MX - Unguided Orion

[CDKPhil]

I have been testing my MX over the last couple of nights to see how far I can take it unguided. I have been pleasantly surprised, I was aiming for around five minutes unguided but I have been able to do 10 minutes.

I have not trained the PEC yet so you will see a small amount of RA movement in this photo, don't be to harsh on me. also the seeing was poor.

OTA: Planewave CDK12.5 focal length 2541mm

Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MX

Camera: Canon 5D Mark 3

Software : Sky X, EOS Utility, Photoshop ( all Mac )

The image comprises of 1x 10min, 1x 6min, 1x 5min, 1x 1min exposures @ 400 ISO, all unguided.

I have only spent about 10min in Photoshop on this image. It is more of a tracking and camera test than a finished product.

Thanks for looking

Phil

[Logieberra (Logan)]

Very nice Phil, that's a keeper.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Great image!

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

As they say--the most important thing is the mount, followed by the mount and then comes the mount. Takes lots of stress away when you don't have to keep a nervous eye on the tracking graph. Nice image BTW.
Geoff

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yep, I agree, it's mount, mount then mount....then OTA. Looks like you got the mount part...and the OTA I see some eye candy on the horizon

Mike

[Ross G]

Great setup and great performance Phil.

Looking forward to some amazing photos.

Ross.

[CDKPhil]

Originally Posted by Logieberra

Very nice Phil, that's a keeper.

Cheers Logan,

Originally Posted by Larryp

Great image!

Thanks Larry,

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

As they say--the most important thing is the mount, followed by the mount and then comes the mount. Takes lots of stress away when you don't have to keep a nervous eye on the tracking graph. Nice image BTW.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff,
You've got that right, having a mount like an MX is a dream. If I had a choice between a great OTA or mount, the mount would win every time.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yep, I agree, it's mount, mount then mount....then OTA. Looks like you got the mount part...and the OTA I see some eye candy on the horizon

Mike

Cheers Mike, If I can get some images out that are half as good as yours, I will be pleased.

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great setup and great performance Phil.

Looking forward to some amazing photos.

Ross.

Thanks Ross, The performance of the MX is awesome. I am very pleased with it. The software integration is so clever. There is no way 10 minutes unguided would be possible with out Sky X, T Point and Pro Track.