steviemac500

HI, I will be selling this package (80)in a couple of weeks when my new Esprit 100 gets here. It comes with a moonlite focuser as well. Message me if you are interested. Steve

Everything as in the pic. Surplus to requirements as I upgraded a while ago. It’s been used on my ED80 and worked really well and could hold my Moravian no problems. £70 plus postage.

Hi. Don’t know if your still looking but if you are, I will have an 80 ED for sale soon.

Thank you all!

Another M42........my camera has just returned from being repaired and I have never really had a chance to do this target justice as its on the wrong side of the house so I thought why not? This was also the first target that I have used the Pegasus Astro Focus Cube for its entirety - works like a charm! This is an LRGB HDR image. 54 x 300s in Lum and 18 x 300s in each of RGB. For the core I did 60 x 10s in each. Having never done an HDR image before, I processed each exposure length separately (background modelization and cropping) then combined each exposure in PI. I then did the HDR combine and used HDR multiscale transform for the core - I don't think it's overdone? This was then followed up by usual colour calibration and a spot of TVG denoise. Hope you like it! https://astrob.in/395046/0/

Thanks for the replies everyone. I have gone for the SW Esprit 100 in the end so shouldn't have any issues now. Thanks again!

HI, I have been given permission to get a new Tak as an upgrade from my ED80. I am getting a little put off by optional extras that I think i will need though. I own a Moravian G2-8300 and currently guide through the 9 x 50 scope using a ZWO ASAI1120MC. My mount is an EQ6 on a pier. Can anyone give me a list of what else I will need to get the rig up and running so I have an idea of final costs please? Thanks, Steve

Works perfectly just not compatible with my new laptop so upgraded to a colour version that runs on USB 3. £100 posted. ****SOLD****

Thank you.

Hi Nick, yes I was in two minds. I ran SCNR but to my eye I just preferred the way the colour changed between the blue and green.

This is my take on the wall in the Hubble palette. Taken a while due to bad weather and playing with the new Pegasus Astro autofocuser. It has10hrs in Ha and Sii and around 6 in O3 - all 1200s exposures. Channels processed separately and then stretched to the same levels in PI. Combined in PS with selective colour tool to adjust to Hubble palette.Then Magenta star reduction followed by star erosion to enhance the nebula. Resisted the urge to do more processing as I don't think it needs it. There's a little green running through but I left it in as I think it offers a nice contrast in the colours. Hope you like it. Hi Res version is linked below. https://astrob.in/378241/0/

Correct me if I’m wrong, but won’t there always be issues with the hitec DC focus as it’s not a stepper motor?

Hi thanks for the reply. What I'm really trying to do though is avoid spending another £1000!

Posted this in another area but this may be a better place for it. Hi all, I have a Moravian G2-8300 which I love. When I bought it, I got it with the internal FW which only holds 5 filters. I am becoming increasingly frustrated by having to change the filters out when I do NB (retaking flats) etc. Ideally I would like a bigger FW to hold all the filters but after speaking to Moravian, it is not possible to backwards engineer the camera to do this. I am tempted to buy a OSC (ZWO ASI294 PRo) to do away with RGB filters altogether and keep the Moravian solely for NB. This seems like an expensive option though? Another option could be to sell the Moravian and buy another camera with external FW to hold all the filters but I'm not sure what I would buy to compare to the G2-8300. I'm also concerned about losing quality with a OSC. My wife has said just buy the other camera but I was hoping for some advice before I take the plunge or if anyone has a better solution? Thanks in advance, Steve

Hi all, I have a Moravian G2-8300 which I love. When I bought it, I got it with the internal FW which only holds 5 filters. I am becoming increasingly frustrated by having to change the filters out when I do NB (retaking flats) etc. Ideally I would like a bigger FW to hols all the filters but after speaking to Moravian, it is not possible to backwards engineer the camera to do this. I am tempted to buy a OSC (ZWO ASI294 PRo) to do away with RGB filters altogether and keep the Moravian solely for NB. This seems like an expensive option though? Another option could be to sell the Moravian and buy another camera with external FW to hold all the filters but I'm not sure what I would buy to compare to the G2-8300. I'm also concerned about losing quality with a OSC. MY wife has said just buy the other camera but I was hoping for seem advice before I take the plunge or if anyone has a better solution? Thanks in advance, Steve