Omega the Great

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

I did the calculations on a 16803, filter wheel, full LRGB and 3nm Astrodons set (Ha, SII, OIII & NII) and it's close to $40,000 AUD

WELL!...I'm definitely not posting it anywhere then ...although I only have 11.8nm NB's in mine..and no NII

One of the reasons I bought this astrograph is for its 55mm imaging circle, would love to give it a shot one day. Of course, the first night would probably be dedicated to getting it square for nice star edges

Sorry? Astrograph?...please explain

Bet it'll sit nicely on a FSQ with a 4" focuser

Hope so

Mike

[Atmos (Colin)]

5.1" F/5 refractor Built for Astrophotography and isn't a great instrument to use visually, must be an astrograph

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

5.1" F/5 refractor Built for Astrophotography and isn't a great instrument to use visually, must be an astrograph

What, an TAK FSQ130....?

EDIT: ah, my bad, I see it now, the bloody Sky Rover in your signature that you have been using for a bit now...daah 55mm image circle huh? I get why you wamt the 16803 now

[Atmos (Colin)]

FSQ 130 would be brilliant!! Maybe after I buy a house... In Canberra you say?
Would love to see the spot sizes on this scope but that's not likely to happen until either Sky Rover decide that they want to show their optical quality or it becomes a more common name and some of the companies around the US and Europe start optical testing.

[TR (Terry)]

Very nice image. Fantastic stars and colour.
Terry

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by TR

Very nice image. Fantastic stars and colour.
Terry

Cheers Terry

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

A nice journey getting lost in that image Mike. The 50% suggestion with the browser was a good idea too.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

A nice journey getting lost in that image Mike. The 50% suggestion with the browser was a good idea too.

Cheers Rod, I think scale of the cluster is more evident when you can see the whole frame in one go on your screen, rather than having to pan

Mike

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

The mighty Omega surely never gets old, and this is a spectacular image Mike, nice one

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

The mighty Omega surely never gets old, and this is a spectacular image Mike, nice one

Thanks Rolf...aaaand did I mention Yaaay! Rolf's back, Rolf's back


Sorry...easily excited

Mike

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

The mighty Omega surely never gets old, and this is a spectacular image Mike, nice one

Thanks Rolf...aaaand did I mention Yaaay! Rolf is back, Rolf is back


Sorry...easily excited

Mike