First Light with new WO FLT98

[MickD]

First Light with new WO FLT98.

Details are as follows:-

Both images are taken with an Atik 383L mono, baader filters, WO FLT98 scope with WO FR IV. (so about F5). Captured & pre-processed in Nebulosity & finished off in Photoshop

Elephant = Ha & OIII bi-colour image, approx 3hrs of 10min subs in each channel. With the OIII data included I really struggled to get the image colour I liked (always seemed to come out brown….) so ended up removing most of the OIII to get this pink version, still not that happy but have stopped meddling for now.

M45 = LRGB, approx 1.5 hrs lum & 1 hr (bin 2) RGB.

I’m still experimenting with the position & spacing of the WO FR, but the field flatness is still good.

The scope has the Feathertouch focuser fitted which is very nice, holds my heavy imaging gear no problem.

Overall impression of the scope, focuser, flattener is: - money well spent, it all works very well together and has made imaging much easier. For me “easier” means more controllable & predicable, I don’t have much time to indulge my astro hobby so in the time I do have I want everything to just work- this (so far) does.

Mick

[steppenwolf]

I have exactly the same telescope, focuser and FR and I love it. Well done on your first light(s) I'm sure you'll be delighted with the new 'scope, it is everything I had hoped for.

[Ant]

I love the M45 (they are both very nice), but I just don't have the kit to image it myself so have to rely on images like yours

I struggled with a hubble pallet image a few months back and was given this link for help >>http://bf-astro.com/hubbleP.htm<<

Maybe this will help the processing?

Cheers

Ant

[MickD]

Interesting link - will have another go at the elephant tonight (& no that’s not a euphemism )

Mick

[Advertise]

*Picks up jaw from the floor*

D**m thing always drops when I see images like these.

[SlipperySquid]

Great first run on the scope Mick. Money well spent I think Love the detail coming through on M45 with a relatively short set of exposures, though I would definitely get more RGB to get some star colour coming through.

The Hubble pallet can be a bit of a pain and the link that Ant has posted is a great starting point though sometimes I have to keep boosting some colours with the selective colour tool until It comes out something like.

Clear skies mate,

Matt.

[Darth Takahashi]

Will this be your weapon of choice for SGL7?

[MickD]

Nope – this is staying firmly mounted in the obsy – have a portable (HEQ5 & ED80) imaging set-up that will be coming with me to SGL7.

Mick

[ollypenrice]

Great start, Mick, and you have desribed very accurately exactly what is great about aristocratic refractors like this one!

Ollhy

[Zul]

Amazing images! Great job!

[Darth Takahashi]

I haven't decided what I'm bring with just yet! I'm toying with the idea of bringing the MEWLON and FS102 with me since I don't have and observatory!!!