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Obi Wan Ken00bi

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  1. Thanks for the advice. As I feel not very pro yet, and the issues you mention are there, I’ve decided on the easier esprit 100 ED with mono cam. It’s less of a beast, for good and bad. In the future I’ll get myself an 8 inch rasa (the 11 inch is too heavy for my eq6R pro)
  2. Another vote for the Esprit, I’ve done quite a bit of research as I was in doubt between the WO and Esprit. In the end there is little between them, but I went for the Esprit 100 because it seems to rival the Taks for a fraction of the price. Let me know if you go for the Esprit 80 as I have a brand new, unused field flattener for it laying around.
  3. Thanks for sharing your journey, and a warm welcome from Denmark ?
  4. Wow, a CGX mount, that's some serious hardware. Would you recommend the RASA if used mainly for mono imaging?
  5. Hi SGL, I've been imaging with a Newton 8" on a EQ6-R Pro for quite a while now, using a OSC, the 6 megapixel QHY8L. Here are some results, just for you to see where my level is at (and we always like to share our work anyway eh?!) I'm taking the next steps in this wonderful (and sometimes frustrating) hobby. The budget is around 4000 dollar/pound. The need: I have developed a special interest in nebula and wider field targets (like Horsehead, Heart/Soul, Rosetta, M42, M45, larger clusters, etc) I want to up my game, by getting more and finer detail in my images and don't like the collimation process too much to be honest I would like more control over the colors and being able to, for example, pull out more detail on Ha, OIII and SII spectra. Also I'd like to play with the Hubble palette Easier guiding by reducing focal length Therefore, I've decided to get an APO refractor for the first time, in the range of 400-600 mm (to complement my 1000mm Newt). To keep a good pixel size and do narrowband imaging, I also need a new camera, and I'm kinda set on a mono CMOS, the QHY163M with 36mm filterwheel with LRGB, Ha, OIII and SII filters. That's 2000 dollar/pound spend. As for the scope, I thought, why not get the best of the bunch within the 2000 dollar/pound price range: the F5.5 Esprit 100ED? I've been pretty much set on this beauty and have already placed a pre-order. BUT, then I saw this review by Astrobackyard on an interesting new scope, the RASA 8", which is 400mm at F2!!!! His review was very positive (like most of his reviews to be honest) and I was blown away by the speed. I live in Denmark and getting long subs in is sometimes a problem with clouds and fog/dew, but then again, I'm not in a rush with this hobby to be honest. The price is similar, but the light gathering of the RASA is so much better on paper. I know there is some tricky focusing because of the speed, and you can't attach a filter wheel, but using 60sec subs instead of 10 minutes ones more than compensates for this and you can do mono with a filter drawer right? The thing is however, I can't find really amazing images from this scope (or it's bigger brother the 11") on astrobin, while the Esprit 100ED comes up with a lot of pretty, fine detail images; the stuff I'm after. Ease of use also is a big deal for me, I love fiddling around during the day and home, not in the field. It's a first world problem, but what would you do in my situation? (btw, I'm not interested in using the new scope for visual btw)
  6. Hi! Very interesting thread. Just curious, are you still happy with your RASA?
  7. Hi! Thanks for all your tips! That website link is exactly what I was looking for. Great stuff. It’s difficult for me to dig these things up being English speaker (but once I’ve found the correct page I can google translate it off course). I’ll let you know once I have more concrete plans. Looking forward to the dark skies, good weather and sangria.
  8. Welcome! Tenerife, omg your skies must be amazing. That astro apartment sounds awesome! I might hire that one day
  9. Hi Carballade, your setup is impressive and your images are stunning!! ? Well done I'm actually thinking of doing an astrophotography holiday this summer in Spain for 2 or 3 weeks. I'm living in Denmark and I have all this nice equipment, but quite bad weather and skies. I want to combine it with seeing some culture and relaxing at the costa off course, so the region of Barcelona has my interest. Do you have any tips on where to go (I'm thinking to have a holiday house where I can set up my equipment or just do nightly adventures) or do you know anybody / local astronomers group (maybe yourself even?) who may want to join for some imaging nights? Adios! Jonathan
