M45 remote...

Ambermile · #1 01-12-2005, 04:54 AM

Hi guys

Finally got the wireless remote system working on the EQ6 last night. It was *COLD* I tell you - hence the need for remote playing

Took 5 x 10 min subs of M45 and decided to nip out and check all the bits were still there. Only thing not frozen were the two scopes!! Anyway, here's the result, imaged while sitting indoors in front of a nice log fire (yeah, I know it's b*****y summer down there - don't rub it in

)

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ambermile/M45.jpg

Arthur

iceman (Mike) · #2 01-12-2005, 05:54 AM

Beautiful shot Arthur, I love the "hazy" look to the nebula.

gbeal · #3 01-12-2005, 06:25 AM

Hey Arthur,
nice shot. It was THAT cold?? Heck it must have been for you to be sitting next to the fire, imaging. And yes it is summer, well almost.

h0ughy (David) · #4 01-12-2005, 07:25 AM

Supurb, it is stunning, only thing is it is upside down

. Now the cold really must help the camera!

today is the first day of Summer for us!

davidpretorius · #5 01-12-2005, 08:47 AM

i need a focal reducer and a..... and a......

great work arthur.

it must have been cold, there is snow around the stars!!!

ving (David) · #6 01-12-2005, 09:38 AM

your working at f5 dave, why do you want a focal reducer?
nice shot there!

FOOTPRINT · #7 01-12-2005, 10:33 AM

Hi Arthur,
Great picture, great guiding, nice round stars, Ill trade you a bit of heat for some of that cold, the Canon needs it, present weather- Temp. 30 C. RH 90%, keep up the good work.

regards......Jim

davidpretorius · #8 01-12-2005, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ving

your working at f5 dave, why do you want a focal reducer?
nice shot there!

i can't fit the whole m45 into my 40mm ep!

robin · #9 01-12-2005, 11:22 AM

Looking good Arthur.Nice shot.We see it the other way around down here.

atalas · #10 01-12-2005, 04:42 PM

Very nice shot Arthur ! one of my favourite clusters

Striker (Tony) · #11 01-12-2005, 04:46 PM

Great stuff Arthur...I love all the cloud detail.

Good to hear from our overseas members.

ving (David) · #12 01-12-2005, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidpretorius

i can't fit the whole m45 into my 40mm ep!

OIC!

Ambermile · #13 02-12-2005, 04:34 AM

Hi all

Thanks for the nice comments (anyway actually, it's upside down down where you are, sorry

)

The FR I use is a Paul Rini design, fits into a 2" nosepiece and has a T thread on the end. It's SO much better than the Celestron/Meade 6.3 offerings that I'm getting rid of mine in preference to this. I think I paid about US$45.00 all told for it. Excellent price, no?

What snow? Jeez

It was only a test run of the system, I had to focus manually because I sold the 1209 and haven't built me a replacement yet!! (took me a while to figure out where the knobs were too... )

Next time I'm going deeper - maybe 30 min subs - but now I have the ED80 to play with as well. Decisions! But this little 80 FD is really a nice scope to image with.

Arthur