new scope and mount arrived

[StarRaver]

morning all, I finaly got my new scope and mount 3 days ago and as the tipical british weather goes it has been cloudy (.

But last night an hour after sunset and in the break of cloud i managed to get about 30 mins of clear sky and here are my results.

First shot is Andromida, 10 lights, 7 darks, and 12 bias at 50 seconds iso 1200

second is of dumbell nebula at 7 lights, 7 darks, and 12 bias also 50 seconds at 1200 iso

[StarRaver]

also here is a cropped image of the same pic of the dumbell nebula.

I know i still have some work to do on processing and alinment but for my first shot at it with the limited time i had im pleasently chuffed with myself as i wasnt really expecting much

[rwilkey]

Well done, great shots of both Andromeda and Dumbell!

[StarRaver]

im happy with the results as i live in the middle of the city of Plymouth with alot of light pollution and no filters, plus the moon being out and only having 30 mins i had to rush myself a tad but I only wanted to go out and test my new scope and mount as it turned up 3 days ago and with getting twitchy lol

[brantuk]

For a quick test of new gear I'd say - " It Works !! " - congrats and what did you get?

[StarRaver]

I have just bought myself a HEQ5 pro and a Skywatcher ed 80 pro ota, very very happy with it and just hoping that the weather clears up abit so i can manage to get out and have a real go at some imaging and try to learn to polar alignment properly as i have no guide scope or cam, just using tracking on the mount at the moment, which seems to work quiet well and for living in a heavily light polluted area with no filters it seems like i will be able to get some good shots, just need to sort out the sky glow so i can get black skys

[brantuk]

Very nice kit - the HEQ5's a little gem - well suited to the ED80. You'll find PA a doddle after a few goes

[cantharis]

Nice pics, well done. I once lived in Plymouth - nice city.

[space3]

congrats on the new kit, and I like your images,

[Astro Imp]

Well done.

It's always nice when your new gear arrives and comes up to your expectations.

Now all you need is to get rid of those clouds

[Ronnie67]

Congratulations on the arrival of your new scope and thumbs up to the pictures, great shot

[Velvet]

well done, everything seems to work.

Velvet

[StarRaver]

Got my fingers crossed for some clear skys, hopefully I won't be waiting for to long for my next imaging session. Looking forward to getting out there for a few hours. Is there anyway of getting shots where the core of andromida arnt blown out ?

[brantuk]

Andromeda is quite a tricky one to capture because the core is so bright and the dust lanes so faint. It requires one or two specific processing techniques after you captured the right kind of exposures. I'm no imager but it is definitely possible. Check out the imaging section for deep sky and you'll see some of the superb attempts folks have made.

They usually post up what type of subs and how many and what exposure length and filters were used. There's a very nice one that was a combination of frames put together by several members comprising 45hrs of data. Most members will accept a message asking for any tips or tricks they used to get a particuar shot (if you ask nicely lol) Hth

Here's a link to the one I'm talking about: http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/165977-45-hour-collaboration/

[laser_jock99]

Good early results from the city. I'm guessing that as this rig is portable you go out to some dark skies?

[StarRaver]

Thank you for the advise Brantuk, I will certainly speak to the nice ppl on the imaging forum for some help. 45 hours worth of data thats alot of subs lol but it is definatly worth it as the shot is stunning, At the moment processing isnt my strong point so I still have a far way to go in that field.

Laser_jock99, Yes i do manage to get out to dark sites but havent managed to get my new setup out there yet due to the weather, but I will soon touch wood.

[cantharis]

Good early results from the city. I'm guessing that as this rig is portable you go out to some dark skies?

Just a few miles up the road our lucky OP is in the middle of Dartmoor !!

[Stargazer Jack]

Very nice kit and some great images

[JamesM]

Congratulations on getting your new kit and it looks as if your on your way to producing some great images - hope the weather stays on your side!

James

[StarRaver]

Thank you still learning lol. Yes dartmoor is a cracking place to take pics of the night sky and wish I could get out there a bit more often, I usually end up at wembury as its looking out to sea wait has some lovely dark sky

[cantharis]

I lived on Dartmoor a few years before I really got interested in astronomy - didn´t appreciate what I had in those days.

[Seafury]

Hi nice pics Plymouth is my home town where abouts are you?

Gordon

[cantharis]

50 clicks south of Alicante at the moment, LOL. I lived at Dousland on the moor (I was in the RN at the time) for a long time then briefly moved into Plymouth proper. Loved it there.

[breezy]

Nice pics mate , I'm not into the dark side but from what I've read on here I can appreciate the effort you have out in

[Matt Scunthorpe]

Nice kit, and nice images!