M27 using a Skymax 127

[bigal1]

Hi all thought i'd post this result i got from lastnight of the Dumbbell nebula , at the moment i don't have a proper deepsky imaging scope but wanted to make the most of the clear skies in my area recently so decided to give my Skymax 127 mak another try ( had a go before with this scope but since then my processing is a lot better ) . I'm quite happy with the results and compaired to my last attempts is way better showing a lot more nebulosity , equipment used was a Skywatcher Skymax 127 mak scope , Canon 1000d camera unmodded mounted on a CG-4 unguided . The final image was made using 1 hour 40 mins of subs @ 50 second exposure and iso 1600 with flats and bias ( for some reason my darks never seem to work right so lelft em out ) any comments appreciated thanks .

Regards Alan

[Black Knight]

That's a great result for a slow scope like the 127, well done

[Gina]

Agreed - nice one

[Chris]

What are you imaging at about f/13!! what a result:), and you have some mad skills getting a CG4 mount to track for 50 seconds at the Maks focal length unguided:D a big congrats from me:)

Great pic!

[JamesF]

Indeed. Well done. A very good effort. I dread to think of trying that with my 127 Mak and EQ3-2.

James

[Chris]

Indeed. Well done. A very good effort. I dread to think of trying that with my 127 Mak and EQ3-2.

James

I think it would make for an interesting experiment James:D

[JamesF]

You're using the word "interesting" there in the same context as in the (allegedly) ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times", aren't you?

James

[SJJ]

Nice result, well done.

[bigal1]

Thanks for the comments think i'll try a few more targets with the mak if i get lucky with the weather , here is a reprocess think its a bit better than the first one .

Regards Alan

[Anweniel]

Very nice, as others have said that's very impressive considering the equipment!

[Quatermass]

Great job very tempted to have a go at this one for the second time round my self.