Out Foxed.

Peter Ward · #1 24-01-2018, 05:52 PM

Given its northerly declination, skyglow and Sydney's weather this time of year, I get very limited time to get a bead on this illusive fox.

Maybe next year I can see what colour this vixen is

the link is here

JA · #2 24-01-2018, 06:27 PM

Wow - nice pelt Peter

Hopefully you're going for the full monte, weather permitting.

Best
JA

Placidus (Mike and Trish) · #3 24-01-2018, 06:38 PM

Superb breath-taking stunning. Most excellent.

MnT

Peter Ward · #4 24-01-2018, 08:16 PM

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Superb breath-taking stunning. Most excellent.

MnT

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Originally Posted by JA

Wow - nice pelt Peter

Hopefully you're going for the full monte, weather permitting.

Best
JA

Thanks guys...too kind.

beren · #5 24-01-2018, 10:00 PM

Wow that detail, superb....

Atmos (Colin) · #6 24-01-2018, 10:34 PM

Don't think this even gets above my local tree line! Very nice peter, great resolution.

Peter Ward · #7 25-01-2018, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Atmos

Don't think this even gets above my local tree line! Very nice peter, great resolution.

Ta. BTW, Aldi had some nice chain saws on sale recently

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Originally Posted by beren

Wow that detail, superb....

Thanks muchly

gregbradley · #8 25-01-2018, 10:10 AM

Lovely. Gotta love the RHA, perhaps the best all round scope you can get.

Greg.

RickS (Rick) · #9 25-01-2018, 10:46 AM

Love all the "folds and pleats", Peter

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #10 25-01-2018, 01:37 PM

Great depth and wonderfully nuanced structure Peter! A joy to cruise around in!

alpal · #11 25-01-2018, 02:31 PM

Hi Peter,
that's a very stunning image with tight little stars.
I suppose we should expect that from such premium optics?
Even the camera costs more than my whole setup &
has a sensor the size of a football field

cheers
Allan

h0ughy (David) · #12 25-01-2018, 03:02 PM

well its a fair crack at it, i couldn't even dream of doing this. its a great result.

Peter Ward · #13 25-01-2018, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Peter,
that's a very stunning image with tight little stars.
I suppose we should expect that from such premium optics?
Even the camera costs more than my whole setup &
has a sensor the size of a football field

cheers
Allan

Ta...well, not inexpensive for sure, but, as you are a long time looking at the lid, worth every cent IMHO.

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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Great depth and wonderfully nuanced structure Peter! A joy to cruise around in!

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Originally Posted by RickS

Love all the "folds and pleats", Peter

Thanks gentlemen...the area to the right of the fox was the surprise for me...lots of plumes and interesting structures.

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

Lovely. Gotta love the RHA, perhaps the best all round scope you can get.

Greg.

"best all-rounder"

Not sure.

I had to get a FLI atlas focuser (not cheap) to properly tame the F3.8 optics....which, yes are wonderful to image through, but the significant secondary makes the view through an eyepiece interesting to say the least.

In terms of "out-of-the-box-amazing", I prefer the Alluna....sublime German engineering that just works... just don't mention the war.

P.S.
If my last comment seems cryptic, the Fawlty Towers episode "The Germans" will explain everything.

Ryderscope (Rodney) · #14 25-01-2018, 04:13 PM

Excellent detail Peter.

Paul Haese · #15 25-01-2018, 05:34 PM

Nice sharp detail there Peter. I have always like this pair of objects.

Peter Ward · #16 25-01-2018, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice sharp detail there Peter. I have always like this pair of objects.

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Originally Posted by Ryderscope

Excellent detail Peter.

Thanks for your input guys. I guess if my images have a hallmark, bloated stars are not part of the mix.

I should also mention the AP Honders Design is quite remarkable....virtually a 12 inch F3.8 APO....which makes life much easier for urban imagers such as yours truly.

Stevec35 (Steve) · #17 26-01-2018, 08:36 PM

You're setting the benchmark again Peter. It's been said before but that scope needs to be somewhere out of Sydney.

Cheers

Steve

gregbradley · #18 27-01-2018, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Thanks for your input guys. I guess if my images have a hallmark, bloated stars are not part of the mix.

I should also mention the AP Honders Design is quite remarkable....virtually a 12 inch F3.8 APO....which makes life much easier for urban imagers such as yours truly.

I agree, its an amazing design. Also the least sensitive scope to light pollution I have ever used. Perhaps superb baffling and the velvet lining is why.

Greg.

Andy01 (Andy) · #19 27-01-2018, 08:58 AM

Another crackerjack image Peter - amazing detail & quality!
look forward to seeing a colour version soon

Peter Ward · #20 27-01-2018, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Andy01

Another crackerjack image Peter - amazing detail & quality!
look forward to seeing a colour version soon

Ta Andy...but with the moon rapidly going to full, (which reminds me, hopefully it will be clear ...(eclipse) ) that will be my foxy efforts for this year.

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Originally Posted by gregbradley

I agree, its an amazing design. Also the least sensitive scope to light pollution I have ever used. Perhaps superb baffling and the velvet lining is why.

Greg.

Indeed, it's almost counter-intuitive but large fast optics work better in a light polluted sky than smaller/slower optics.

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Originally Posted by Stevec35

You're setting the benchmark again Peter. It's been said before but that scope needs to be somewhere out of Sydney.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve. As always your feedback is appreciated.

If I was only to shoot H-alpha/ narrowband, I ( actually, anyone ) could capture images from Circular Quay with no real impediment...such is the nature of narrow band-pass filters....

...however, agreed, RGB imaging with megawatts of skyglow is a real bugger.... and has had me pondering a tree-change more than once.