Rho Ophiuchi widefield

[drmorbius (Randall)]

Fantastic!

[gregbradley]

Thanks very much for the kind words.

Greg.

[jase (Jason)]

Excellent work Greg. Colours and saturation look on the mark. A very pleasing view. Well done.

[gregbradley]

Thanks Jase.

My Tak BRC250 arrived today so perhaps a suburban imaging session is in order tomorrow night.

A clear night is forecast as well.

Greg.

[Lester]

fantastic image, well done.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Thanks Jase.

My Tak BRC250 arrived today

..wa tha fu?..man you go through some bluddy top end gear

Who's jealous ...

Love to come to your dark site with ya some time.... ..?

Mike

[gregbradley]

Hehe thanks Mike.

I am looking forward to using it. F5 imaging and 10 inches of aperture.

It is also a perfect match for the 16803 chip.

Greg.

[AlexN]

10" F5 RC would be nice

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Hehe thanks Mike.

I am looking forward to using it. F5 imaging and 10 inches of aperture.

It is also a perfect match for the 16803 chip.

Greg.

Yes Giovanni Benintende has been using this FLI & Tak combo for some beautiful results:

http://www.astrogb.com/gallery.htm

The image of Sh2-136 at the top of the page is one of the most amazing astroimages I have ever seen

If you can get results like Giovanni....sigh...you will still most likely sell the BRC at some stage anyway and move right along to something else super-duper

Mike

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

"like a UK Schmidt plate", what does that mean ? Like as with film?, Is that good?.

I guess you haven't seen a UK Schmidt plate then Fred..?

They are 14" X 14" glass plates (ie negatives) with incredible detail and teeny weeny stars, nebulae and distant galaxies all over them. You can hold them up and look right through them like you are looking at a slice of the Universe. Imagine not having to enlarge your subs ie they came off a 14" X 14" chip

Mike

[gregbradley]

Giovanni's images were one of the main reasons I decided to get this scope.

The other is Tak has never disappointed me and I also wanted to image at F5 as my time away is limited and I can't do megadata easily with the F9 RC which is what it really needs to do it justice.

Also something with a smaller profile for imaging when windy with my current observatory and location which is often a bit windy.

Wind doesn't bother the AP or the FSQ but the RCOS was a lot larger and stuck up into the windstream over the top of my observatory.

A Planewave CDK 17 inch or 20 inch would be something I'd be interested in for future setups. F6.8.

Greg.




[quote=strongmanmike;359642]Yes Giovanni Benintende has been using this FLI & Tak combo for some beautiful results:

http://www.astrogb.com/gallery.htm

The image of Sh2-136 at the top of the page is one of the most amazing astroimages I have ever seen

[spearo (Frank)]

Awesome shot!
congrats
frank

[multiweb (Marc)]

Amazing colors!

[gregbradley]

Thanks very much for the compliments.

Greg.