iwols

hi all after 3months decided to slide the roof off again and give it a go ,well after getting the runtime 55 error and replacing my ini file i now had problems with the qhy 5ii ccd on my off axis guider not connecting then connecting after a repower up  frustration was growing,finally decided i need a new ccd for my oag,something similar to my qhy 5ii,now im using a  TS-Optics Imaging Star 100mm scope on a heq5 ,just wondered what you guys would recommend thanks    any thoughts on the asi 120 mini or asi 290

how would you guys improve this especially the graininess cheers

hi first image for months and just updated my astropixelprocessor program and had a  quick go at the bubble neb,comments suggetions req,seem to be able to get the data ok but really struggle still with the processing cheers p.s. theres about 20 mins each of r,g,b and ha with a few darks thrown in

thanks guys is there much difference between the asi 120 and the mini 120 thanks

superb  

hi all happy with my setup and the only problem i have is with my guide camera i use with my oag,occasionally it will not connect  but bearing in mind im accessing my set up remotely from the house with about 6 usb items on it so may not be completely the cameras fault ,would really like to try a different make of camera so just wondered if any one could suggest a cheap mono camera with roughly same fov as the qhy thanks

1 hour ago, wxsatuser said:

The satellite frequencies are wrong in wxtoimg.

Go into options active sats and change them, also knock off NOAA 17 as that is no more.

NOAA 15 137.620
NOAA 18 137.9125
NOAA 19 137.100

You can find up to date NOAA APT frequencies here

https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/POES/status.html

thanks for that but as you know when using sdrp1a you can see a bit more of the spectrum,and nothing showed up there either ,do my settings look ok? thanks iwols

51 minutes ago, wxsatuser said:

Did you have up to date keps.

V Dipole/

http://rfelektronik.se/manuals/Datasheets/DIY 137MHz WX-sat V-dipole antenna.pdf

yes apart from noaa 17 which it said was miles out of date this is the list i will be using,the v pole i made was the one you linked to,my try my airband dipole for the next passes,wont be great but should imagine i will get some kind of signal do my settings look ok as well,both below thanks 

On 17/08/2019 at 15:45, blinky said:

So.… I don't have a proper homemade antenna but am using the supplied antennas in a V shape as per the plans for the home made antenna.  I also have a low noise amp inline and with only a couple of DB Gain on the RTL dongle my noise floor is around 60Db.  The antenna is facing North.  I have tuned to 137.1 Hhz for the next pass and have everything waiting to go.... FIngers crossed!

hi blinky a couple of questions,when you say facing north does that matter,is your inline amp powered externally and do you have a drawing of your v shape antenna as the one i made receives no signal at all,what cable are you using,sorry for  all the questions but my first go was a total flop with no signal thanks iwols

4 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Hi

I just picked up a 178, how are you getting on with this project?

its stopped for a while as ive been using the 178 on my c8 for planetary,ive had the dome since i started testing ,in fact its still in its unopened bag in my car boot,but now youve reminded me and ive kicked planetary in the head it might be my next project keep me updated how you go 

9 minutes ago, xtreemchaos said:

ive had a 102 f11 and a ed80 on my HEQ5 with no problems I think with cams ect its about 15kg balance is everything, I could get 2min unguided "ed80" without trails so its worth a try. charl.

this is solar set up it weighs a bit more due to the quark. I carnt find a pic of when it was set up for ds.

 

hi thanks for that what saddle did you use or what would i need thanks iwols

hi all just wondering if 13kg would be ok on a heq5 pro mount,thinking about setting my celestron  c8 along side my ts 100 if my shed roof allows,also any advice on mounting both either with this mount or upgraded one cheers iwols 

great for 1 night what scope did you use please

its as if i had wrote this thread,dso from now🙂

52 minutes ago, dave_galera said:

Have you looked at   https://telescopius.com/   it is invaluable for planning.

yes wouldnt be without it,in general what time do you guys start imaging

hi all after a few months trying the planets thinking about changing my setup to dso  imaging is it time yet??

thats superb for a start been trying this for a while now ,really is a challenge well done

Hi all just wondered if the celestron motorised focuser for sct,can be used with autofocus with say sgp thanks

think im getting there??

saturn2.tif

1 minute ago, maw lod qan said:

I've learned over my years to appreciate what I get, and look ahead to the next thing that makes me smile.

true but i didnt know wether to smile or cry😁

1 minute ago, maw lod qan said:

Great catch.

thanks but could have been better(did i mention that😪 ) still gutted

2 minutes ago, KevS said:

Doncaster!, I am only 30 miles away and have not seen a clear sky for weeks.

Nevertheless; jealousy aside, really good capture.

 

K

thanks kev would have been if ide have left it going for another 10 secs,craziest 20 seconds of imaging ive ever had just gutted about missing the capture of the plane

34 minutes ago, 6footgeek said:

Very cool! What time was it captured?

11 oclock bang on

well dont know where to start ,doing a bit of imaging on the moon last night and wow ,so pleased to have caught what is probably a satellite going across the moon ,i stopped the imaging and 5 seconds later i saw the image of a lifetime ,an aeroplane with full smoke coming from behind it,going across it,but i had already stopped the capture,gutted

anyway this is what i imaged before the main event

thanks the only rgb i have is rgb24