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Just looked up PI, those home page images are amazing.

idigitize I got PI simply because of the power of the stacking options, same data stacked with DSS and PI is just miles apart, its amazing really. also ABE and DBE imo are worth the price tag alone, just going to take some time to get familiar with all the functions.

really idigitize, ive found LR5 NR does a way better job, did not know they used the same raw conversion!

for me there is no looking back with PI now,

PI has a trial you can use with all functions unlocked, give it a try, especially stacking and ABE & DBE!

You need to tweak your settings, anything over 2min is a problem.

When I use my QHY on my MAK, I do it at F22, this seems to be the sweet spot.

my options will be either at F20 or F30, cant wait to try

my 300 is f4.9 but I have X2 , X3 barlows and a Televue powermate X5 and it's looking good for this evening here hope yours is as promising as mine.

looking clear from 10pm now! ill be guiding hopefully tonight!...

Think you need to treat yourself to that dome which is currently on eby.

id love to have the sky for a dome, i have to travel 30 mins to get to my dark site :(

I'm hoping that the clear skies forecast for tomorrow night are not too windy here in Wiltshire - getting desperate for a fix of AP!

Well done mate!

Great stuff! Congrats

thanks guys :)

hey it's more fun than mowing the lawn!

Dark skies out their tonight. hoping for the best for you!

Lol that is funny! I am sure it is fine, just make sure you thaw it in a way to make sure that as it warms water does not form ... hair dryer?

lol, ive just put it in the fridge now to cool down gradually..... im doing 600sec darks all night for my darks library....temps reading -2oC now so im feeling better lol

I know, I was taking the pee. The way you worded it for anyone that doesn't know sounds like the bulb has as packed up in the fridge causing you to have fridge darks or dark fridge.

DOH! lol i see what you mean Anthony lol :D :D :D

I hope you won't give your hobby a cold shoulder after this.. :)

haha nope they are all minez!!! :D thanks mate clear skies to you too :D

Nice and the Met says its going to be clear all night!

oh yes! :D

Welcome back we missed you lol !

thanks lol, good to be back :D

jammy!

:D

what are you getting stuck on iksose7?

Hi andy no problem at all, ask away when ever you need to andy :)

When it trys to solve it just goes on and on and on. Is it not only supposed to take a few seconds? I uninstalled it the other day because i want to start using it with my new scope. But when i installed it it said something about failing to download something. How do you add catalogs to it, do you know Martin?

mine takes roughly about 100 seconds, im in no rush tho even if it took 5 mins id be happy so 100 seconds is great in my eyes :)

check this tutorial out, i followed this and had no problems, really good tutorial :)

http://lightvortexastronomy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/tutorial-imaging-setting-up-and-using.html

Do you live in a cave?!!

lol

its a lovely scope :) not cheap with the carry case tho but well worth it, and its like free money with the rebate :D so WIN,WIN

Don't think the other half will see it that way.

I will say to her she can do what she wants with the rest of it as long as I get to buy my imaging scope first.

lol :D good luck

Congrats!

Thanks for the grats everyone :) he's so cute lol

Congrats all round, busy few months ahead, but on the plus side you can change filters/targets between feeds ;)

aligned through partial cloud, no point in even trying to guide with this cloud tho :(

Maybe. I will have ago at widefield photography first by bolting a camera to the top of the scope.

i do like a bit of widefield imaging, think ill next have a go at widefield when the summer milky way comes

well thats me polar aligned and star aligned, just need to wait for Andromeda to come round now to start guiding

I saw it as well. Managed to track it with my dob. Looked kind of like a very bright tie fighter. No detail though visually, just a lot of light!

i never bore of looking at the ISS, just dying to get a detailed image of it now lol instead of the normal wide field line streak going across the frame lol, will be having a few more goes tonight hopefully if the clouds behave

I caught it as well, I think it was brighter than I ever seen it before.

DOH! ,,,,,, i mean sunrise lol

:D :D :D Do you travel back in time?!