M45 with the ST80

[andyboy1970]

4 x 5 minutes before cloud rolled in.

[laser_jock99]

Good effort for an achromat, underrated little scopes.

[Black Knight]

Yes, you don't see many images taken with an ST80. I like it actually, very nice

[Gina]

I agree

[Daniel-K]

great scope for the $$ i might stick the ccd on mine tonight to see what it can get

[Rob]

Very good indeed!. It always staggers me why everyone is hell bent on APO's!!.. Achros perform just fine for DSO's.. your pic being case in point!

[fredster]

Nice image from the ST80, gives me an incentive to perhaps try my ST120 after all.

[andyboy1970]

It was a reverse sort of moment, I had swapped my DMK that I was guiding with over onto the 200p in readiness for Jupiter and while I waited I stuck the Canon on the ST80.

So guided with a DMK on a 200p!

[fredster]

It was a reverse sort of moment, I had swapped my DMK that I was guiding with over onto the 200p in readiness for Jupiter and while I waited I stuck the Canon on the ST80.

So guided with a DMK on a 200p!

And it worked out very well. What about the Jupiter image, did that come out well?

[Black Knight]

It was a reverse sort of moment, I had swapped my DMK that I was guiding with over onto the 200p in readiness for Jupiter and while I waited I stuck the Canon on the ST80.

So guided with a DMK on a 200p!

... And why not? I do that as well, although with a QHY5 not a DMK!

[Gina]

Interesting

[Keiran]

very nice effort, i thank thats a really good result, from such a scope.

[jgs001]

Excellent result from the little ST80... I think the blueness of the stars and Neb in M45 has helped hide the CA that is visible otherwise. I used to use an ST80 clone for DSO's and the CA is clearly visible on non blue bright stars. I do like mine though, lovely little scope.

[Gina]

Incredible value I think

[laser_jock99]

Excellent result from the little ST80... I think the blueness of the stars and Neb in M45 has helped hide the CA that is visible otherwise. I used to use an ST80 clone for DSO's and the CA is clearly visible on non blue bright stars. I do like mine though, lovely little scope.

To some extent the blue haloes can be edited out in software processing. I had a quick play with your image- the haloes are gone and so is the colour gradient (I hope!)

[Gina]

That's what I get with camera lenses.

[allcart]

I put off buying the ST80 to use as a guidescope in favour of using my 9x50 finderscope as a guider, but after seeing this i may well get one to use as a scope. ( Now there's an radical concept. )

[Chris]

I remember recommending an ST80 for imaging to someone last year who was on a very tight budget and it didn't seem to go down at all well. I think your M45 shows that you get a great bang for your buck, well done:)

[andyboy1970]

Did these last year with the ST80 -

8 x 5minute subs.

[laser_jock99]

These are all ST80 images too:

M81 & M82

M13

M51

Leo Triplet

Budget DSO's!

[VigdisVZ]

Nice shots nevertheless! Keep up the good work!

[Coco]

Good effort.. better than no image and just as much fun making it as an excotic scope... Thats why a did M13 with a Tal RS a few months ago.

Maybe we should ask the mods for an imaging on a budget sub category

[Gina]

Nice start

[tich]

After seeing these I'm definitely going to have a go with my ST80 next chance I get. Definitely a great bang for buck scope although I still can't get my setup to guide & the QHY5-II camera isn't working for me either so they will have to be unguided for now.

[andyboy1970]

Whats the problem with the QHY5 Tich?

If you want a hand with it I could pop round as i'm only over in Burton.

PM me if you want.