Orion with Orion 190 Mak-Newt

Ken · #1 01-01-2009, 02:08 PM

Happy new year.

This little toy fell off Santa's delivery truck

so I pointed it at M42 last week for a imaging test. 15x30sec + 15x300sec using layer mask in PS. EQ6 mount with Lumicon OAG ,ST4, Orion 190 f5.3 Mak-Newt, QHY8 camera. Considering the cost of the scope I am very happy.
Clear skies Ken

renormalised (Carl) · #2 01-01-2009, 02:13 PM

Nice piccie....tad too much green but an excellent piccie. Nice detail

BTW....Santa's courier should be more damn careful carting expensive bits of gear around like that!!!

Garyh · #3 01-01-2009, 02:35 PM

Very nice Ken!
Reading about the Orion Mak-Newt, sounds like a very nice bit of gear and a nice pic to prove it. Maybe the shadows have a slight green cast but other than that, very nice..

Hagar (Doug) · #4 01-01-2009, 02:44 PM

Very Nice. The colour cast doesn't bother me at all. Very nice job of layering the core.
Nice scope.

Dennis · #5 01-01-2009, 02:59 PM

Top shot Ken, that Orion 'scope is definitely a keep!

Cheers

Dennis

multiweb (Marc) · #6 01-01-2009, 03:26 PM

Great picture! Very sharp focus and tight guiding. Best M42 I've seen around here.

bluescope · #7 01-01-2009, 04:21 PM

Nice data Ken ... I had a little play with it and came up with this version ... hope you like it !

I've reposted yours so as to make it easy to see my adjustments. Yours is no.1 and my version is no.2

mick pinner · #8 01-01-2009, 05:09 PM

spectactular shot Ken, and after watching the review on Andy's Shot Glass it's got me thinking l want one. l wonder about coming to focus with a DSLR.

AlexN · #9 01-01-2009, 05:59 PM

Oooh I really like Steves "enhanced contrast" version...

Ken · #10 01-01-2009, 08:13 PM

Thanks guys for the kind words. Steve your version has a bit more detail did you use a Lucy Rich or something similar. Mark P. you should not have any trouble focusing with a DSLR if you don't use a filter wheel or OAG after using Coma correctors and focal reducers for years its nice to just fit the camera to the focuser and start imaging.

mick pinner · #11 01-01-2009, 08:15 PM

can l ask where you bought yours Ken.

Lester · #12 01-01-2009, 08:44 PM

Very nice image with good tight stars Ken.

Ken · #13 01-01-2009, 08:48 PM

My wife purchased it for me from Sirius Optics in Qld with the rings and dovetail , they gave good service with prompt delivery.I was also lucky to get 10% discount with the Sky Tel promotion for new subscriptions. I was tossing up between this or an ED120 ,apart from Andy's Shotglass site it was hard to find a good deep sky image, I took a bit of a gamble and bought one.
Clear Skies Ken C.

AlexN · #14 01-01-2009, 08:52 PM

I think you can safely say the gamble paid off Ken!

RB (Andrew) · #15 01-01-2009, 09:16 PM

Very nice detail there Ken.
Slight green colour-cast but very nice otherwise.

Well done and congrats on your new gear.

bluescope · #16 02-01-2009, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken

Steve your version has a bit more detail did you use a Lucy Rich or something similar.

Hi Ken

I like to use the Shadow/Highlight tool in PS CS3 .... it can be found in the Image/Adjustments submenu. With a little bit of practice it works well for astro images.

Ken · #17 04-01-2009, 05:27 PM

Steve Thanks for the heads up on the shadow/highlight tool in PS3.
Clear skies Ken C.

MrB (Simon) · #18 04-01-2009, 07:28 PM

Nice, looking forward to seeing more from the Mak-Newt, been looking at it in that Sirius advert for a while now and wondering.

lesbehrens (Les) · #19 04-01-2009, 08:37 PM

i think it is great.
les

atalas · #20 04-01-2009, 09:22 PM

Looks great Ken ! very nice...just open up curves in PS and very slightly pull down green.