Copernicus

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Hello all,

Snap of Copernicus tonight with Nikon d40 at prime of 22". A bit edgy and overexposed in parts but the surface's mottled colour and ejecta patterns is clear.

Richard

[h0ughy (David)]

Richard - you are a tease. was that a stacked image or just a single shot? Simply amazing. - you must have waited until that little bit of scattered cloud went.

[iceman (Mike)]

22"! Nice! A great result for prime focus!

[Garyh]

Very nice Richard! looking at the moon, that 22" would almost take out your eyeball without real good sunnies! lol
cheers Gary

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Thanks guys.
My first clean "capture" so to speak. I am still - and probably always will be - learning how to drive this thing http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=36163

The view of the whole lunar surface in a wide field eyepiece is just so clear, I feel like I am looking through a 100mm Takahashi

The next big challenge is to get the GStar working at full tilt. Picked up a star at mag 19.2 with only 140 x 2.5sec AVI frames stacked. This despite being no dark or flat, so great promise ahead for the really faint comets novae etc.

My son and I have been busy making the scope remote controlled. I can sit in my kitchen looking out the back window and drive in mosquito - free comfort!

Richard

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Richard - you are a tease. was that a stacked image or just a single shot? Simply amazing. - you must have waited until that little bit of scattered cloud went.

Hi H0ughy. Yes just 4 frames stacked to see if it would sharpen a little which it did. I must say standing up on the ladder with camera, scope control, and wrestling the helical focuser that was receding almost out of eye line westward in a little breeze that made the whole scope shudder while watching for clear spots in the clouds was interesting!

Richard

[Matty P (Matt)]

Nice image Richard.

So much detail and rightfully so, it was taken through a 22" scope.

Looking forward to more.

[AlexN]

mmmmm 22" equatorially mounted!!

Great image. Look forward to more!!!

Do you plan to do any planetary imaging with that monster? I dare say it would tear the pants off Jupiter.... or Saturn early next year

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

mmmmm 22" equatorially mounted!!

Great image. Look forward to more!!!

Do you plan to do any planetary imaging with that monster? I dare say it would tear the pants off Jupiter.... or Saturn early next year

Hi,

I will do some planetary imaging when I get organised enough! I got this scope to do comet and supernova searching but now I am looking through it the planets are very very tempting!

[AlexN]

I bet they are mate!! that kind of aperture, it would be like being there...

[ving (David)]

tak sharp!