First light with ED 80!

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #1 24-05-2005, 09:22 PM

First light with ED80!

(This is the Bauer clone from Astro Opticals..picked it up last Saturday)

The targets were NGC 3324 and NGC 3293 ("rubies and diamond cluster") with the extended nebulosity of the eta carina nebula showing in the upper left corner of the frame

My last attempts at these objects was ruined by my deadly enemy the palm tree, so I had another go on Sunday- despite the near full moon.

4 x 5 minute images @ISO 200
my backyard in western Sydney

Camera Canon 300D (unmodified)

Telescope 80 ED (Bauer)

Mount Celestron CG -5

guidescope Skywatcher 5 inch Newtonian

guide camera: Atik 1 C

autoguided with Guidedog

stacked and processed in Photoshop

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #2 24-05-2005, 09:23 PM

and here is a crop from the same image

atalas · #3 24-05-2005, 10:17 PM

Great stuff seeker,congrats on the new scope!give us a review of It.

Louie

[1ponders] (Paul) · #4 24-05-2005, 10:50 PM

Oh Wow! Now you've set the cat among the pidgeons. Not another 80 ED for me to choose from.

They are brilliant shots Seeker.

would you PM me some details on the scope, cost, first impressions, standard accessories etc, please.

iceman (Mike) · #5 25-05-2005, 05:55 AM

WOW! I love those shots! Well done narayan!

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #6 25-05-2005, 06:45 AM

and price....?

Brilliant shots well done.

Mick (Michael) · #7 25-05-2005, 08:25 AM

Beautiful image seeker, I have a few deadly palm trees as well.

Brendan · #8 25-05-2005, 08:41 AM

hey seeker nice images, must say i still think the palm tree should be remodled as a telescope pier

ving (David) · #9 25-05-2005, 09:37 AM

nice pics seeker. one of my fav clusters

no "tell 'em the price son!"

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #10 25-05-2005, 02:34 PM

The price was right..

$ 599 (OTA only)

rings cost extra though unlike Andrews ..just went with Astro Opticals because Warren said he would check collimation before supply

(These ED 80s are notorious for getting out of collimation)

As far as I can make out it is the exact same scope as the Orion or the Saxon or the Synta 80ED..tube colour is different, and has a sticker label that says Bauer

comes OTA only with no accessories at all.

Have used it only once so far and you can see the result above..

havent actually visually observed anything with it-dont have a 90 deg diagonal and it doesnt focus without a diagonal with any of my eyepieces

Saw this advertised in AS &T some couple of issues ago-rang Astro Opticals they had sold out and fresh supply arrived last
week

will do a more detailed report later on-but I have really used it only once

but so far so good!

gbeal · #11 25-05-2005, 02:49 PM

Nice shots Seeker, it is a good size to image with as well, doesn't tax the mount too much. Keep at it.

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #12 25-05-2005, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gbeal
it is a good size to image with as well, doesn't tax the mount too much.

absolutely!

with my 8 inch newt I had to add extra counter weight to balance scope plus guidescope plus camera-no such problem here-weight is well within mount capability

also dont have to stand tippytoe or on a step ladder to look through the view finder

[1ponders] (Paul) · #13 25-05-2005, 07:20 PM

The out of collimation issue. Is that a standard issue with 80 ED scopes, do you know?

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #14 25-05-2005, 08:49 PM

Thats a brilliant price for a guide scope

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #15 25-05-2005, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by [1ponders]
The out of collimation issue. Is that a standard issue with 80 ED scopes, do you know?

I believe it is quite a common problem. The Cloudy Nights review of the 80 ED also seems to suggest that many arrive with misaligned optics. The ED-80 users group has some information on how to collimate the scope.