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Old 17-11-2008, 05:13 PM
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The 'Beast' is alive.

I am going to test the fridge on the SN10 tonight. The poor old EQ6 is really loaded. I cant feel any vibration from the fans in the OTA. Only a few exposures will let me know.

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Old 17-11-2008, 05:29 PM
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LOL that looks so weird.. even bigger than an SBIG 11k
Good luck!
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Old 17-11-2008, 05:49 PM
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Looks good Bert; original no doubt and most certainly quite unique! Good luck with the inaugural test run. Reminds me a little of the prototype Apollo 13 filter cartridge, lashed together to scrub the air of CO2! LOL!

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Old 17-11-2008, 06:43 PM
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Is there room for a stubbie holder on there.
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Old 17-11-2008, 07:33 PM
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Holly cow! that looks so big hanging on the side, That timber should hold most of it rather steady but! Never had a problem with fan vibration with the camera/OTA so it shouldn`t be a problem. Have fun!
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Old 17-11-2008, 10:47 PM
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Here is a four minute exposure with LPR filter at 800 iso straight out of the camera. IE no darks or flats. Fridge at -10.0C. Vibration is not a problem. So far so good.

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Old 17-11-2008, 10:56 PM
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looks very... Manly!

I like it a lot!
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Old 18-11-2008, 07:58 AM
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Fantastic result Bert :-) I tried to play with curves a bit and at the end it really does not look like being shot from Melbourne :-)
What kind of LPR you are using?
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Old 18-11-2008, 08:25 AM
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I always use a Hutech as I have found they pass more usable spectrum. See below a sample of the filter data plot which is shipped with each filter.

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Old 18-11-2008, 11:08 AM
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Here is a HDR colour image. Exposures 10x(1m,2m,4m and 8m ) at 800ISO.

Will put up a full resolution in Deep Sky enhanced with NB data.

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Very cool Bert.
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