M104

atalas · #1 14-04-2005, 03:01 PM

Ok this is one of M104 last night in
Bankstown .

FS102 /ST7/ 60sec x 4 in Track&Accumilate

Louie

Starkler (Geoff) · #2 14-04-2005, 07:18 PM

Well done !

Shows that you dont need a 10 incher to accumulate enough photons to image dso's.

atalas · #3 14-04-2005, 07:48 PM

Thanks Geoff,a 10"with a camera on the end of it would be sweeeeet!

Louie

[1ponders] (Paul) · #4 14-04-2005, 08:00 PM

Awesome Louie.

atalas · #5 14-04-2005, 08:05 PM

Thank you Paul , I wish I new what I was doing ! I should have a filter wheel soon which will be another mountain to climb and I haven't even
got up the hill yet.

Louie

[1ponders] (Paul) · #6 14-04-2005, 08:10 PM

Maybe you should book a flight with westsky and me to NZ in May. You can even bring your Tak with you if you want

Rodstar (Rod) · #7 14-04-2005, 08:12 PM

Another awesome shot Louie! I take my Sombrero off to you!

Rod

atalas · #8 14-04-2005, 08:17 PM

I will be to buisy with work Paul, otherwise I would jump for it "maybe next time . I have a ten year old son in NZ whom I love dearly .

Louie

atalas · #9 14-04-2005, 08:20 PM

Rod thank you sir !

Louie

frogman (Anthony Lord) · #10 14-04-2005, 10:17 PM

Man thats one cool sombrero...... Louie is that with the watermarked scope ????

would i be able to produce an image like that without tracking ?????

Mick (Michael) · #11 14-04-2005, 10:40 PM

Very nice NGC 4594 image how many names do they need? You should send some of your images to the Amags Louie.

atalas · #12 15-04-2005, 01:35 AM

Thanks all ! the sombrero is one of those galaxies that never fails to please visually or photographically and the bigger the scope the better it looks!
Anthony, on your piont about imaging without tracking " I think that you would need some form of tracking on your Big Dob and Maybe
Meads new DSI imager because its more sensative it could go deeper in a shorter exposure time, a bit of stacking and you would be there!
So after all that dribble the shorter answer is yes !

Louie

beren · #13 15-04-2005, 02:25 AM

Excellent work Louie , keep your shots coming

atalas · #14 15-04-2005, 02:29 AM

Thanks Beren !

Louie

iceman (Mike) · #15 15-04-2005, 06:30 AM

Anthony without tracking you won't be able to get shots like that.. However if you're handy you could make yourself an EQ platform.. even then it may not be accurate and smooth enough for DSO photography, but it could produce some results.

atalas · #16 15-04-2005, 07:00 AM

Well said IceMan ! simple yet elegant .
Now why couldn't I just say that?

Louie