Ngc 1365

[xelasnave]

Added more data and tried the wide approach (inspired by John (Ossca))
RASA zwo2600 OSC
Just trying to get on top of the data back log

and a big crop

[AdamJL]

ahh, who doesn't love a galaxy cluster image

[oska (John)]

Mate, they're beauties. Thanks for sharing!

[Dave882 (David)]

Lovely image Alex. Great detail!!

[xelasnave]

Thank you gentlemen. I must say I am now happy with the RASA by running it with the OSC. I wasted so much time trying to make the narrow band work, from problems with focus to not being able to keep the filters clean and the changing filters was a pain..remove the dew shield pull out the drawer insert new draw replace dew shield put away drawer that was removed...and it has done me a favour as I find the results I can get ( when I try) with the OSC are totally acceptable to me, so far, and you can knock out an image rather fast with the current set up.
Alex

[Startrek (Martin)]

Alex,
I must say that one of your best images I’ve ever seen
Superb detail ,contrast and framing
That crop of NGC 1365 is excellent
Well done !!
The RASA and 2600MC are a working extremely well for you

Best
Martin

[xelasnave]

Originally Posted by Startrek

Alex,
I must say that one of your best images I’ve ever seen
Superb detail ,contrast and framing
That crop of NGC 1365 is excellent
Well done !!
The RASA and 2600MC are a working extremely well for you

Best
Martin

Thanks Martin. I can only tell the truth (that's why I live alone) and must tell you the crop was dictated by the most annoying blemishes that I could not explain....and the top left...well you should have seen jt before it got a going over with the "burn" tool...it was unusually bright...I put it down to a problem rather than some sort of nebulosity...so I removed it. Also I was inspired by John's image (Osca)..

I am surprised how what is a wide field scope manages to grab gallaxies...probably not as good as it gets but for me it has put off getting a 11 inch Galaxy getter...as I am starting to have too many scopes I think...I just cant get rid of any as I love each one..and got the 8 inch out for development..as I am going to continue its build..the works..baffles..a rack and pinion focuser reinforcing baffled dew tube extension...soon I will have the time needed and my current lay out allows another scope ( maybe another two) in the observatory...and my old eq6 is a fantastic mount...

Yes the OSC is the only way to go with the RASA..first I don't think my filters work well at F2.2 even though they are supposed to, and filter changing is just a tiresome pain with filters getting dirty..plus taking off the dew shield and then the drawers ... I am over it ...it wants to fight ..I don't....and after getting a hint of what OSC can do with my M42 capture I don't feel bad at all...and the 115mm has a flash set of filters now.

Hope you are well.

Alex

[Crater101 (Warren)]

They're both great images, but I do like the wide one in particular. All the wonders of the night sky! Nice work.

[xelasnave]

Originally Posted by Crater101

They're both great images, but I do like the wide one in particular. All the wonders of the night sky! Nice work.

Thank you Warren... I like the wide one but I can't help myself when it comes to cropping to achieve a blow up for inspection of detail.

Alex