First light for the new Ioptron CEM 70G with Voyager!
Picked up a bargain on a near new CEM 70 - still under warranty, only driven on Sundays by a little old lady etc.
Hooked it all up to Voyager via an intel NUC and Pegasus ultimate powerbox.
The Big Tak TOA 130 rides very happily on top of the Ioptron, and guiding using the 121mm FL built in iGuider was under .4 arc sec p/p! Astounding!
This classic target IC 2944 aka 'the Running Chicken Nebula', seemed a good one for a quick hit out, so 6 hrs Ha, 6 hrs O3, 4 hrs S2 and 40mins RG&B from the burbs here in light pollutionville, Melbourne.
Is it just my recent indulgence in slow cooking or does it not resemble a smokin' Weber BBQ on wheels?
It's Lovely Andy and the colour contrast between the orange and blue give it that door-to-another-world vibe.
Best
JA
Cheers mate, this is another target that always delivers something new each time one images it. Reckon this is my 5th visit - using different gear each time
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Originally Posted by Nikolas
Great image Andy, love the colours and smoothness. It seems wide for a 130 is that due to your camera's field of view?
Hey thanks Nik - there's an expensive 0.7 Tak TOA-35 reducer in the train that brings the native f 7.7 @ 1000mm FL back down to f 5.3 @ 691mm FL, and yes the camera is APS-H format so my FOV is 2.23 x 1.78 degrees.
Great rig. I am interested in a mount like that for my AP130 and perhaps Honders 305. The Honders is quite heavy at about 25kgs. Will this mount handle that?
Great rig. I am interested in a mount like that for my AP130 and perhaps Honders 305. The Honders is quite heavy at about 25kgs. Will this mount handle that?
Greg.
Thanks Greg, much appreciated!
The payload of the CEM70G is 31.8 kgs, there’s a bigger model the CEM 120 which carries 52kgs.
Great rig. I am interested in a mount like that for my AP130 and perhaps Honders 305. The Honders is quite heavy at about 25kgs. Will this mount handle that?
beautiful work, Andy! Amazing colour choice.
Great resolution and boy that's a wonderful wide vista. I'm working on the Chicken too, though not able to go this wide.
but tsk tsk, that stacking artefact on the left has to go
Superb detail on this rendition Andy. Looks like the new mount is a winner.
Thanks Pete - yes, so far I'm delighted with it
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Originally Posted by hrcoleman66
Awesome image Andy!
Cheers,
Hugh
:thumbs-up: Thanks Hugh!
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Originally Posted by AdamJL
beautiful work, Andy! Amazing colour choice.
Great resolution and boy that's a wonderful wide vista. I'm working on the Chicken too, though not able to go this wide.
but tsk tsk, that stacking artefact on the left has to go
Thanks Adam - well maybe a Malin awards judge would pick up that artifact, but fortunately none of them are currently participating on this forum
), and it produces the goods, that's for sure 
...but at least it is a really good one, all be it upside down 
