R26 oldtimer

Had a similar neighbor a couple of years ago. I asked really politely to turn off the lights, even invited him for a session, which he rudely declined. Then I just set both of my scopes and cameras facing various windows of his house for a couple of days. When he came complaining, I complained back that since I couldn't stargaze then I would just.... gaze. It's been 3 years and those powerful bulbs haven't tasted electricity since.

I don't think that he says that he is dissatisfied with the scope, just with the extra and seperatly charged "check service". My feel is that since the vendor, whoever that is, decides to offer a full refund, that should be for the product/service in question and not the full order.

6 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Yes JeremyS a HANDLE 😁😁

Hmmm... That front aperture cap looks like a standard GSO one with a very tight fit. Perhaps a small handle is in order... 🤔😂

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That's correct, in the trifid nebula, only the Ha lobe appears and it will not capture the blue one (reflection).

It would make sense for a tri-band if it was to capture three nb signals in the three distinct parts of the spectrum red-green-blue. It's a shame that SII is not in the greens....

I have the optolong l-enhance.

First of all let's see what this is all about. These are not light pollution filters. Perhaps not the best narrowband band or with a tight bandpass but they are NB. So what your imaging is not enhanced rgb, it's HOO. Is it pure HOO? Not entirely because your camera's rgb array has not steep cutoff, so some red and blue creeps in to the green and vice versa, but that's a different subject. The bottom line is that you get similar results as you would if you used two different nb filters (Ha & OIII) in two sessions but you get that same data in one session.

Go for the L-eXtreme if you can afford it.

Sometimes it's easier to spend money than time...  If you have plenty of both then you're truly lucky!

I have the optolong l-enhance and thinking whether should I upgrade to the L-eXtreme. I think that the name of the game is separating the narrowband signals. Since most osc cameras have Rgb arrays, then it comes down to isolate the signal from  Ha on the red channel and OIII from the blue/green, or perhaps SII and OIII or sii and Hb. Then as is the case with conventional nb filters, the tightest bandpass wins.

I think I'll wait for an L-supermaxHOO with 5nm OIII & Ha bandpass and an L-supermaxSIIHbHb with similar bandpass on SII and Hb. 😋

😁 Yes, it looks more artistic this way, or APT's point craft & ps2 thinks the center of ic1795 lies on its tip.

Perhaps a mosaic is in order for this one, but this is another adventure for the future!

I 've recently aquired an sxv-h9 mono camera, to see what's all this fuss about mono. Athough it is an old camera, it has a very succesfull and classic sensor. I can see why!

You could do a lot worst for a first telescope purchase, and not much better ( just better oriented to specific targets or observing conditions).

You've got yourself a very decent all-rounder for visual (mostly planetary and smaller & brighter dso's), eeva, and wide field astrophotography  with a camera lens or a small ED telescope later on.

Enjoy!

That's a clickbait for sure! I came in expecting an ED triplet / lanthanum eating dog because the homepage displayed half the title 🤣

The 290 would make a difference compared to the 224, if you are going for mono. If not get the 224 cheaper, and save for a 294. Of course, there is the lodestarx2c which is still a very nice and sensitive option.

It's been two weeks and no one has claimed the astro goods. Makes me wonder if the particular items weren't stolen, but the thieves found a way to finance their transition from visual to astrophotography 🕵️‍♂️🤣

Have you tried platesolving and Mosaic By Coordinates?

You can't connect sky safari to the mount without synscan app.

Very, very nice result!

I have left my 10" dob at my in-laws, who live at a very dark mountain village. Sometimes I take my astrophotography setup there and use the dob while imaging, or travel light just to find a ready to go dob with a couple of eyepieces already there. They do take their glimpse of the universe occasionally, even though they knew nothing about astronomy.

It seems that you are about to embark on a great journey. The journey, or should I say odyssey, of getting the "there can be only one scope", only to return after a long time to your Ithaca. A 10" dob coupled with an eq mounted ed frac covers all the bases of astronomy - visually & photographically.

Of course YMMV...

This is a long shot but you can use a sharp straight screwdriver as a lever, between the gap of the adaptor while trying to unscrew it (as you did before). This might give you that little bit extra torque to unstuck it.

P.S. use a better screwdriver than mine.

Following with interest

I've been trying to find those subs, but they are gone. Anyhow, didn't try with ha filter because of this "bokeh" effect although CA was also horrible.

The jupiter 135 f/3.5 is more decent especially with a smaller sensor and narrowband but don't expect anything better than a modern entry level 70-200 or 70-300 zoom

Well... been there.

You know, it's the king of bokeh and this applies also to astrophotography even at f/5.6. It had the most psychedelic stars I've ever seen forming circular comatic stars.

Great lens for portraits though!

That looks very pleasing!

8 minutes ago, Neil H said:

Thanks guys i do enjoy planets , lunar, and would like deep space i would like to pop my asl224 camera on it to see if its better than the VX8L 

If you practice eeva, then fast optics rule, so the 120 F/5 will be a better choice. Combine that with the Asi224 and even an l-enhance filter and sharpcap and you can start dso hunting. You'll need a tracking or a goto mount though.

Another vote for the bresser 127L, had one and it was great, trade it only for a SW 120ed. Make an aperture mask to stop it down to 100mm or even 80mm and you get an F/12 - 4" or a virtually CA-free 80mm F/15 scope.

Mind you, it's long and heavy, a Heq5 mount will be a lot better than eq5.