Finally got to take some pictures from the Obs!

[Helen]

This is a first light really from the Obs and the wedge. Polar alignmnet needs more work, but I was so desperate to take some pictures that I decided not to take the time out to fine tune the alignment So not very long subs were possible, and I did want to try a few different objects, so not very many subs of each.

Here's the best result I got - M102, the Spindle Galaxy

Nexstar 8GPS on a wedge . ATik 16ic mono, 0.5FR, IR blocker. 31 subs of 30s. Stacked in AstroArt and processed in Elements.

(click to enlarge)

Oh for some more nights to play with RGB....

Helen

[Naz]

Result :hello1: there Helen, get the gear set up and let's have some more.

Archie

[Sam]

That looks very good - the obs doing the business then! it's a very good result from 30sec subs.

[Beyond_Vision]

Im glad you finally managed to get some imaging done after all the work you and Mike have put into the obs. A good first light to

[anthony]

Very nice Helen,

Glad to see things coming together. Use the short nights to iron out the niggles and have yourself ready for the winter time!

Anthony

[Paxo]

Excellent start there Helen, can't wait for you to get settled in and get 'fine tuned', and with a bit of help from the sky gods and darker nights, you should be cracking some excellent images out soon (this image is a cracker for 30 sec subs).

Steve..

[barkis]

You ought to be very pleased with what you've done here Helen. For not much data, it's a very nice outcome. The colour will be something to think about later, I would use some of the time to nail down your alignment, then it's one major requirement out of the way.

You are making great strides now though.

There was a mix up between 101 and 102, but they are so different, it difficult to understand why.

Well done.

Ron.

[jcm]

Excellent first image from new obs.

Plenty of time to work on polar alignment , exposure times etc.

John

[supernova]

:hello1: What a corker.

I am jealous of your Obsy Helen.

:shock:

Yoda.

[Plastic chicken]

Spot on Helen!!! :hello1:

PC

[algol]

that spindle thing looks a little bit like the sombrero, lovely dust lanes.

[Martin 2]

Thats a lovely pic, I'm just doing the same as you i.e Nexstar 8 on a wedge in a new obs trying to drift align

Martin

[Helen]

Thanks for the encouragement everyone

We've spent the day putting new rails on the roof as the originals had warped a bit - imagine jacks, and saws and things scattered all over our garden .

Its been a bit clear here tonight, so I did a bit more drift aligning earlier and at the moment the scope is running on the owl nebula. I'll let you know tomorrow how I get on!

So back to the Obs now, with a hope that the roof will roll smoothly and quietly back into place 8)

Helen

[LostNSpace]

Great result there Helen.....when you get results like this it makes all the hard work on the obs and your setup in general all the more worth while......

Mark