thanks all for looking, maybee i should keep using the big scope...... nah
jjj its an interesting situation, you expose longer for a deeper image and you seem to lose some of the dust, just as well these were only short.
tamtarn, yep frustrating, i readjusted the balance on the scope and unplugged everything but didnt check it was right when i put it back together.... next time.
peter i saw you pic with the tighter framing, i dont have goto so i would find that field of view challenging.
sj thanks, hoping to do more soon.
multiweb, i havent donemuch research , but as an interacting galaxy the disturbance seems to have created a lot of , what i presume are large stars probably blue supergiants ( if any one knows more let me know)
Hi Clive,
Great photo. I am thinking and saving to move from my Canon 400d to a dedicated cooled ccd camera such as the QHY8. For about $2500 i can't see that I can go wrong. Are you happy with it as I would use it on my Williams Optics Flt 110 refractor?
I agree with Mike you'll get nicer looking stars with your APO though.
Greg.
im intereted to see if it does, there does seem to be some concensus amongst the better imagers as most seem to own one (not all though). would have liked 6 inches but out of my leauge at double the price.
time will tell. i will be aiming at doing less objects , but those i do better, which means no more one night stands and pop an image out.
Yes APOs are extremely expensive. But then RC type scopes are also very expensive. A smaller aperture APO will do a better job on wide field.
Aperture rules when doing galaxies though.
Yes APOs are extremely expensive. But then RC type scopes are also very expensive. A smaller aperture APO will do a better job on wide field.
Aperture rules when doing galaxies though.
Greg.
well its installed and running, will see if it brings up the goods. the galaxy in this post is the LAST image with aperture (12 inch ) for me, 5 will do just fine for now.
yes it sure does, have done couple of test shots and most happy.... have updated my avatar with the new scope.
no more smoke in mirrors for me, its glass all the way from now on
A fitting image for the departure of the 12" Clive. Looking forward to seeing what you'll come up with using the APO given sampling is different between the two, thus you'll need to handle the data differently.
