[allan gould]

Managed to get a first light image of NGC253 with the new GSO 10" RC scope after getting used to some of its peculiarities as well as getting it properly collimated. Its an LRGB of 80:30:30:30 in 5min subs using the QSI583wsg.
I was mainly interested in its ability to do several things and that was to hold collimation, focus and would it deliver a flat field of stars across the field.
The attached image shows that all is good but I need to accumulate a lot more data to make this image into something with more punch.
The tube is the aluminium version and I found with the fans running and careful focus that star images were excellent and the scope did not reqire re-focusing during the image run.
The focuser is capable of holding the QSI but I think Im going to get a motorised Moonlight focuser for the scope just to add the icing on the cake.