First Light Equinox 120 ngc 2174

[CELESCOPE]

At last i get out , but only just , cloudy till 8.45 , set up and decided to take in a few views with the new scope , M42 first , must say i,m very very imprest with the quality of this scope , crystal clear views sharp as a pin, clearly knocked me back , M42 wonderful sight , then slewed to M45 even better Diamonds in the sky , and i have to say ,the best i have seen through a scope for a very long time , wonderful ,but back to the serious stuff , not alot of time left, took in an easy object ,testing the guiding , but most of all ,the image scale , as i thought , better use the 6,3 reducer ,as you can see this image filled the frame very well, so exposure was 8x 10 min subs ,Ha filter ,image scope Equinox 120 ,guide scope Equinox 80, guide camera QHY5, AND GUIDED WITH phd,

Needless to say i am well impressed with this set up , just what i have been after , hope you like it , its only a fast and furious one this time around .

Rog

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[zhgutas]

Well, doesn't look that "fast and furious" to me very impressive image,lovely detail and pin sharp stars. wish you more of these with the new set up Rog!

Marius

[Neo_uk]

Very nice image! you must be well chuffed !!!!

arrrrr maybe one day i might come close to producing a wonderful image such as this.

its seeing images like this that inspire me to get out there and give it my best shot.

well done mate !

regards chris

[Paxo]

Cracking first light shot Roger. Glad to see you up and running once again and happy with your new set-up. I look forward to seeing your future postings.

Steve..

[mightymonoped]

Nice to see you back in action Rog

That's a lovely set up you have now, you must be well chuffed.

...and an impressive first light it is too :shock:

Tony

[barkis]

You're off and running again Rog. Good luck mate, although I don't think

anything but bad skies are going to stop you now.

Ron.

[Beyond_Vision]

Looking good Rog, pin sharp focus and nice round stars to the edge of the field. Nice to be back in the saddle I'll bet.

Regards

Kevin

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Look out guys, Rog is back! Cracking first light image mate, glad it all works for you.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[Dippus]

Wish my images were fast and furious. Every time it's a clear night of imaging and struggling i forget to eat...

Great Pic Rog

Mark

[RobH]

Absolutely blinding first light Rog :hello1:

I've got me eye on one of those scopes too.....think it'd piggyback on a 14 inch LX if balanced properly?

Bet it's good to be up and running again!

[CELESCOPE]

Cheers guys , yes for first light , i must say i am very happy . lets hope it continues, image size is impressive , so should serve me just right for the small and medium size Galaxies, with and without the reducer.

Cheers

Rog

[Trevor]

Roger that’s a great first light, lets hope for clear sky’s.

[Roy Batty]

That's a mighty impressive debut from your new kit

cheers

RB

[jgs001]

Stunning image Rog. That new gear is the business

[centroid]

Oh yes!!, that new scope is 'doing the business' alright.

The good thing is that the setup now fits the width of the slot in the dome

Great start Rog, and I can see why you are so pleased with the new acquisition.

Dave

[Ant]

Well done Roger, very impressive.

I look forward to seeing more.

Ant

[CELESCOPE]

Cheers Ant , all coming together again

Rog

[steppenwolf]

Nowt wrong with that one Roger!

[MikeD]

Sweeeet.

mike.

[MartinB]

Glad you're pleased with it Rog although no surprise. I reckon that scope will be perfect for you and you've certainly started on a high note

[Naz]

Great result Rog, good to see you back in action with the new gear. Sure looks the biz, keep them coming, we would miss them. You give us something to aspire too

naz