Perhaps I have been unkind to Newcastle of late with my dinner chef rantings about the conditions buuuut have a look at this comparison
Helix in Halpha from Newcastle with full moon average to poor seeing and high cloud 100min AP152EDF @ 1.6"/pix
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...96846/original
Helix in Ha from Canberra, no moon, clear & steady sky 120min AP152EDF @ 1.15"/pix
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...86072/original
Same focal length but slightly different image scale due to the SXV-H9 camera having smaller pixels, the SXV-H9 is more sensitive to red light too but big difference huh?
The only thing in common is the excellent tracking provided by the NJP mount. The huge FOV of the PL11002 is welcomed though.
Yeh I know Canberra has the moon too but the Halpha filter mostly removes that from the equation.
Welcome back to Newcastle Mike
Mike
aka the painful dinner chef..?.. aka2 Winging Pom (half Italian actually)..?..aka3 spoiled brat?
