paul mc c

This was a difficult one as it just barely skimmed the obsy roof, around 2 hours of 180 sec subs.

102ed, 533mc pro, l-enhance and asiair.

Could you run through your work flow for these images,I know you use a dob,but do you manually track...cracking images.

Stunning....

Around 5 hours of 300 sec subs, l-enhance, a bit orange but will work on it again.

102ed, 533mc pro ,asiair.

Hello all, is there any tube rings that would fit an ota with a diamater of 260 mm, it's a strange size I know but any help would be great.

Thanks Paul 

4 minutes ago, Fegato said:

Very nice data actually! - here's my effort with it.  I use Pixinsight, so the main thing here was using range masks to control the bright parts of the nebula while stretching the dimmer areas. Also processed starless using StarXTerminator. 

 

 

Brilliant...I am using APP, and gimp,will give it another go.

1 hour ago, Fegato said:

I'd be surprised if 3 minutes was too long at F/7 or F/11...   not sure which scope you were using?  ..and as Alan says, would be useful to know Gain setting.

M27 is quite bright, but not so much that it easily blows out. However, if you try and get the outer areas to come out in stretching, the centre does tend to blow out, so careful use of masks is probably needed to achieve that. Can you post your un-processed integrated image?

I was using the 102ed with 0.8 reducer,gain was 101.

This is the un-processed integrated image.

m27_half-Luminance-session_1.fits

Just over 2 hours on this.....can never get it right,it always seems to bright.

I was using 3 min subs with 533mc pro,this may be to long for this target, any ideas for sub lenghts.

Could only get around 4 hours on this between clouds and rain...

102ed, 533mc, pro l-enhance, Asiair.

Again the bright nights really limiting time for imaging.

Around 5.5 hours of 10 min subs.

102ed, l-enhance.

Small reflection nebula in Vulpecula, really fighting the bright nights here, but have to make the most of the clear sky.

102ed , 533mc pro , l-enhance and Asiair.

Around 8 hours of 180 sec subs,

102ed,  Baader film,  533mc pro, Asiair studio.

We bit of solar....

Taken over the last few nights,not best conditions with the sky really not dark this time of the year and the Moon to boot....

102ed, 533mc pro with l-enhance filter around 6 hours of 180 sec subs.

Nice sun dog today .

Got a chance to capture the nova.....surprised just how bright it is.

102ed, 533mc around 4.5 hours.

Hopefully m101 sn tonight..

This we beauty..from fellow forum member, cheers  Stu, and will be using it with this old scope with beautiful optics.

Hi all, just bought one of these used,but unfortunately there is an extension piece missing, can I source one,it's in the pics.

Thanks Paul 

Old school and new school....

Some nice seeing today between the clouds.

102ed and Baader filter,533mc pro,stacked in Asi studio. 

102ed 533mc pro around 6 hours.

I know you never remove it...

Wouldn't trust the bubble....