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Finally !! M42
Not up to scratch with others on here but it's slowly coming together. Finally got PHD Guiding going, it's bloody magic ain't it ? And my new SONY A77 is in being sorted after it's dunking so back to the KM7D through the 80mm Achro, no Barlow, just a CLS filter. Tracked M42 for 64 mins last night, first clear(ish) night in weeks. Stacked in DSS with some levels and luminance adjustments then Paint Shop Pro for colours. Stars are a bit 'eggy' due to I think the optical train having a wee bit of droop and it needs more short exposures to fill in the burnt out core. The 7D is only 6 megs so it won't stand much enlargement.
I've modified the optical train and added a 2 x Barlow for the next exercise but the real object was to get PHD going finally so I am happy with the night. Guidescope is a DIY 50 mm bino objective and SPC880 with firmware upgrade.
I've also laser collimated the 10" to see if I can sort out my coma problem. It was skewed slightly so that will be up again soon to see if it is resolved.
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