neil phillips

For sure Craig. we all push too hard on occasion. What matters is we realize this the next day hopefully.

Some excellent detail in that. Not sure if you have tried microsoft ICE

Very Nice and very sharp

Cheers swoop

Update cleaned the primary. Probably my inexperiance with the technique. Still managed about a 3.5 inch sleek on one corner lol. But in the big scheme of things if you look at those large big mirror clips that havent stopped the mirror performing. I doubt it will amount to much. The reflectivity of the whole mirror is much greater. I think i felt it. on reflection ( no pun intended ) i should have moved away but tried to free it off the mirror. in what felt like only tiny hand movement. Hey ho, when the lunar images come i am sure it will seem less important.

Stopped in my tracks on the 24th Feb But processed and saturated a couple of panes Celestron 114 powerseeker EQ2 Single Economy RA drive. QHY462C Camera Now have my old Orion 10" 1/10th newt working fitted with a Antares 1/30th secondary. cleaned primary ect. Will still be sometime, as i need a bigger mount and drives. Also a SW Evostar 120 Achro. I got from a member here, again need a mount. Hopefully in a few weeks i will have them running. Good to get some better gear to play with. Regardless this old Celestron powerseeker has rocked my world what a amazing and sharp little scope. Its been good going back to basics, ive learned a lot beleive it or not

Interesting seeing this, i just got one of these scopes today. Nice images Fedele

Exactly right Craig. Btw loving your images on your website.

Thanks Craig. Still tweaking away, Can spend hours only to find the first process looks better. Sure you know what i mean

Nice detail. If your ever unsure of colour balance. Just go to registax and push RGB Balance. It shows the blue was a little low. If you push auto balance then Do all registax will auto correct the RGB balance. Its a great quick check and adjustment

Celestron 114 powerseeker, EQ2 Mount. Economy RA Drive. IR850nm QHY 462C Camera

Promising Mike. Hard to get dynamics and contrast, in daylight. With it being so washed out. But of course you know all this. Whats important is the sharpness. And it seems to have that doesnt it. Once the contrast and dynamics are there with night capturing. Its going to be a beast i am sure. Nice capture. Congrats again.

Hey thanks Cornelius i will contact them and ask much appreciated

I will try and find out. Many thanks

Hi guys getting a Stella lyra 6 CC soon. Wondering if there is any RA or dual motor drives that can still be got to fit this ? Looks like a old GSO EQ3 or some such The RA drive attaches on a side bar as in this example Bottom pic (not my mount just a example ) The top pic is my mount Does anyone know if such RA drives can still be got

Tottaly convinced by these arguments. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge. Its what i am going to do. Orderd distilled water. Will attempt this soon. Will post the result. Wish me luck guys. Thanks again for everyones input, it really has helped a lot.

Thanks again everyone. Starting to see some merit on using fingertips. Its not something i have tried before. So will update how it goes

Congrats Mike, Looks great. Enjoy

Thanks for the info on BP british Pharmacopedia = medical grade. I was always of the opinion you should not touch a mirror. So always used cotton. But i can see some merit in doing that way. Certainly a split of opinion on this it seems. As fas as distilled water is concerned there is so much choice and price variance. Hard to know which to trust. Anyone have any ideas about the purest distilled water ? Great discussion guys. Its most certainly helpful

Just noticed your using a Antares 1/30th. Just installed mine. Do you know if the secondarys are silicon over coated.

Your fast convincing me this is what i should do. Thanks for the discussion

Please elaborate. I am interested in peoples experiences. And finding the safest way to clean this. If the finger tip method is the best. Then i should certainly be doing it Thanks for the feedback

Yes thats what i read is best.

Used a shower head to do similar. The primary needs contact cleaning unfortunately

Hi Craig. The optical wipes being Zeiss can be trusted to be free of contaminants agreed. I seem to get sleeks with the slightest pressure. As such I still feel cotton submerged lightly floating over the mirror is my safest bet. Sleeks can be a hit and miss affair whatever is dragged over the surface. Would feel more comftortable doing techniques i have done before. But i am unsure of the best quality cotton wool.