Allinthehead

34 minutes ago, emyliano2000 said:

Congrats and good luck, it's a great photo 😍

Emil

Thanks very much Emil, delighted to be shortlisted.

My image below made the shortlist😀

If you can stretch the budget this would be a great purchase. 

Open to offers too.

That looks great Mariusz, you must be pleased. Well worth the upgrade from your dslr.

Beautiful, unique image. Well worth the time invested.

5 hours ago, Rodd said:

Love the palette and processing.

Much appreciated Rodd.

Beautiful Triffid Peter, I just looked up that camera and it's a good thing I was sitting down, serious kit. 

18 hours ago, Padraic M said:

Superb image! Great colour and contrast.

Thanks Padraic.

18 hours ago, Sunshine said:

That is a beautiful image!

Glad you like it, thanks.

1 minute ago, tooth_dr said:

It’s a right bit at over a £1000 😮

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/takahashi-extenders/takahashi-15x-extender-for-epsilon-180.html

 I'll still be getting one, easier to hide than a new scope😇🤣

31 minutes ago, peter shah said:

stunning.....really deep

Thanks Peter, IIRC I decided to image this after seeing your beautiful image of this region.

I captured these photons in September/October but I couldn't get an image I was happy with until I tried again a few days ago. Still feel it's a little murky looking and I had to be very heavy handed with the noise reduction. Having said that I think it was worth the effort in the end and it's not often seen in rgb.

Shot through an Epsilon 130 with an Asi2600mc

130*180 second subs rgb gain 100

130*180 second subs Ha with the Stc Duo filter gain 100

Processed in APP, PI and PS.

Richard.

This may be of interest to some. https://www.takahashiamerica.com/blogs/product-announcements/takahashi-announces-extenders-for-the-epsilon-130d/

I wasn't expecting the 130/180 to also get extenders and I certainly wasn't expecting them to cost so much😬

On 14/05/2021 at 08:58, Xiga said:

Thanks Richard. Good to know, as I've no room for an obsy, but maybe something like your setup could be within my reach. Cheers!

I'm the same, back garden is too small so this was the best option. 

Some pics below.

9 hours ago, peter shah said:

Wow, what a combo....stunning bit of kit....gorgeous stars, I will be looking out for more results from this....great images beautiful processing

Thanks Peter.

9 hours ago, Xiga said:

Richard, I didn't know you used a pier. So do you leave your mount outside permanently? I see you don't have a Dome or RoR, so how do you protect the mount from the elements, in particular moisture? 

Also, do you need to use any other form of dew control other than the dew shield?

Yes the mount is outside all year round and is protected by one of these.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telegizmos-telescope-covers/telegizmos-365-scope-cover-for-8-9-fork-mounted-scts.html

It's a great cover but there can be a little moisture on the mount at times. No worse than what you might expect on a humid night.

Dew shield works very well, no need for anything else.

17 hours ago, harrythewho said:

@allinthehead What is the plate that you use (in one of the pictures in your original post) with the Takahashi ring? Thanks!

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/dovetails-saddles-clamps/stellamira-universal-losmandy-style-dovetail-bar.html

I had an aluminium plate made to fit the Tak rings then bolted that to the losmandy bar linked above.

On 08/05/2021 at 18:28, harrythewho said:

Superb first images! Very comforting just to know it is possible that the scope arrives with good collimation. I have the QHY version of your camera, the QHY268.

I ordered the 160ED a couple of days ago from Takahashi America. Was told ETA is September. Given the report above that ordering in December results in March delivery, I guess that's about right.

Thanks, and good luck with your scope when it arrives.

Nice Goran, that bright star deserves a close up too, looks like it's surrounded by nebulosity.

17 minutes ago, clarkpm4242 said:

Beautiful image!  Very nice touch on the processing.

Something to aspire to.

Paul

Thanks Paul, glad you like it.

3 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

Similar thing happens when doing wide field shots. Here is example from Stellarium. When I put in Canon 750d (APS-C) and 85mm lens:

I took group of stars - two of them in particular - when I align them to the left edge - line connecting them is angled one way with respect to vertical (top star is right of vertical and bottom is left). When I align same pair of stars to the right edge - angle changes - now top star is left and bottom is right. Whole frame "rotated". In fact - both frames are 0° - aligned with RA - but RA is not straight line it is circle on celestial sphere and as you track RA / circle - your frame rotates.

This is with perfect polar align. This effect can also lead to panels being rotated one with respect to another - and they always are - it is the FOV that dictates if this will be seen or not (small FOV - very small angle of rotation).

Nicely demonstrated, would I be correct in assuming that the effect is greater when imaging closer to the celestial poles?

On 08/04/2021 at 19:39, vlaiv said:

Indeed - it shows rotation well. Spikes change orientation.

You could be right - I think that polar alignment can also cause this. Not sure which was dominant cause here.

 

I'm assuming polar alignment is the dominant factor here as I had a fair amount of rotation between the three panels, I was forced to crop more than I would have liked as a result.

That's pretty cool.

Another fine image from Galway.😃

You're going to have to name your Rasa the IFN Hunter. That's some very feint stuff you're getting in very short integration times. Nicely done.

Very nice M51, you had a very fruitful weekend.