Miguel1983

You can also log your observations on Deepskylog and save some trees 😇

Carport, gardenshed and bicycle storage is included 😉

Haha 😆 , no it's the kids' playhouse

The observatory is nearly finished ! Door and window were finally ready, placed the window past week and the door just now with some help. Lights are installed. industrial closets were delivered this week. last point to check off are some electrical details, and hanging up some foto’s and posters and some painting.

I've been scratching my head to find a way to motorize my roof, haven't found it yet, nice to see someone did !

Nice !

incredible image , congrats !

Some updates.... The Pocket Powerbox failed on me recently, after some troubleshooting i found that the power connector wasn't good, so i had it soldered off and soldered the cable leads directly on to the PCB That wasn't the only problem unfortunately, i had an active 5 meter USB3 lead + a passive 3 and 1 meter lead running to the USB hub form my laptop in the warm room, but i was getting connection problems, so i've replaced the 5m + 3m by a 10m powered active cable, had no issues since. My Canon 750Da camera is upgraded by a ASI1600 and i'm using a ZWO OAG, so no more guidscope. I did piggyback - mount my Canon for future wide field shots. At the moment i'm still getting used to the ASI 1600 so didn't do much with the Canon yet. The outside flooring is done (Vietnamese Blue Stone tiles 50x50cm), so no more dirty shoes in the observatory 😇 Finally, i've installed a small electric heater, as the nights are cooling down now, i can begin enjoying having a warm room. I'm still waiting on my door and window (ordered since April 🤬 ) , and my lights

I'm a paid user too, as said, the creator deserves our support. Previously i've used BYE and stepping up to APT took a bit of getting used to, but APT is so much more, point craft is my best friend now 😁

Big dob 😍

The astro club solar section 😎 Coronado, Daystar , Lunt and TS 150 achromat with Baader solar film.

Hi all, currently attending Starnights in Zillebeke (Ypres Belgium 🇧🇪) , a starparty at the Astrolab IRIS observatory and organised by Parsec VZW. Attendance is approximately 100 people. Looks like the first night is going to be a winner, Clear Outside app predicts all zero’s !

Thanks, the seeing wasn't all that great yesterday, and i'm struggling a bit with the guiding via OAG (guiding was over 1,00") and settings for the ASI1600 which ar all new to me. Stepping up from a DSLR will have its learning curve, i did gather my RGB for this object too, but combining them into LRGB is also easier said than done for me 🙈

Fresh from the sensor, i've stacked the Lum-files while capturing the RGB. ASI1600MM Pro 45*120sec Gain 76 + darks, flats and bias

I would have to agree with icesheet, i had my C11 GPS before i had my refractor and i even never attempted deep sky with that telescope, the polar alignment routine for a wedge for instance is not easy and that 2800mm focal length will most likely drive you crazy. If you are new to AP i would also recommend a short focal length refractor, as will many other imagers.

Hi, a mono camera is more sensitive than a one shot color camera, but you'll have to put in more work to get that one color picture, LRGB for example means 4 times the work compared to OSC. As you mention, the extra filters do break the bank.

Hi, so recently i had first light with the ASI 1600 (see other post) , and reviewing my stacked image of the luminance + Ha layer i’ve noticed some smal lines in the image. I have tried adjusting the kappa an iterations in DSS as wel as a filter in the cosmetics tab, no effect however. Suggestions ? Thanks

I will check that, thanks for the tip

Yesterday i wanted to ad data to this target, so i had a imaging plan prepared, also i had my Canon 750Da piggy backing the ED80 to get some widefield shots on the area around M31. The forecast was very good so i planned the whole night in an image plan on APT 50x60s Lum 50x60s R-G-B and 40x180sec Oiii At the same time BYE would run the Canon for 300 30s shots Unfortunately something went wrong, PHD2 wasn't running wel (communication problem leading to time-out and shutting down guiding), communication with the ASI1600 wasn't responsive (images weren't loading on the computer) I finally gave up and so one clear night was wasted. Could running 3 camera's on one system have been the cause ? I can't see any other difference from the first light night other than adding the Canon camera.

Hi, last night i've used my new ASI1600 for the first time, last year my very first deep sky target was M31 so i didn't need to think about it. I've gathered 90x60sec Lum and 40x180sec Ha. RGB, and more Lum, Ha and Oiii are for clear nights to come.

A highly anticipated delivery from FLO arrived today 😍

I am 😆

Hi, electricity is nearly finished, only need to place some switches and the lighting. The LED strips however are placed. And i've placed a router so i'm online.

Mine is fine, but also don't like it, they should have put a knob on it like the azimuth bolts, only bigger.

Hi, i have an old C11 GPS HC firmware NXS4.12 and MC4.06. Last year i tried updating, couldn't get it to communicate with my laptop, so i did't bother since i was planning to defork the tube, last week i decided to mount it back on the fork, only to find out about the problem. There's a topic on CN about this, so i'm up to speed with everything, but as long as can't get the firmware updated, that doesn't do me no good. Could you tell me something more about your PC, there has to be a reason it wont connect with mine. Thanks