Dan13

Hi Steve, i used SNR down to 70% to reduce the green but tbh the blue imo is quite a turquoise look so left it there, but yes maybe down to 60 wouldn't hurt. Starnet ++ is fantastic for stars and can use as a mask as well, so mask the stars and pop the colour in the nebula with messing with star colour. thanks again

Many thanks, appreciate it . such a beautiful target

Thanks Mark appreciate it

Thank you Adam

Beautiful image @Kinch looking forward to the final result!

East veil nenula. Starwave 80ED-R Starwave 50mm guide scope Heq5 pro Asi 120 mm-s Asi 294mc pro 30 X 240 secs 10 X dark flats 10 X flats Processed in pixinsight

Thank you

Thank you I'll take a look. I was looking at some cheap 200p's yesterday as I already own a 2 and 3x Barlow

Thank you! just need some clear skies! all the best

Great thanks Craig, appreciate it mate

the dob was more due to not having to keep taking my frac off the mount but the more I think of it a tube def seems the better option. Is the 200pds any good? I had the 130 and it was great so image the 200 should give a lot my FL for planetary but keep the imaging situation well

Moved on from my 600d to the asi 294mc Pro and optolong L-enhance. Hurry up clear skies!!

Thank you Geoff, some useful info appreciate it. I have a 50mm guide scope i could use for my finder and i was hoping to use my HEQ5 for the tracking, im wandering if a larger PDS would be the better way to go tbh ?

Morning, I have a dso set up but as per usual in this rabbit hole of a hobby im also looking to grab a fairly "cheap" planetary set up. I already have a asi 224 so ideally would like to use that in conjunction with an 8" or 10" Dob. I had an XT8 dob a while back (that i now regret selling) but always struggled to image with it, could someone advise on the best extentions and materials needed to make my 224 work with an 8 or 10" dob for imaging mars this coming oct. many thnaks Dan

Thabks Adam, yea give it a go mate it really works well ! Good luck

Cheers mark. Just watched a vid on the L pro on andromeda and it looked like it worked very well!

Hi, I've had some spare time, a chop saw and some wood so I make a wind/ street lamp protector for my rig. It worked really well last week so pretty happy overall. I've since lowered the middle bar as it interfered with a high target and also punched holes in it for an eyepiece stand 😎 It tucks away nicely down the side of the house and has wheels to move around.

I have a street lamp Mark but I made a make shift cover for that so I'm ok, I more want to pull some colour out but suppress the LP a little. Am i right in saying the L pro isnt great for galaxys or is that the l enhance?

Thanks Mark, will have a look at this video for sure. Just really torn on what to buy so hopw this helps my decision

Hi, I've been looking at the L-enhance, L-pro and tri band filters and posted a wanted add for one on SGL... I've been sat thinking and I ideally want to block some LP but also enhance some colour from my targets, I used to have a HA filter for my dslr before I switched to CMOS and just found on the sparse clear sky nights I just couldn't finish a HARGB. Is an UV/IR cut filter the better option for me? I live in bortle 5 skies and try to get 2 -4 hours per target time permitting. Does the L enhance shoot narrowband or does it just enhance the colour while blocking some LP? Many thanks for any input Dan

Hi , just before i pull the trigger on a new cam (switching from dslr) ive noticed that on astronomy told in the ccd suitablity it suggests there maybe slight under sampling at ok seeing due to it being "2.15 pixel where as it suggests being between 0.67 -2. is this really going to affect anything for mew at all? its a lot of money to spend and get the wrong cam Im using an 80ed with a0.8x reducer/Flat. The reason i didnt want the 183 is because it really impacts my fov?! will the 294mc pro be ok for this scope? thnaks Dan

That's great to know and fills me with confidence many thanks

Thank you I'm very excited to get out there. Will possibly post a review at some point

Been imaging with a newt for about a year, have now pulled the plug on my first ever frac. What beautiful engineering!! I'm so impressed, I hope it works as well as it looks and feels

I think id grab the 71 if it had a 1x flatner, i really dont want to go to 336mm FL, is the 71 that much better then the 73? and due to the 71 being a triplet is there still a huge need for the flatner?