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Old 14-10-2021, 01:32 PM
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Saturn and some moons from Oct 11

Reasonable seeing on October 11. Saturn and some moons.

Skywatcher 300PDS 12" F5 Newtonian, ZWO ASI 183mm Pro in LRGB, modified NEQ6 Pro.
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Old 14-10-2021, 01:41 PM
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Wonderful shot Kevin! Excellent detail and well processed to bring out the moons
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Old 14-10-2021, 01:42 PM
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+1 Exceptional.
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Old 14-10-2021, 03:39 PM
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Perfecto! Mint. A1
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A really nice result there Kevin, Top Stuff.
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Old 14-10-2021, 07:47 PM
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Thanks David, Marc, Anthony and Trevor!
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Old 14-10-2021, 08:34 PM
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This is a really top shot Kevin. Congratulations.
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Old 14-10-2021, 10:09 PM
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A cracking couple of images, setting a standard for the rest of us to aspire to. Love your work and would love to have your seeing.
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Old 14-10-2021, 10:25 PM
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I know there is considerable skill involved in acquiring and processing data to produce impressive results like this but I have to note that this Skywatcher 300PDS 12" F5 Newtonian must have above average optics ... possibly the right pick of the litter.
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Old 15-10-2021, 08:43 AM
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Thanks Gerard, Jeff and Hans.

Maybe I got lucky on a good batch Hans. The scope is not quite a year old and I always worry when buying a mass produced scope how good the optics will be. But in this case it seems to be a good one.
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Old 15-10-2021, 09:09 AM
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Maybe you got lucky with a good sample or, maybe the overall quality of the mirrors is more than good enough, better than the diffraction limit. Would be an interesting exercise to put a sample of mirrors on a test stand and do a knife edge test .
Suppose there is enough proof provided by the quality of your images though.
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Maybe you got lucky with a good sample or, maybe the overall quality of the mirrors is more than good enough, better than the diffraction limit. Would be an interesting exercise to put a sample of mirrors on a test stand and do a knife edge test .
Suppose there is enough proof provided by the quality of your images though.
I do have a mirror tester... somewhere. It's been nearly 30 years since I used it. I'll have to see if I can find it and test the mirror next time it's out for a clean.
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A great set of optics is a given for this sort of result, but I just don't have the patience to wait for those moments of excellent seeing for them to reach their
potential and produce superb images like these.

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