Ibbo!

I fitted a EQ5 Go-To kit to mine when the SS2000 gave up the ghost.

Quite easy to fit and works well.

The fit could be a bit better but you cannot see it in the dark.

I have moved my post so as not to distract from the OP's in California nebula thread.

I found that the Ha & S2 were much stronger.

Here are my NB stacks from earlier this year.

Not saying there is no O3 but it is very subtle in my captures or do i have a problem with the O3 data.

Ha

O3

S2

IIRC the Jellyfish in Gemini is the same.

It stopped the 127 hitting the ground.

It won't connect I suspect it is the USB connector.

I was rushing to swap to Ha.

17 hours ago, rcwinter said:

 

Hi Ibbo

Great captures, lovely detail, so complex,

I opened up the obsy only to find the scope needs to be raised as it’s below the southern wall, Dohhh 

I need a rising pier to left it high enough, I will try again today just incase I can find away around it 

Richard

Thanks Richard.

Its that time of year for musical mounts -just wait for the music to stop.😄

1 minute ago, Jamgood said:

@Ibbo! I'm a complete newbie to Astrophotography and even more so to Solar imaging. I literally got a Solar filter on Thursday 26th in the post and Friday 27th was clear for a bit and I had my first "go". I spent much time just looking at my computer screen in awe and amazed that I got to see sun spots for the first time, on my first time.

Looking at the image I took (one shot) and then looking at yours, shows me in more detail what I was actually looking at, so thank you for sharing. Maybe one day in the future, I'll be able to take images like yours. 👍

Here's mine.

Very good start.

I'm sure you will.

I don't hunch as my pc is on a stand with a shroud and a thermal blanket to act as a shield., I spend hours out there.

The 127 is a recent toy that I got for use with the HW and  yes briefly but the seeing was not up to it I'm afriad.

I am hoping for better when its gets a bit higher next year, at present it gets about 15° max.

11 minutes ago, Kitsunegari said:

i know what you mean about forgetting stuff, and leaving equipment unattenteded.     I have the same issue right now,  need to carry my mount 100 yards away from the house, then the telescope. Then I have to load up a wagon to carry the batteries ,cables, controller, computer etc....     When i forget to put something on the wagon, its certainly is bothersome.

 

Today i forgot the chair!!!!  

That would be OK for me as I stand 😄

Good set Brian.

35 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Lovely set Steve, been dying to have a go at that new AR, forecast clear sky and no wind this morning but ended up with thick fog all day.

Dave

Thanks Dave .

So have I .I thought I had missed out as the forecast was good for Thurs when I went to bed at about 4-30 am and we had cloud all day, I was most suprised to wake up to the sunny skies on Fri as the cloudy forecast is usually correct.

Thanaks a lot folks.

4 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:

. How do you find the Ca K Lunt b600 for imaging?

I use it on either the ED80 or Tak 60.

With the Chameleon cam I did a a 3 pane mosaic(I can do 2 but it can fail to register esp if its a low activity day)

There is some vignetting but I use a flat field and gentle use of shdows & highlights in P/S.

I really could do with an electric focuser though.

Seems like ages since my last view of our local star.

At this time of year I need to move the mount around so I can get a chance to view it but from home but it still creeps across the rooftops.I do have a spot earmarked only a few hundred metres away that overlooks the fields and would be much better, but if I forgot something it would be a royal PITA as I could not leave the kit unattended even for a short while.

Ha Lunt 60mm double stacked with coronado rich field tuner.

Cak Lunt BF600 with the ED80.

WL Herschel Wedge continium filter Bresser 127/1200 frac.

All taken with the Pt Grey Chameleon cam.

Do the clicky thing for full res (well worth it for the Cak image IMO)

There a lot of geosync sats in that area that do move slowly.

1 minute ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Nice shots. No luck here, alas

Thanks Michael, if the forecast is to be believed I may have a window in the morning and Sunday afters but then it looks like another week, what happened to the odd cool/cold sunny days we used to get at this time of year.

4 hours ago, xtreemchaos said:

great shots Steve, no chance here mate with the weather mate. charl.

Thanks Charl -1st sol in a month.

7 minutes ago, Luke said:

Nice one, Steve, that's a lovely view to brighten up a cold, rainy day here!

Thanks Luke ,back to normal raining here now.

I am impressed you got anything.

I think my upgrade was worth it to me.

It is quite a jump in cost and I don't think the resulting image is 3 to 4 times bettter and that decision is yours only from say £50 to £200 is quite a leap for a 2" the 11/4" is cheaper @ £150 GBP.

This is what we have had the last 2 days .

There will be sunspots there but I can't quite make them out.

Neat

Its been nice to see a planet away from the horizon.

It will also be higher for us NH types in a couple of years.