First Light - FSQ-85EDX - NGC6960

[Stephen]

As Ibbo pointed out to me, it's not often you get to first light a scope on the day it arrives Fortune meant that we were up at Belper last night so I had to have a go really didn't I

Focus is a bit soft, PA is off, but it was more a proof of concept that it would focus with my gear than trying to nail a final image. Used a low Veil to run some Ha as a pre cursor to the autumn project. I've also taken the lazy approach to processing

FSQ-85 / Atik 460ex

10x600s Ha

100% crop included

[andyo]

That is very nice indeed

[Ewan]

Really nice shot there, mono is so appealing.

[morimarty]

Thats a great first light image stephen considering the very short time you had to familiarise yourself with your new scope. congratulations on the new tak!

[x6gas]

Wow - that's exquisite. It's a lovely object, and your rendition is so... sharp. If that's with soft focus then I would love to see it bang on! :-)

[Gina]

Great images

[farunj]

That's amazing! The veil is really very beautiful!

[Adamar98]

Wow. That's beautiful!

[NickK]

Very nice - a small amount of deconvolution would assist recapturing some additional detail.

Not sure why you're getting the off centre lens flare.

[sloz1664]

Hi Stephen,

Cracking image. I can see you are going to fall in love with you're Tak & 460 combo.

cheers

Steve

[Coco]

Superb..

[Stephen]

Thanks everyone, I can't wait to get some serious hours behind this!

Very nice - a small amount of deconvolution would assist recapturing some additional detail.

Not sure why you're getting the off centre lens flare.

I did apply some deconvolution but I think I did something in processing afterwards, maybe I should save that step till last?

Re: flare - I'm hopeful that its just because I was using 2" push fit hurriedly cobbled together, my Tak adaptors to thread the whole chain together should arrive this week

[swag72]

I have found that the FSQ85 and 460 combo is a dream to use!! You'll love it!!! What a good choice you made

[Velvet]

Very nice first image.... some slight issues but i am sure you will resolve those.

Glad you took my advice on the new scope I am sure you will be very happy when you can get more data.

Cracking image though

Velvet

[NickK]

I did apply some deconvolution but I think I did something in processing afterwards, maybe I should save that step till last?

hmm there's a couple of options:

1. Noise removal for the CCD - you'll need todo this before you deconv as the CCD noise can't be deconvoluted

2. now for the bit that requires linear values..

2a) register (align), stack then deconv using the stars as a guide to the convolution

2b) deconv each sub seperately using the stars as a guide to the convolution, then register and stack.

3. stretch/layer etc after

a) allows you to remove noise with sigma stacking but you end up with a slightly more complex

has simpler deconv but has worse noise-to-signal

All my opinion

Re: flare - I'm hopeful that its just because I was using 2" push fit hurriedly cobbled together, my Tak adaptors to thread the whole chain together should arrive this week

Ahh thought as much

[Stephen]

Ahh thought as much

Just to come back to you on the off centre flare, this is first test shot (no PA) with fully threaded adaptors (plus reducer for kicks) - flare still a little off centre ... not sure where to look now?

[Jessun]

I can't comment on the flare, have no knowledge there, but I sure can appreciate a good image, and this is one! Even being a quick test run, as you say, it looks fantastic.

Congrats on a good kit there!

/Jesper