Great start Mike. Can't say I like the colours myself but the detail is great. A few small reflections on some of the bright stars but that is one of the bains of using filters. I can't believe the detail you have captured with just 60 minutes of each filter.
I have been playing around with a cheap Orion OAG and think this is the way to go. I now want something a bit bigger but will have to make up some adapters for whatever I buy. No one seems to make an OAG with 54mm adapters built in to fit either Atik or QHY filterwheels or cameras.
They certainly are a bugger to setup but the gains outway the problems of setup. Once you have all the spacing setup it's quite easy then. Just one focuser to worry about.
12 months back I wouldn't have contemplated an OAG and now would struggle to go back to the separate guide scope.
Keep them comming Mate. Great to see you getting some use from this new beast. Looking forward to some great RGB.
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