QHY5L-II C first light

[mitchelln]

After a month I finally got to try out my QHY5L-II Colour. Sky was beautifully clear until I got the scope setup and aligned. Then the clouds started rolling in.

Typical!

I thought I'd carry on just to start getting to grips with it as I've only ever used a DSLR before (well other than a quick dabble with a webcam).

Seeing was pretty atrocious. I had the QHY in my Televue 4x Powermate. This is what I got after a quick process job

Image quality aside, the first thing that jumped out at me was the image size. Massive! Saturn is 325 odd pixels across

With my Canon 7D connected to the Powermate I get this sort of size:

This must be down to the 7D binning in video mode as the raw pixel size is not much different between the two.

So now all I need is a decent night to see what can be achieved.

By the way, can anyone offer a suggestion as to why Mars is not showing the full disc? Thanks.

[NorrinRadd]

Cracking captures for your first light.

Mars is moving away now so it has a shadow down the side eg like the moon so there is nothing wrong with your capture/processing . Its handy for highlight the volcanos etc which get lost when Mars is at opposition etc as there are no shadows.

[mitchelln]

Cracking captures for your first light.

Mars is moving away now so it has a shadow down the side eg like the moon so there is nothing wrong with your capture/processing . Its handy for highlight the volcanos etc which get lost when Mars is at opposition etc as there are no shadows.

Thanks and thanks for the info To be honest, it was dancing about so much I'm amazed anything shows!

[David Smith]

Considering the seeing last night you did pretty well there I think.

[mitchelln]

A bit of further processing. Amazing really to think how much detail is in there even when the seeing is poor.

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[Pete Presland]

great start, looking forward to seeing what it is like with some decent seeing.

[Stargazer33]

Nice captures! The QHY5L II is a nice little camera isn't it. I bought one recently and I am very happy with it. I have been capturing the best images of the planets I have ever done.

When I next get an opportunity I am going to try in on some DSOs. It's a big set up though, with the guide scope/camera etc, so I need a guaranteed clear night.

Keep up the good work and just wait and see what you can get with better seeing!

[tingting44]

very nice and your not even familiar with the QHY/settings etc, cant wait to see what you do after a few good clear sessions