Rosette in Ha - Climbing the QHY9 learning curve

[Bender (Martin)]

Another great shot from you Rob
Keep up the good work

[pvelez (Pete)]

A cracker - you can't be unhappy with that one

Pete

[RobF (Rob)]

Many thanks guys.

Mark - I'm hoping I can get my act together and add RGB before the Rosette is gone for year. Plenty happy with this effort in the meantime.

Paul - thanks - I wouldn't be so addicted to astrophotography if people like you would stop posting new masterpieces all the time...!

Werner - cheers mate - you've got no apologising to do with the great work you keep putting up! Struggling with exposure time and temperature noise on this very object was one thing that got me thinking about CCDs.

Thanks Martin! - I won't have to bore you to death at work now you've seen this one....

Thanks Pete - I see you've succumbed to 8300 fever already..!

[AlexN]

8300 Fever... Thats good dude! You should trademark that

It does seem a bit that way at the moment doesn't it!? I know 12 people who in the past 2 months have moved to the 8300 sensor, and 'know' (Online) about 5 times that amount...

Seems the 8300 is the sensor of the moment.. and I suppose, when you look at the quality of the images being produced with them, and the current pricing, its not hard to tell why!

I hope you manage to get some colour on this before the rosette is gone for the year... I made a grim discovery.. I cant get it from my back yard, as the neighbors house is in the way... and out the front I would be pointing at a street light Looks like I'll be waiting till next year.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Nice work Rob, some nice detail there, a sign of things to come

Mike

[spearo (Frank)]

great detail
cool
frank

[RobF (Rob)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

I hope you manage to get some colour on this before the rosette is gone for the year... I made a grim discovery.. I cant get it from my back yard, as the neighbors house is in the way... and out the front I would be pointing at a street light Looks like I'll be waiting till next year.

Perhaps at the next 10 Chain?
I tried aligning my 450 data with the Ha Alex, but I've rotated the OTA 45 degrees since then from PA 315 deg to about 360 - makes it easier navigating/tweaking targetting without Liveview and helps a little with balance. They don't really go together too well.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Nice work Rob, some nice detail there, a sign of things to come

Mike

Thanks Mike
Now which was the Star Trek movie when Kirk says at the end something like .... "Let's see what's out there....!"

Originally Posted by spearo

great detail
cool
frank

Cheers Frank!

[AlexN]

Originally Posted by RobF

Perhaps at the next 10 Chain?
I tried aligning my 450 data with the Ha Alex, but I've rotated the OTA 45 degrees since then from PA 315 deg to about 360 - makes it easier navigating/tweaking targetting without Liveview and helps a little with balance. They don't really go together too well.

I've got big plans for the next 10 Chain night Rob... I wont have time for rosette.. It will be all hands to battle stations at dusk.. race to get the alignment done then get my target centered and start pillaging photons..

I too tried to align your colour data from the rosette to my lum.. Mine was rotated about 120° from yours, so it required it to be heavily cropped, and no matter what I did I couldn't get it looking right.. It was worth a go

[lesbehrens (Les)]

very good

[davewaldo]

Thats awesome Rob! Can't wait to see what you can do with it.

[RobF (Rob)]

Originally Posted by AlexN

I've got big plans for the next 10 Chain night Rob... I wont have time for rosette.. It will be all hands to battle stations at dusk.. race to get the alignment done then get my target centered and start pillaging photons..

I too tried to align your colour data from the rosette to my lum.. Mine was rotated about 120° from yours, so it required it to be heavily cropped, and no matter what I did I couldn't get it looking right.. It was worth a go

He he - high security around the next project!
You've got such a unique set of gear I think most people would be hard pressed to steal your photons if they tried Alex. Nothing like that sense of anticipation at the next big one though!

Originally Posted by lesbehrens

very good

Thanks Les!

Originally Posted by davewaldo

Thats awesome Rob! Can't wait to see what you can do with it.

Dave - good to hear from you! Many thanks. You've got a heck of a lot to answer for you know showing me those first faint pics of the horsehead and NGC253 on your lappy screen!...

[Tandum (Robin)]

Good to see youre getting images from that camera Rob, I sent mine back to theo for a checkup, the sensor was frosting up. Any ETA on adapters? I know how frustrating it is waiting for them

[RobF (Rob)]

Originally Posted by Tandum

Good to see youre getting images from that camera Rob, I sent mine back to theo for a checkup, the sensor was frosting up. Any ETA on adapters? I know how frustrating it is waiting for them

No. I should ask I guess. Was expected to be weeks rather than days. One consolation - forecast is nothing but clouds for the next week....

I saw you were having sensor trouble. Good you and Theo seem to have it sorted though.

[mill (Martin)]

Originally Posted by RobF

One consolation - forecast is nothing but clouds for the next week....

Not funny
I am expecting my QHY9 coming week
Ah well i can always make the dark library