orion25

Crackin' shot! Love the reflections in the lake, too!

Regards, Reggie🤩

Here are a few prime focus shots of Pons-Brooks using my Orion 127 Mak-Cass and Nikon D3200. The comet was nestled next to Hamal (Alpha Arietis), just north of Jupiter, an easy target!

In the U.S., the comet will be visible during the total solar eclipse on April 8!

Cheers!

Reggie

Nice go of it, Hals.  Jupiter and Uranus will have a close conjunction within a low-power telescopic view for a few days in late April (19-21). I plan on getting some shots. It will be a challenge because it's dropping low here in the States as well.

Cheers,

Reggie

4 minutes ago, Kon said:

Thanks Reggie. I can't wait for the planets to be back again.

I'm waiting on Mars. And edge-on Saturn!

Bravo, Kostas! 🚀

A beautiful farewell!

Wow! That's a whole lotta scope! Great first light! You're going to have lots of fun with that one

Reggie

21 hours ago, bosun21 said:

He means that the focuser can sometimes be pointing in very awkward positions due to using an EQ mount with a reflector. This can marginally be aided by when in the home position pointing the eyepiece straight up. This means that when you slew to either side of the meridian the eyepiece will be at a more respectable angle.

That's what I thought but wasn't absolutely sure. Thanks!

Beautiful image, Kostas! Thanks for sharing with us

Reggie

I'm curious about this as well.

Beautiful images. Great detail

Regards,

Reggie

Beautiful image, Harvey. Very smooth and natural

Regards,

Reggie

Great results!

Nice one, Kostas. It's been quite a planetary season. I look forward to adding Mars back into the loop and Saturn edge-on!

Regards,

Reggie

Cracking image, Pete! I've heard the conditions haven't been great there.

Reggie

I love your animations, Geof. Please, take good care of yourself

Regards,

Reggie

Words and phrases I avoid: never, always, one more, no more, just this time, my worst, my best, my last - they get me every time!

BTW, lovely, smooth and natural image, Geof

Beautiful image

Reggie

Awesome, John

Hi, my friend. I like the look of the first image (minus the crop lines); it has a more natural look. As to cameras, I LOVE my ASI 224mc. I use it as my exclusive planetary camera with my 180 and 127mm Maks. You can get one for really cheap given its age, and it is still top-notch. Here is one of my better images taken with it, using Firecapture and processed in Registax 6:

Some vital statistics:

Sensor: 1/3” CMOS IMX224/IMX225
Resolution: 1.2Mega Pixels 1304X976
Pixel Size: 3.75µm
Sensor Size: 4.8mm*3.6mm
Diagonal: 6.09mm
Exposure Range: 32µs-1000s
ROI: Supported
ST4 Guider Port: Yes
Focus Distance to Sensor: 12.5mm
Shutter Type: Rolling Shutter
Protect window: AR coated window
Operating System Compatibility: Mac, Windows, Linux
Interface: USB3.0/USB2.0
Bit rate: 12bit output(12bit ADC)

Regards,

Reggie

54 minutes ago, Hawksmoor said:

Excellent!

Didn't get to see it from here so great to see your image.

George

Thanks, George! I believe it was only visible from North America. I was fortunate to see it, especially dealing with the clouds, lol.

7 hours ago, Planetary Observer said:

Nice image

Thanks, Planet!

On 09/01/2024 at 16:50, geoflewis said:

Very nice Reggie

Thanks, Geof! I was dodging cloud the whole evening. I didn't get as much data as I wanted but I'm happy with what I got

On 07/01/2024 at 20:41, bosun21 said:

Nice image 👍. I'm itching to get some clear skies 🤞.

Thanks, bosun21! I'm sending you clear skies

On 07/01/2024 at 11:57, Graham Darke said:

Nice one Reggie! 

Thanks, Graham!