NGC-3718 with my ASA Astrograph

[floastro]

Hi Guys,

A long wait........Since October, i began several images but the
weather was not very good to finish them. It was a bit disappointing.

February, i began the NGC-3718 galaxy group and i finished it one
week ago.


So, this is my version of NGC-3718 taken with my ASA Astrograph 12"
f/3.62 and my ST-10XME. You will find information and the image at
this link :


http://www.poigetdigitalpics.com/NGC3718.html


I am not totally satisfied but I hope you will like it.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

Other Worlds : http://www.poigetdigitalpics.com/poiget.html

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Nice work Florent!

This is a great galaxy pairing and it is clear why it is so popular to image.

I am assuming the third set of defraction spikes apparent on stars in this image are a result of residule blooming in the ST10 chip?

Oh..and Thanks for ruining my morning by reminding me of my blasted ASA N12 ....but I'm glad your ASA N12 is working out for you

Mike

[h0ughy (David)]

great image Florent - and pass the tissues to mike...

[allan gould]

Beautiful shot and well composed. 14+ hr exposures - thats dedication for you!!

[iceman (Mike)]

Stunning result, Florent! After seeing Dietmar's version of this we've been very spoilt - but this is an equally stunning rendition!

[Ric]

Hi Florent, a wonderfully detailed image.

Very enjoyable.

Cheers

[floastro]

Thank you so much guys for your messages . Not easy to take a long picture with the weather here.

Mike, do you have a problem with your ASA Astrograph ?????? what's kind of problem ????????

Thanks for your reply.

Once again thank you all.

Warmest Regards,

Florent

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by floastro

Mike, do you have a problem with your ASA Astrograph ?????? what's kind of problem ????????

..?..Where do I start??? I'll just say that after much planning, preperation, pre-purchases and heavy anticipation my ASA N12 (like many other ASA astrographs) was a lemon. It was delivered to me without star testing and sufferd from severe astigmatism coming from the poor method of secondary mounting, there were other systemic problems that I didn't even get the chance to test but I could see I would probably have them too. I returned my scope last year for a refund....it deffinitely wasn't as easy as I just made out and there was plenty of stress involved but at least it is all behind me now

Shame becasue the ASA Astrographs have lots of potential. Wolfgang Promper has been taking some superb images with his ASA N12 but it is a completely different design to the comercial model shipped to everyone! ....Kind of false advertising really

Mike

[Alchemy (Clive)]

nice image, seems to be fine to me......