M 11 - Open Cluster

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

GSO 305 mm - Canon Rebel XT - ISO 400 - 32 m - 16 x 120 seg - OAG - ASI120MC - Coma Corr.

filtered large scale:
http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/d06b2...b6e6da597a.jpg

large scale: (better view in full resolution)
http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/eff9b...bc88c7a70f.jpg

filtered core:
http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/70bfb...f4aaa92e05.jpg

[rmuhlack (Richard)]

I imagine that a 12" newtonian on an NEQ6 would be a bit of a beast to handle (with respect to weight), but you have nice round stars all across the frame - I guess the OAG is the answer there.

You must have most of the Messier catalogue in your photo collection now!

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

Thank you, Richard. Yes, your are right: 12" newtonian, dobsonian, on an NEQ6 is a bit of a beast to handle. I removed everything that was not necessary, including the Finderscopes to reduce weight. It is at limit of Neq6.

And you are right about the OAG. I tried with an auxiliar telescope, but flexure and alignment didn't run well. Now I am using ASI120MC as guinding camera and PHD software. And I got a good set of parameters to it works very fine.

I haven't updated photos of my equipments, but here you find some ones.
http://astronomia-e-astrofotos.10697...ntos-f970.html

And the observatory
http://astronomia-e-astrofotos.10697...dos-td283.html

And yes, I have some DSOs on my photo collection. But they aren't so much... yet.

http://astronomia-e-astrofotos.10697...O-f171i54.html

http://astronomia-e-astrofotos.10697...xias-f172.html