First Light TeleVue NP127is

[prokyon]

Hi folks,

for doing good astrophotography I always have to leave my home and go to places with better conditions. My favorite place is not far away, but I have to transport all the equipment. I have a 10" newtonian, to transport it is not really a simple thing. So I realised a little dream and I am the owner of a TeleVue 127 now.

Some days ago I had my first light. My target were some faint galaxies in constellation Aries. Only luminance (52x600s), no flats. I have to correct a small tilting, then it should be okay and I can start with the full programm.

This is a 100% crop:

Some annotation:

http://www.starrymetalnights.at/Bilder/NGC680_group_L_Annotated.jpg

Regards

Werner

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Excellent first light. Lovely scope.

[laudropb]

Very impressive first light.

[MikeODay]

Very nice image. I like the dust lanes in the galaxies.

[The_Sarge]

Excellent first light.

Many many faint fuzzies in this one.

Sarge

[MartinB]

Some very impressive detail in those small galaxies.

[ollypenrice]

Indeed. This really does look promising.

Olly

[prokyon]

Thank you for your comments! I hope I will get the chance to present you further results. I will never reach the level I can realise with my 10" newtonian. But I can touch it a little.....

[aparker]

Lovely - galaxy fields give a sense of scale like nothing else.  If I may ask, what's the overall scale of the image and what camera was used with the NP127?

[prokyon]

Overall scale is 93'x70'. I used the MoravianG2-8300Fw.

[Sam]

Very nice image! Well done. :-)