of its pedigree! Will be very interested to see it with some colour added.

I recently threw together 24x300s Ha subs of IC434 with my 120mm APO and it kind of blew me away. I've shot the target a LOT, with 3" refractors and 8~11" reflectors, but there really is something about the way a 4~5" APO renders the night sky that is truly breathtaking.

Looking forward to more!

Yes a good 4 inch has a fair number of targets that look great in that format.
I am also looking forward to using it visually. My 130 is superb visually, very engaging for Milky Way cruises! I have read the 110 can take a lot of magnification without breaking down. I have yet to look through it visually but I will soon.