Dave scutt

14 minutes ago, paul mc c said:

Hope there is a nice ZWO related prize.....😁

Not now you ruined it for everyone 🤣.

Only joking it's in the post

Finding the limit of my phone.

Instead of where's Wally , have fun in where's the Galaxy's.

Orion.

Google pixel 6 pro 

Wow if I can see Saturn and the Rosette Nebula like those pictures I have to get one and throw my dob away😂

6 hours ago, MalcolmP said:

scrubber ?

 

Fits scrubber 

39 minutes ago, Bobby1970 said:

Come on Dave, share your tips on how to get such a great image from the Dwarf, would be great to get your input for the benefit of the rest of us. 🙏

2 X 800 X 15 subs,  ,70 gain ,lights, 50 darks, IR Pass, no filter.

Stacked in siril, processed in siril, scrubber, and Photoshop .

1 hour ago, Bobby1970 said:

First light with my Dwarf last night. 

All 15s, 80 gain, stacks taken from dwarf and a stretch, crop and noise reduction. 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking. 

Nice images Rob.

I love my drawf but still learning to process.

30 minutes ago, MalcolmP said:

What mobile OS ? If Andoid read on , , i
I have Gimp (free) on Windows desktop and it opens those fits so --  
there is a GIMP app for Android on G.Play, might be worth a try but could be a bit of a challenge to do much on a small screen !  ( at £1.70, but is that one off or monthly, I dont know the pricing structure of GP )

Thanks to @powerlord for showing ' original out of device ' capability, better than images of the capability of downstream software !
 

Thanks for the head up on the gimp app

15 minutes ago, MalcolmP said:

Is that a full frame or a crop, and what integration time ?

It was cropped , you get field rotation if not polar aligned .

100 x 15 subs

70 gain

22 minutes ago, M40 said:

Maybe thats the answer, hit a few of the larger targets with the d2 and then move on to the ss50 later. I  am looking forward to seeing a few d2 images, so please do post any you get.

Only edited on snapseed, so not that good.

Packman nebula. 

Heart nebula. 

Pleadies. 

Andromeda 

If I start saving now hopefully by the time I could afford one they might be back in stock.

I suppose the D2 is OK on big targets but not so good on small like ring nebula etc

Not sure what to do now sell the D2 and get a seestar,  keep the D2.

Can't afford both

Just now, powerlord said:

you'll need something that can open fits files. on mac - quickfits. on windows - Siril ? then set it to auto stretch. hold on, give me a mo and Ill do it and post the jpgs

stu

Thanks.

I'm on my mobile no laptop , that's why I don't do much processing. 

3 minutes ago, powerlord said:

here's the main one:

That's 30 mins. Be aware that was processed off camera though (i.e. I stacked it, and used Siril, affinity photo, etc). I didn't post the live stack image I'm afraid. But anyway, that give you an idea what you can get in 30 mins - which is quite impressive imho. Here's the live stacks - I stopped and started a few times and didn't continue the stack I don't think at least on some occasions - I'm afraid the naming doesn't allow you to see the start stack time so impossible to tell for sure, so these fits are the live stacks of just a fraction of that time. That's one of the benefits of stacking off camera, you can save em up over multiple sessions on the night or different nights.

anyway, here's 4 live stack fits as they came off the S50

Stacked_NGC 6888_10.0s_20231006-195128.fit 11.87 MB · 0 downloads Stacked_NGC 6888_10.0s_20231006-204513.fit 11.87 MB · 0 downloads Stacked_NGC 6888_10.0s_20231006-205248.fit 11.87 MB · 0 downloads Stacked_NGC 6888_10.0s_20231006-210721.fit 11.87 MB · 0 downloads

Can't seem to open those files

Can any share there images before processing them.

I have a D2 and only process the images on my phone through snapseed , but would love a seestar. 

Crescent nebula. 

100 x 15 subs.

70 gain.

Zwo Duo-Band filter

Not sure if this is the right place to post this.

First attempt using the drawf 2, quite an amazing little device. 

200 x 15 ,  80 gain,  edited on snapseed

Nice postman just brought me this .

Do the older versions have no markings on them.

17 hours ago, John said:

Hope you can bring it to focus OK. 

The Antares 1.6 has great glass in it but depending on the version, achieving focus can be challenging. 

You where right John. 

Without the barlow using the normal 1.25 and 2"  adapters I couldn't achieve focus found a 15mm adapter and it worked .

With the barlow and no adapters I had to move the barlow out 15mm to achieve focus. 

Now I need a 2"  15mm adapter 

Nice postman brought me 2 items today when i was only expecting one.

An APM super zoom and an Antares 1.6 barlow.

8 hours ago, John said:

Hope you can bring it to focus OK. 

The Antares 1.6 has great glass in it but depending on the version, achieving focus can be challenging. 

It will be this one, do you think it will ok 

5 minutes ago, Saganite said:

You are in for a treat Dave...👍

Does it barlow well I went for a Antares 1.6 x barlow but that's still in the post as well

Thank you all for breaking my heart💔. i was so happy for a while

22 minutes ago, Saganite said:

This APM zoom  arrived recently and I have used it on a couple of sessions so far.  I am very impressed with its quality, particularly the focal length click stops, and the constant 67 deg FOV  as you move through its range is just brilliant.  I have only used it so far on double stars but what I have seen leaves no doubt that it is a premium bit of kit.   My little Carton zoom, which is itself extremely capable, is shown alongside for comparison and   I had thought that it would have to go, but I shall keep it, one for each scope !

My  Celestron Ultima 2x barlow in the optical chain makes no difference to the image quality across the range, and gives 163x  to 327x , in my 6"refractor, very useful for star splitting.

I was hoping my APM super zoom would arrive today but no luck that's Irish Post for you. Hopefully tomorrow. 

30 minutes ago, laudropb said:

It doesn’t look like a meteorite to me, but it is difficult to tell from your photos. If this was a recent fall I would expect to see fusion crust. Also the orangish colour  looks like weathering over a prolonged period. Have you tried to see if it is attracted to a magnet ?

No it's not magnetic 

My mother in law has given me this.

The story behind it is that it was found on a hill side in West Sussex in 1964 .

They visited the area after being told a meteorite had crashed there, lots of people where there collecting these rocks.

I would be interested in anyone's opinion on it , it's just under the size of a golf ball and very heavy at 75g

Dave