6" Achro on DSO

slippo74 (Cristiano) · #1 19-02-2010, 11:54 PM

Hi all,

Tonight before to get in my main telescope, I wanted to give a try with the 6" (150 f8) chinese refractor on DSO... I was curious about how it deals while picturing deepsky objects.
Following is a shot of M42... just one shot, 45 seconds/ISO 800, Canon 1000D.
I believe even if not suitable for the purpose, this guy has potentiality... Compared with my ED80 there is no story but the amount of details gathered in such short time makes me hope that I can try next time for a longer guided exposure.

What you think?

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Forgot to add: I used an Astronomik UHC filter

bobson (Bob) · #2 20-02-2010, 12:20 AM

Mate, I am not into astro photography but that picture looks great to me.
Where did you buy this refractor?

cheers

bob

slippo74 (Cristiano) · #3 20-02-2010, 12:40 AM

Thanks Bob, I think it is good for that kind of telescope.
I bought it from Andrewscom, it is a Skywatcher 150x1200.

Chhers

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Originally Posted by bobson

Mate, I am not into astro photography but that picture looks great to me.
Where did you buy this refractor?

cheers

bob