cloudy, so past data

[Stardust]

Being cloudy/raining has given me time to sort through files a have a play with processing. This was from June taken with my SM60DS. I was thinking of selling the scope but not so sure now. It gives a full disc in one frame and is quick to set up. If only I had some sun to test things out. 

[baggywrinkle]

Nice image...if you do consider selling please pm me..

[David Smith]

Nice one. Was that taken with the Blackfly or the Atik?

[Stardust]

Being cloudy/raining has given me time to sort through files a have a play with processing. This was from June taken with my SM60DS. I was thinking of selling the scope but not so sure now. It gives a full disc in one frame and is quick to set up. If only I had some sun to test things out. 

ok will do, I've not been able to get as nice a full disc from my quark and zs66 yet, but then again that is not it's forte where as the SM is perfect for the shot

[Stardust]

Nice one. Was that taken with the Blackfly or the Atik?

It was with the Blackfly, 250/1500 frames. might have to look at some more past captures as I quite like this one

[laudropb]

Lovely image. I think I would hold on to that scope.

[Montana]

Sure is a lovely image :)

Alexandra

[Stardust]

thanks guys, bit of experimenting. By way of comparison to the sm60 this is a similar processing of the quark in a ZS66 scope. Different day so conditions wouldn't have been the same. For this one I was playing around with a 0.5x reducer and adjusting it's distance. 

[Pete Presland]

Looking very good in those summer June days.

[Davey-T]

Lovely summer suns David, seems a distant memory now, did get a quick glimpse today

Dave

[Drop Of Sun]

Nice shots, ah, summer, the best season by far for me   Can't wait to see the Orion nebula again though!

I sold my SM60 and am Quark only but I do have a backup Quark. I like the idea of a backup in case my Quark needs to go to Quark hospital. In fact my Quark was proper poorly today and I used the backup, hope it's the cable or battery!

Before going all Quark I was tempted to trade the SM60 and go Lunt 50 as that looks big enough for full disc for my needs given I can do larger aperture with the Quark but these things are all down to personal circumstances/preferences!

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice disks