  10. Haha yeah I saw his video too. Most of us have to save up to get a mount like this. A once in 5 year purchase (for me at least). He has a HEQ5 and a CEM60 standing, AND now an EQ6R Pro as well for free. Life isn’t fair eh? btw, would it be fun for this owners club to meet up one day? If night preferably....
  11. Hi Steve. Just tried this pdf and it works like a charm! No backlash anymore. Thanks a lot. I've emailed the document to my supplier as well. Obi
  12. Thanks for the reply! I know what you mean by weather and laziness.... when you do get a good night a lot time other things have come up right? It feels like it’s a bit of a pain in the ass the whole process.... Like said I was planning on getting the WO61 with my QHY8L on either this mount or the SkyGuider Pro and a 50mm guide scope, mainly for traveling purposes or when the big setup is making long exposures. But if it is that hard to get any good shots, it might not be worth the trouble.... keep us us posted if you make some more pics. The m42 looks cool!!
  13. That seems very doable. Thank you so much for replying. I’m doing that tomorrow will let you know how it goes.
  14. That’s beautiful!! Well done. I’m amazed by that pic, in south UK skies. Do you use light pollution /narrowband filters? Off-topic a bit I realize atm it doesn’t even get nautical dark in north Denmark. Crazy. I will order the cable next month, when my astronomy budget is replenished.... this month I got a QHY8L and baader coma corrector on top of the new EQ6 last month so I’m holding off on purchases until the new salary comes in. Can I reach out to you with possible questions when the time comes?
  15. Hi GuLinux! Any new experiences and photos with the 60mm and sky adventurer setup? Are you guiding as well? And how are your experiences regarding alignment, finding targets and sub-lengths? I’m leaning towards the WO61 with SA Mount...... Cheers!
  16. Thanks!! Awesome comment, I'll save this one and order a EQ mod cable after summer is over (and I can image again)...
  17. Thanks for that great explanation Mikey. So, you do alignment via eqmod? What do you mean with plate solving software?
  18. Haha yeah wires suck! I know the feeling. Im not sure what you mean by turn of the tracking of the mount? The mount does the basic tracking, by polar aligning it and running the 2 or 3 Star alignment program you set that up. After aligment you can take subs of 30 seconds or there abouts, depending on how good a job you did. If you want longer subs, you start guiding ON TOP of that. PHD gives small adjustment to improve the mount’s basic tracking.
  19. Great stuff and welcome to the club!! It’s just an awesome mount isn’t it? Hope you have a nice telescope and mobile power supply to go with it? Enjoy the Star party!
  20. Hi all! my brand new EQ6 R Pro arrived today. When assembled, I’ve noticed a little bit of play / free movement in the RA axis. Clamps are offcourse fully tightened. Is this normal? How did you experience this? The dec seems ok. My old cg5 also has this, but I thought this mount didn’t have this backlash.... See the video, but its hard to see https://youtu.be/8eiAK6FnBkU Obi edit 2: it's normal, I am no longer worried and a proud member of the club! What a stable mount. LOVE IT! edit: I haven’t started up the mount yet.... out of precaution. But this may actually tighten up the belt when I do?
  21. clouds for weeks now!!!

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    2. Pig

      Pig

      It does seem to be never ending ATM

    3. Obi Wan Ken00bi

      Obi Wan Ken00bi

      Haha you got a heq5 pro and now its clouds clouds clouds?

    4. Gutross

      Gutross

      oh i wish, heck i wish i had a scope worthy of that mounts, it just seems the amount of clouds is equil to the cost of what youve just purchased

  22. clouds clouds clouds

  23. pfff want to see and capture the SN. Clouds^2

  24. Three very clear night coming up monday, tuesday and prolly wednesday!

    1. Space Dragon

      Space Dragon

      Where ? .....Australia...?

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