sooty Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 20x180sec exposures,with around 12 dark frames.Just a quick polar alignment,as i couldn't wait to try it out! Doesn't help with there being a street light in the vicinity,but thought i would give it a go.Was rather hoping for something a little better.The mount is a HEQ5/ED80 Pro. Sooty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova2000 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Did you just get your mount and scope? It's a good image. I think the focus can improve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 17 minutes ago, Nova2000 said: Did you just get your mount and scope? It's a good image. I think the focus can improve Sorry for the confusion,i have had the mount a couple of years now,normally with a Mak 180 on it. I got the ED80 at Xmas,so i could try some imaging.The mount has been re-located on a permanent pier,hence the rough polar alignment.Still got to get the ST80 and GPCAM to work with each other,then try guiding with PHD2.Well,that is the plan anyway.haha. Sooty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Nice first catch. I agree with Nova2000 that focus can be improved. If your camera is controlled from a computer, you can probably use the image capture program to help with focusing (minimising the width of the stars). Otherwise a Bahtinov mask is the best cheap investment you can make in this hobby. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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