Self Guiding Is Go !

[bluescope]

Hi All

Haven't been doing much for a while until this last week when I finally got self guiding on my ST2000XCM happening. I also finished converting my shed to a roll off roof setup so things should be easier from now on.
These are some of my first self guided images .... not great but they are a start.
Hope you like them !



details : SBIG ST2000XCM, SW 254mm F4.7 Newt, EQ6 Pro ( synscan V3.21 just upgraded ), MPCC, UV/IR

[skwinty (Steve)]

Hi Steve
Great images!
Post some detail about exposure and stacking.

[Zuts]

Great shots Steve,

Good to see you have got the self guiding going, You have a great camera there and it's all upwards from here on

Paul

[gbeal]

Ah, at last, success. Well done.
Gary

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Very nice Steve, how long were the sub exposures?. Slightly over optomistic colour balance , but very nice to view.

The slightly eggy stars are easily fixed in PS of course, should be done.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Mind you, the Eta is particulary good. The pic sequence shows guiding improvement as it progresses, top work.

[spearo (Frank)]

great start the self guiding is producing perfectly round stars! well done
frank

[leon]

Steve, you have been a busy boy, well done indeed, it is such a good feeling when it all comes together.

Leon

[bluescope]

Originally Posted by skwinty

Hi Steve
Great images!
Post some detail about exposure and stacking.

Thanks skwinty !
These are all single shot images, no stacking, exposure lengths are found in the name of the images. They vary from 60 sec ngc4755 to 360 sec for a few of the others.

Originally Posted by Zuts

Great shots Steve,

Good to see you have got the self guiding going, You have a great camera there and it's all upwards from here on

Paul

Cheers Paul !

Originally Posted by gbeal

Ah, at last, success. Well done.
Gary

Yeah Gary ..... thanks for your help and encouragement, I'm looking forward to many hours of imaging with the ST2000XCM especially now I have my roll off roof setup !

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Very nice Steve, how long were the sub exposures?. Slightly over optomistic colour balance , but very nice to view.

No subs, just single shot exposures. Still coming to grips with the software.

Originally Posted by Bassnut

The slightly eggy stars are easily fixed in PS of course, should be done.
Mind you, the Eta is particulary good. The pic sequence shows guiding improvement as it progresses, top work.

Thanks Bassnut ..... I really didn't do that much to these shots other than deal with the nasty light polution around here and I'm sure there is a lot of room for improvement. Eta, Jewel and Omega were shot on a different night to the others

Originally Posted by spearo

great start the self guiding is producing perfectly round stars! well done
frank

Cheers Frank it's been a while coming !

Originally Posted by leon

Steve, you have been a busy boy, well done indeed, it is such a good feeling when it all comes together.

Leon

Thanks Leon. It's great to see all the detail when the camera downloads the image to the monitor, it's one of those wow moments every time so far .... more to come in the future !