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Absolutely Neil I would love to have a night imaging the planets with a C14 but as you say above the Bank Back & Legs would all totally disagree. You Know at some point in the near future I would'nt be suprised if Stella Lyra introduce a larger Classic Cassagrain to there line up 10"- 12"- 14" I really think they would be onto a winner with a line up like that.?

Yep the C9.25's are excellent. There is really very little to choose between the both of them. Simon & myself have actually compared them. The Eleven does capture that little bit extra light which enables slightly higher frame rates on the dimmer targets ie on Saturn I was capturing at 49fps in IR on my recent image which should help in processing. I think simon usaully captures around the 40fps mark. I bet the big newt is no slouch in that department. I'm sure you will have another C11 or C9.25 at some point in the future and hopefully a real good one too.

Thats a very good choice Neil. But your not having mine😄

The Stella Lyra 8" as captured some amazing detail Neil. I'm loving the colour balance. Jupiter as a marble look about It which I really like. Thats the Beauty of the Cc's & Sct's Neil they may not be everybody's favourite Scope but for portability and ease of use makes them IMHO the first choice go to scope especially for planetary imaging. Me too😀

Hi Neil The big newt is certainly pulling out more resolution than the Cc. You can clearly see the cassini ring all the way around the globe on Saturn and for just RGB shot in twighlight skies that really is quite remarkable. Regarding the Adc I actually have my barlow camera side of the Adc at the moment but seems to be working ok. (still loads of time for experimentation) Your Jupiter image is showing lots of fine detail and that must have been captured in pure daylight so congrats on two excellent images.👍

They are excellent shots Kon all three planets are showing vast amounts of detail good colour balance and as Neil said the detail coming through on Mars looks very promising for the coming season.

I actually stayed up all night It's the ex nightshift worker still in me🙂 Hi Simon hope it wont be long before you can get to image the planets. I know you have a restricted view at the moment. Hi Neil thanks for the kind comment. It's my fault I did forget to add that I did use a Zwo Adc and very impressed with it too I thought it might be a bit of a learning curve but watched a couple of tutorials on line which helped alot. The planets are getting closer everyday now and with good seeing It just might be that perfect time to try the big Orion. Thanks for the kind comments and likes everyone.

This is another IR osc image of Saturn in much calmer conditions. I decided to up the sampling rate to 0.12pp to try and capture the cassini ring all the way around which is definetly being adventurous this early in the season. But the sensitivity of the Asi462c in IR and with decent seeing I'd like to think it as payed off? C11 x2 barlow Asi462c Baader luminance & IR685 filter

Yep very nice Neil you have certainly had your money's worth out of that scope.🙂

Some lovely sharp detail despite the windy conditions.

That is superb well done.

Hi Neil thats exactly what I did, But as you say the IR does mess with the colour balance quite a bit. I find if you introduce it gradually in two or three iterations it seems to have less effect on the balance. certainly worth giving it a go especially with the sensitivity in IR with the 462c camera.

My first time out this season and trying for the first time a OSC Asi462mc. I was in horror when I first saw the image of saturn on my laptop as It was just a blob of jelly. I could not get anywhere near focused as the seeing was that bad but with the onset of daylight, and a Baader Ir685 filter to the rescue I started to capture something more reasonable. The sensitivity in IR on this camera is exceptional definitely better than my Asi290mm. overall I was very impressed with this camera and really looking forward to trying it out in some decent seeing. C11 @ Fl 3400mm Zwo Adc Baader IR685 & luminance filter 2500 frames stacked each channel

A great set of images Trevor as Neil says the clavius & copernicus really stand out well.

Some lovely sharp detail in this image Peter.

Three very respectable images Kon especially given the seeing conditions. I think the saturn image though just edges it for me.

You have still managed to pull a fair amount of detail out Neil despite the horrendous seeing conditions all over the uk. It's a testament to your processing skills.

Some lovely detail on show in the full resolution image especially considering the poor seeing conditions you at to shoot through.

Very nicely done Trevor. Lots of stunning detail in the full resolution image.

Superb shots of the milky way especially for your first time. I do have a 550d dslr & nifty fifty so I have got to get out there and give it a go myself.

Thanks for your reply Neil. I will capture as is and colour balance later I'll also try stretching histogram white point in pipp although I am not that familiar with pipp but will give it a go. I would think the camera manufacturer/suppliers Know best so thats good enough fo me!

Yes I am just coming across this problem myself Neil. I think I will do the same as yourself and go with no barlow especially early in the season. My sct does enable me to move the mirror up the tube so I can add spacers on the back to help increase the focal length which should help? I wonder if one of your tripod legs sunk in the ground while you were imaging which could explain your polar alignment Woe's. Still a superb image Neil despite your alignment setback.

A very nice early capture.

Some lovely colour banding detail coming through Neil. I really am amazed for so early in the season do you think the 8"CC cuts through the murk a bit easier than the big newt.