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al-alami

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  1. Well, in addition to the sandbags, I ordered this funcky sand bag.
  2. Apparently the night we were hit with winds gusting at around 45 or 50km per hour. I tried rebuilding but the focuser is too messed up, and the metal under the focuser got really bent. So, collimation of the focuser is next to impossible. ?
  3. Ohhhh I definitely would have been .... well .. not in a good state. I'm trying to decide if I want to get another 130 or move on. Lets just say that it's quite a difficult decision. And from now on, no matter what the weather is like, I will have sand bags on the tripod legs!!!
  4. I am sad to say that my 130pds has seen the last of it's imaging days. I very strong gust of wind blew it and my mount (HEQ5 Pro) over. The tube has got good selections of bends in it, and the focuser is a mess. ? I took everything apart and rebuilt it, but it seems the metal under the focuser is so bent out of shape that the focuser doesn't sit right anymore. I won't even talk about the focuser needing a helping hand to focus properly, so focusing is a 2 handed process. So basically it's easier and cheaper to buy a new one than to fix it. ? Unless someone has a used one they don't want any more!
  5. Thank you Adam. It all began with this thread, and help and advice from people like you.
  6. I believe this is my absolute favourite image I have taken so far! Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Camera: QHY 163M Filters: Ha + R + G + B Total integration time: 14 hours 15 minutes Exposure: Ha: 32 X 512 sec Red: 91 X 128 sec Green: 91 X 128 sec Blue 91 X 128 sec + Darks + Bias + Flats Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  7. Have I mentioned that I love this scope? Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro StellarDrive 5 Camera: QHY 163M Filters:Ha + O III + S II Exposure: Ha (green channel): 36 X 600 sec O III (blue channel): 36 X 600 sec S II (red channel): 36 X 600 sec Image data collected using: Sharpcap Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  8. Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro StellarDrive 5 Camera: QHY 163M Filters:Ha + O III + S II Exposure: Ha (green channel): 24 X 300 sec O III (blue channel): 24 X 300 sec S II (red channel): 24 X 300 sec Image data collected using: Sharpcap Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  9. I reprocessed the image in the Hubble palette. I still can't decide which I like more! Each has it's own personality. Naturally, all the exposure times are the same as above.
  10. Hi All, Its been a while since I've posted anything. Here is my new version of the Orion Nebula. Hope you like it. Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro StellarDrive 5 Camera: QHY 163M Filters:Ha + O III + S II Exposure: Ha (red channel): 100 X 9 sec 50 X 37 sec 50 X 75 sec 36 X 300 sec O III (green channel): 100 X 9 sec 50 X 37 sec 50 X 75 sec 36 X 300 sec S II (blue channel) 100 X 9 sec 50 X 37 sec 50 X 75 sec 36 X 300 sec Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  11. I am really happy with this result ... well so far Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Camera: QHY 163M Filters:Ha + O III + S II (Hubble Palette) Total integration time: 12 hours 45 minutes Exposure: Ha (green channel): 77 X 300 sec O III (blue channel): 39 X 300 sec S II (red channel) 37 X 300 sec Processed in DSS, Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  12. It's so nice when a target comes out a lot nicer than you were expecting Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Camera: QHY 163M Filters:Ha + O III + S II Exposure: Ha (red channel): 30 X 360 sec O III (green channel): 30 X 360 sec S II (blue channel) 30 X 360 sec Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  13. NGC 6888 Telescope: Skywatcher 130PDS Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Camera: QHY 163M Filters:Ha + O III + S II Exposure: Ha (red channel): 60 X 300 sec O III (greenchannel): 60 X 300 sec S II (blue channel) 60 X 300 sec Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC
  14. Starting on a new target last night ... M5 .... I only got time to capture the luminance channel then it started to rain ..... and the forecast is calling for three days of heavy dust!!!!! I'm quite sure I didn't buy any new equipment!!!!! This is about 90 X 64s exposures.
  15. I am quite happy with this result for now. I guess the light pollution is messing with my colouring, but the Ha detail is coming out really nice.
  16. I'm sure every scope has it's own "personality".
  17. I sometimes go back through it to get some inspiration. Also to remind myself that any mistakes I'm making are because of my lack of experience, and not because of the scope.
  18. Ohhhhhh thank you all. now I have to worry about my ego! The reason I think it's not perfect is because sometimes I'm not sure what I'm doing. Also I still have to get the coma corrector spacing right. (I wish I could do that while it's cloudy) But I'm getting there, slowly but surely. I'm sure this little scope is really helping me. Actually It's because of this specific thread that I purchased it.
  19. I lost my S II to dew, but I still like this version . It's not perfect, but I'm liking it :D. 15 X 512 sec Ha - Red channel 11 X 512 sec OIII - Green channel The Blue channel was synthesized from the other two Processed in PixInsight and PS Hope you like it
  20. My latest attempt at M42 in narowband 6 1/2 hours of Ha, 6 1/2 hours of O III and a synthetic green channel processed in Pixinsight and PS
  21. Thank you I have lots of detail in the 32 sec exposure of the core, well at least in that single shot, I might have lightened it too much somewhere along the way. Am not too worried since I will be reprocessing it again from scratch when I add more detail to the outer areas (they're a bit too noisy compared to the rest). I must admit, Ha always looks amazing, specially when you start getting the hang of it. Goof luck with the Optolong, sho us how it goes.
  22. Decided to start again on M42, it's such an artistic target I might add a third exposure of the outer areas since I think I can get more out of them. Filter: Ha Exposure: 60 x 128 sec for the outer area and 200 x 32 sec for the core Processed in PI and PS
  23. Hi All, Here is my second go at the seven sisters I'm actually really pleased with the result. 10 x 128 sec for Luminescence 20 X 128 sec for each of RGB Processed in PixInsight and PS
  24. Thank you for that info The more I use this scope, the more I love it!
  25. I love the double cluster ... I have no idea why 10 X 128sec each for RGB
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