martin_h

want to Want to keep the NEQ6 mount in the obs, im planning to do planetary further down the garden which will be better placed, hence the new/second hand mount.

Looking at the replies given I'm probably looking at a Mac/SCT, colour ASI, ADC, Barlow/Powermate, mount. And all the bits to join it all together.

Many thanks all, lots to think about and plenty of numbers to tinker with.

Help wanted: Looking to dip my toe into planetary imaging, and to that end I need some advice on equipment needed. Around £1k total spend(perhaps) I require a scope, camera, mount and any other bits and bobs........................................... over to you. Be gentle.

10 hours of Ha and 10 hours of Oiii. 15 mins subs at 2x2 bin + 1 hour of RGB for the stars The outer shell is beginning to show now, just need another 20 hours!

10 each Ha - Oiii @ 15 mins Bin 2x2 As always more data needed, but the weather is not looking good for a while!

Having looked at it again(like one does) V2.0 Stars sorted a tad and background lifted.

Had a rare clear night Thursday so had a go at this one. 125@ 2 mins lum, 50 @ 2ins each RGB. 8RC/QHY9

My effort using Dradient XTerminator plug-in for Photoshop.

It was really bright this morning.

You beat me to it, I was frantically scanning through the instructions for the keys............(havnt used a handset for years)

There is a lot of dust around M45, and apart from around the main stars, will show as red.

You need to bin the darks and bias, but if you have a un binned flat that works ok, you can software bin it....reduce its size by 50%

EL panel with a ND filter in front and some diffusion for my RC scope.

There are a few muppits about in our street with laser pens, they shine them through the windows on occasion, but to hit an aircraft cockpit long enough to be a nuisance is doubtful.