Neil I

Thanks to a couple of clear nights last week I was able to complete this image of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51. LP wasn't as bad as normal, which helped get a decent result. This is 6.5hrs of LRGB taken with 200mm f4.5 reflector and SXVR-H814 mono camera. First image is full frame and second is a 100% crop of the Galaxy.

As this thread hasn't been updated for a while , here is a pic of the Rosette nebula that I took earlier this year.  A couple of hours of 20 min Ha and OIII exposures, mapped to RGB (had to synthesize the green as I wasn't able to get any SII data).  I had hoped to finish it this year but I think I've left it too late to get more data. Really happy with what I've got so far though 

Here are a couple of pics of my latest scope. I've only ever used one other scope, an Orion Optics 200mm reflector, which I used for some great deep sky imaging. I wanted to try to image some larger nebula so decided on this short fl 65mm quad. I havent used it in anger yet but test shots I got yesterday show pin sharp stars to the edge of the ccd so I've got my fingers crossed for some good results when the skies finally clear.

Cheers

Neil

Ordered an EQ6 Syntrek and EQMOD yesterday afternoon, at a very good price. Got home from work this afternoon and it had already been delivered

Excellent service guys

Cheers

Neil

What can I say.......fantastic

I emailed a question to FLO about a DSLR adaptor and got a reply from Steve within a few hours of them receiving it. Placed an order for the adaptor and some cleaning fluid that afternoon and it was waiting for me when I got home from work the next day. Excellent service.

Neil