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[bartman (Bart)]

Awesome Martin,
Love the little galaxies all over the pic! So clear!
Bartman

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Martin Pugh

Thanks all
Greg - that's an interesting view, someone on the Tak forum told me this sometime ago, and I think it was someone from TNR.

Still, cant do anything about it which is a bit unfortunate.

cheers
Martin

You can Photoshop the effect out. Tricky, but it can be done.
There are still benefits to the 106N model though. The focuser is more reliable for heavy weight loads. the focuser lock is superior. The lens coatings I believe are superior. But the 106ED has the optics fully sorted out to the next level. The 106N can, like all the Tak FS series fluorite lenses, be weak in blue focus. Perhaps the latest 106EDX 111 version has the focuser issues sorted/improved. Mine is fine but I have read several who have had flex with heavy image trains. As the FSQ is ideal for the large chip cameras then this is not ideal. There is an adjustment that can be done to the 106ED focuser to tighten it up - the 2 small screws in the body underneath that are glued in place.

Greg.

[Martin Pugh]

Hi Greg.

It is true that the FS series scopes had issue with blue, but those typically are doublets. The FSQ is a quadruplet apochromat, and has no issues in blue at all.

There are far too many of those artefacts in a 4deg x 4deg FOV, so I wont be pursuing that!

I do not use the drawtube or focusser on my FSQ - it is racked all the way in and locked.

cheers
Martin

[richardo (Rich)]

Always a great reward when a difficultly collected image comes together.
You've handled it all very well considering the problems you've described.

If anything with the low position of it, extinction with the blue channel would have been hard to over come (blue subs would have been noisie) other than collecting, as you have, a fair to large amount of data.
The delicate balance this image exhibits shows the faint but prominent wisps of reflection that dominates this area entwined by the very faint but noticeable presence of emission.

Jeez, almost getting poetic

I guess this was taken with the Q ??

Lovely Martin...

All the best
Rich

[pgc hunter]

Awesome! Get a load of all those tiny galaxies!

[renormalised (Carl)]

As per usual, great piccie

[starfinder (Russ)]

Hi Martin. Excellent image. An example of perserverence paying off. The extra exposure time has made a great difference cf my version. Love those little galaxies too. Keep up the good work .

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

Congratulations Martin,

superb image with a incredible work around and see galaxies on background with their colours is very very great ... outstanding

Ciao,
Leo

[spearo (Frank)]

That's beautiful, love the smoothness and the small galaxies in the upper part of the image

razor sharp focus and perfect tracking as the spirals are evident in the galaxies.

Top work!
well done
frank

[Martin Pugh]

Thank you very much.

It makes the effort all the more worthwhile when folk post comments such as these.

I appreciate it very much!!!

take care, clear skies
Martin