Sticking with the program.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Really desperate to use that new scope so I managed to image last night above Crux in a hole in the clouds that stayed relatively clear until midnight. I wanted to do the HH in Orion but that part of the sky stayed clouded all the time. So 14x 5min. This is hydrogen alpha with a QHY9/FSQ at prime focus. Little noisy in the dark bits but still pretty happy with the results. Still having teething issues with the mechanical arrangement for focusing so I'm convinced it's not 100%. Still bloody sharp though.

Big one is a 4MB (1:1) JPEG here

Enjoy the view.

[batema (Mark)]

Very nice and very sharp.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Super sharp indeed, great detail!

Cheers

Rusty

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yeah, very nice Marc

[pluto (Hugh)]

Great detail Marc

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Excellent result Marc. Taking the aperture, conditions, and time pressure into account, a magnificent result. I especially like the wispy stuff toward 4 o'clock.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Ouch, I just cut myself on your High Res image - damn but those Taks are sharp - gonna have to convince the wife I need one now!Your image looks great, very 3D - looking forward to seeing this one finished with colour data

[Rod771 (Rod)]

Yes, looking really good Marc!

Stuuuuuupid clouds! They're still hanging around.

[gregbradley]

Noice! (Nice)

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

Tack sharp. Most excellent.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by batema

Very nice and very sharp.

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

Super sharp indeed, great detail!

Cheers

Rusty

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yeah, very nice Marc

Originally Posted by pluto

Great detail Marc

Thanks a lot guys.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Excellent result Marc. Taking the aperture, conditions, and time pressure into account, a magnificent result. I especially like the wispy stuff toward 4 o'clock.

Thanks Mike. I'll probably mosaic that way, towards the cluster.

Originally Posted by Andy01

Ouch, I just cut myself on your High Res image - damn but those Taks are sharp - gonna have to convince the wife I need one now!Your image looks great, very 3D - looking forward to seeing this one finished with colour data

Thanks Andy. yes, love that scope. Will do color, for sure, some time in march, if it's clear.

Originally Posted by Rod771

Yes, looking really good Marc!

Stuuuuuupid clouds! They're still hanging around.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Noice! (Nice)

Greg.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Tack sharp. Most excellent.

Thanks a lot, all.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Can't argue with that! Lovely Marc!

Colour?

Cheers, Marcus

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Obviously a familiar subject but a very nice result.

Cheers

Steve

[alpal]

Hi Marc,
I can't believe how tack sharp those stars are.
You must have had excellent seeing.

cheers
Allan

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Can't argue with that! Lovely Marc!

Colour?

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks mate. Possibly.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Obviously a familiar subject but a very nice result.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve. M8 is too low for me still.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Marc,
I can't believe how tack sharp those stars are.
You must have had excellent seeing.

cheers
Allan

Thanks Allan. FWHM was around 1.7 - 1.8 that night, so pretty still.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Thanks Steve. M8 is too low for me still.

How good is that gunna be in the FSQ???!!!

Mike

[dvj (John)]

Beautiful grayscale work. Shows the trend toward smaller pixels and short FL scopes like the FSQ can make for highly detailed images. Well done.

j

[suma126 (Shane)]

great image Marcus the 2nd image is the winner for me

[multiweb (Marc)]

Thanks again.

[RobF (Rob)]

Good one Monsieur Marc!