First Light With BIG RED!!!

[Eddie]

Woohooo!

Finally had a go with Big Red (aka Artemis 11002) last thursday

Was just a test shot as I am still playing with the spacing for the MPCC.

Details: 8" F/4 + MPCC + Art11002 + Astronomik Ha - no calibration frames taken - Exposure: 4x600sec + 1x300sec (45min total)

Hope you all like it

Eddie

Click on the image for a bigger version

[zhgutas]

:shock: absolutely superb.. such clean and bright.. wow..

Marius

[rawhead]

Wow :shock:

That's what you call Astrophotography

[Andrew*]

'salright I guess, but you've got some rather distracting stray light coming in there - pretty much over the whole field. Try not shining your torch down the scope during capture.

Oh. Ah. Hmm... That's nebulosity? That's just amazing! :shock:

:notworthy:

Andrew

[Sam]

Wow, that's awesome - some test shot!!! :shock:

[markcol]

That's a belter, Eddie!

Mark

[barkis]

Good grief Eddie, I await with eager anticipation your first serious project.

That's outstanding for a trial shot.

Ron.

[mik]

Superb image :shock:

Mick

[beamish]

Geez marees !! And that's what you call a test shot !! WOW ! Can't imagine what your hard work efforts will provide.

Karlo

[Beyond_Vision]

That is excellent Eddie the contrast is superb. Im glad to see you are having more luck than me I still haven't got a good result out of the QHY8.

Regards

Kevin

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Blimey, the whole elephant! Move over Hubble or what?

Can't wait for a non-test image Eddie, your monster-cam looks like it will do the business for you.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[MikeD]

Awsome shot, a few more subs to smooth it out and it will be a cracker.

Looking forward to more from you and the red.

Mike.

[cygnusx1]

With images like this one can really start to appreciate the quality of a top end to CCD over a DSLR.

gorgeous image!

[Keagle]

Woly Shizzle. Nice!

[thing]

Makes me want to bin imaging and just let everybody else get on with it. Stunning image, as everyone else has said, can't wait to see the real deal. I've said this before but the skill and quality of work that some of you guys have is just outstanding. I tip my hat.

[FLO]

Jiminy Cricket :shock: 8)

[Eddie]

Wow! Thanks for the comments everyone!

Makes me want to bin imaging and just let everybody else get on with it.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!! Practice Practice Practice!

Eddie

[thing]

Nooooooooooooo!! Drink beer and see OBE's all around. (Other [removed word]'s Efforts.... )

[LostNSpace]

Thats an absolutely cracking image Eddie

Well done

Mark

[themos]

I think it's all been said! A wonderful image.

[Eddie]

Thanks again chaps! 8)

Eddie