First Post and a Few Recent Images

[schmeah]

Hi all. I've been enjoying browsing this site and have been very impressed by all the great images. I hope its ok for me to post a few of my recent images for comments and critique. I have just begun imaging with my new mount, an Avalon M-Uno, initially at short FL but plan to image again at 2500mm once I get used to the mount and hope to get some feedback here. I image from light polluted northern New Jersey with a QSI 540 wsg and SVR90T and am pending replacement of my damaged 10"LX200R. Thanks for looking.

Derek

[wxsatuser]

Welcome Derek.

Very nice images from NJ, hopefully we will get to see more in the future.

[tingting44]

very nice indeed, I especially like your double cluster, look forward to seeing more also

[Pete Presland]

3 very nice images!

[spanglysparkly]

Lovely images, I only hope that when I actually start to take pictures they are half as good as these. Nice work

[jijc76]

Hi Derek, your pictures are very nice!

Juan

[Gina]

Welcome to SGL Derek   Lovely images - looking forward to seeing more of your work

[simmo39]

V nice.

[Vox45]

Can't wait to see more from you ! Good work

[symesie04]

New to the forum but obviously not new to astrophotography. Very nice images indeed sir.

[AstroGZ]

Superb set of images!

[schmeah]

Thanks all, for your nice comments and kind welcome!

Derek

[NOMH]

Hi Derek, you mentioned a damaged 10" SCT. Are you repairing? If it is beyond repair might I suggest at TPO10" RC. It is an amazing scope for the price, I bought the metal tube version and it is so thermally stable I couldn't believe my eyes when I was watching autofocus through out the night. Fixed mirror also so no mirror flop.

JB

[schmeah]

Hi Derek, you mentioned a damaged 10" SCT. Are you repairing? If it is beyond repair might I suggest at TPO10" RC. It is an amazing scope for the price, I bought the metal tube version and it is so thermally stable I couldn't believe my eyes when I was watching autofocus through out the night. Fixed mirror also so no mirror flop.

JB

Hi JB. I already sold my 10"LX200R for parts. I was thinking about either the new Meade f/8 10" ACF or a 9.25 Edge HD. The TPO looks very impressive on preliminary reading. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to look into this further.

Derek

[Coco]

Excellent set Derek, lovely rich colourful work, very nice indeed ..

[ghostdance]

Lovely trio, Derek!

What is the second image? I don't recognise it (bear of little AP brain, that's me)

[schmeah]

Thanks Guy and Ghostdance. The second image is a portion of the pelican nebula, IC 5070. You may not recognize it because the image is 180 degrees from the typical orientation.

Derek