Thanks for the nice words guys. Thanks Paul for the 90 deg CW suggestion - you are right; it definitely does look more pleasing to the eye that way. However, I’ve now added a 4th Pane including Schiller from the same session and the rotation benefits are not as marked. I used between 4 and 7 MAP’s for the various panes but I’m a little rusty and had a few problems with blank regions so I had to re-do a couple of the panes – slow work indeed.
For those thinking of embarking on a hi-res career, it’s worth comparing some of the aperture/image scale issues (Matt’s “
talk me out of it post”) of a 7” vs. a 12” whilst my post and Mike’s
hi-res post are active on the Forum – a very clear and graphic illustration of how aperture, or more precisely, bigger aperture, facilitates hi res imaging as well as giving a smoother, natural look due to the increased resolution and light gathering capabilities of larger ‘scopes. I had the ‘scope pointing at some of Mike’s targets and the resolution and smoothness were well beyond the capability of the Tak, regardless of how good the mirror is or how steady the seeing was.
Cheers
Dennis