omega cent

[monoxide]

well i finally got a chance to get the new gear setup so heres my first image.
still no idea what im doing really, this was my first time using an eq mount so im not sure what i was aligned with but it wasnt the scp, plus my focus was kinda average..
also i didnt even frame it properly

overall though im *very* happy with the mount + scope combo. go-to is nice after driving a big dob for a while


10x13s @ iso800
*edit* re-processed version

[little col]

looks like its aligned to me good work , i can see loads of images coming this way soon

[Ric]

A good start Tj for your first image, Omega looks nicely resolved.

Cheers

[monoxide]

thanks guys, i just re-processed and put the new version there i think its a bit of an improvement anyway

and hopefully there will be a lot more to come if the weather plays along

[Dr Nick (Nick)]

A little off-center but still a great image!

[ispom]

wow, brilliant, the king of the globulars!

our m13 is a bit smaller...

[mill (Martin)]

Great image and at 13 sec an image you luckily wont get much if any trailing.

[monoxide]

thanks guys, i had to keep the exposures short because i was only roughly aligned. i was too tired to worry about learning the wonders of drift alignment but the sky was clear so i had to have a go anyway

[ispom]

here I found again the shoot of "our King of the Globulars": M13
taken a few years ago,
clearly: the omega centauri is the most top

[monoxide]

omega has to be one of my favourites, since the image i posted was my first im looking forward to giving it another go soon and hopefully i can get a better shot