Eris

Very nice, lovely detail. Wanted to get this region myself but weather did not co-operate. Well done.

Having recently acquired a C11 I managed to grab a few shots of the Moon recently after ending a session on Mars. This was the first time I have had the opportunity to observe the Moon through this scope and despite only being around 20 degrees above the horizon at the time the results were surprising. I especially like shooting over the south pole to try and catch the mountains on the limb and for the first time I have managed to record some subtle shading on the distant mountains themselves. I am looking forward to seeing what I can get out of this scope over the winter when compared to the 8" Edge HD I have been using for years .

Pretty stable conditions on this night which allowed nice views of the high altitude clouds on the limbs and the polar hood. Elysium Planitia was easily visible in the lower half of the image, looking like a bright bulge and Elysium Mons can be seen as a slightly brighter spot in this bulge. All round a cracking night. Fingers crossed for more in the coming weeks. Clear skies all.

I have managed to get a few images of Mars over the past month despite rather poor atmospherics at my site (I have to observe over houses which does not help) but I am pretty happy with the initial results and look forward to grabbing some clear nights in October. Three of the images are taken with an 8" Edge HD scope and another with a newly acquired C11 scope. It is interesting to see the difference in resolution between the two scopes in the two of the shots of the Meridiani Planum region taken under very similar conditions. The C11 image, whilst still very soft, does hint at more detail within the surface features. Fingers crossed I will manage to get some stable conditions to push the C11. I do think the recent purchase of the ASI 290mm has also helped obtain some images under less than ideal conditions due to its very fast frame capture rate. The RED and IR channels were up around 100 - 130fps. Green and Blue were 90 and 80(ish)fps respectively. Clear skies all. Rob

That is really cracking., great detail and love the animation. I have a C8 and have not yet managed to get this sort of clarity. Well done.

I have only managed to see the comet four times up until now but at least saw it at its best. I got my best prettiest shots on the 11th July and these are posted in this forum but I thought it worth posting some of the other images I have processed recently of the comet. Now as the moon is back it will be considerably fainter next time I see it. This has been a really nice comet and well worth staying up/getting up late to see and image. It's about time we had a good naked eye comet, lets hope this is the start of a trend and we get more in the next few years. 17th July 00:48 - Canon EOS 100d 70-200 F4 lens set to 70mm F5.6 ISO 1600 20" 16th July - Canon EOS 100d through Celestron Edge HD 8" ISO 800 3 mins of 20" exposures combined in Deep Sky Stacker set to track the comets nucleus leaving star trails. 20th July 00:20 - Canon EOS 100d 70-200 F4 lens set to 126mm F4 ISO 800 3x80". NGC2841 is also visible as a small smudge around 3o'clock from the comet .

Had my first proper view of NEOWISE this morning after only one previous view the morning before between thick cloud. Living in the beautiful Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire in the UK it is not always easy to get a clear view of the horizon due to the hilly nature of the Forest however, the placement of the comet this morning put if right over one of the large ponds nearby. The view of the comet in this idyllic setting was quite something but then to be complemented by a stunning NLC display was truly memorable. A wonderful morning under a beautiful sky. Assuming I have uploaded the images correctly the image details are as follows: Wide/panorama shots: Canon EOS 100d with L series 17-40 mm lens set at 32mm, ISO 800 with 13 seconds each exposure for the three images in the panorama Close up image: Canon EOS 100d with L series 70-200 set as 150mm, ISO 1600 and 800 stack of 11 images with a total time of 2 mins. Tracked using a Omegon Mini Track LX2 All the best and clear skies to you.

This is a lovely comet which I have also been following, mainly as a test of new guide kit i recently purchased. Nice shot, brings out the subtle tail which I'm finding difficult tonight due to haze. I'm currently day out with the scope playing around with tracking and exposures on comet Atlas Y6. Good hunting.