Omega Centauri

[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

An old favourite for the first test image with my new TS 9mm Off-Axis Guider and QHY5L-II guide cam. Had been getting a lot of flexure between the scopes using a separate Orion ST80 guidescope before.

4 hrs (10 minute subs) with QHY8 on an RC8 scope and an NEQ6 mount.


Paul

[Regulus (Trevor)]

Excellent colour Paul and a really nice, deep image.

Trevor

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

Nice.
I'm glad you like the OAG. I hated mine.
I could seldom get a decent guide star.

[suma126 (Shane)]

looks great well done

[Andre27 (Andre)]

Well done , good image.

[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

Thanks Trevor, Jennifer, Shane and Andre.

Jennifer, re the OAG, yes, not sure how easy finding a guide star is going to be. I may have just struck lucky that time! Though the extra sensitivity of the QHY5L-II over my old Orion Starshoot seems to help.

[west_andrew (Andrew)]

Love the colours....

[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

Thanks Andrew. Wasn't too sure how far to push the saturation.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very nicely done, Paul. Good star colors and resolution.

[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

Thanks Marc.

[RickS (Rick)]

Nice work, Paul.

[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

Thanks Rick.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

That's a beautiful Omega Paul!

Good colour.

Cheers,

Justin.

[NOMH (John)]

Oh man, I love this cluster. Nice capture!
This is the absolute furthest south I can image from my location and only about 2 hours a night as it skirts along the foothills.

JB

[clive milne]

Top shelf Paul...

[DJT (David)]

Nice one Paul, well done.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Very nice Omega Paul, the stars look good so the new kit must be working ok I used to have lot's of trouble with flexure too before an OAG...be hard to go back now...

Mike

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Nice. Superb colour.

[gregbradley]

Gorgeous.

Greg.

[DiscoDuck (Paul)]

Thanks all.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Very nice Omega Paul, the stars look good so the new kit must be working ok I used to have lot's of trouble with flexure too before an OAG...be hard to go back now...

Mike

Well, still struggling with the OAG to find guide stars sometimes. Find I have to plan in advance in Stellarium/Cartes du Ciel, even to the point of working out the orientation of the camera to get one. And a meridian flip causes headaches with having to find one the other side or rotate the camera and refocus! Tips appreciated!