ngc 1027

[alacant]

Hi everyone

One step closer with the -borrowed- OAG. Im now officially at the I-want-one stage. Despite gusts of wind, I got round stars on every light frame, and although the size of the stars was poor on some frames, the ones where the wind subsided were promising. A little disappointed too not to catch a little nebulosity as the cluster is quite close to the heart nebula. Maybe longer exposures? Thanks for looking and clear skies.

700d and t7m on nt150l 17x120s @ISO800

[Guest]

Clear Skies ! very nice image.. cheers Martin

[ZiHao]

Superb!! The stars are very nice. A sharp image:)

Clear Skies

[Galen Gilmore]

I really like how the stars in your images look! They almost look vintage, if that make sense?

[Gerry Casa Christiana]

Hello Alacant 

What was the solution for you to get the stars round? Where was the problem?

Thanks

 

[alacant]

2 hours ago, Gerry Casa Christiana said:

solution for you to get the stars round

Hi. I used an OAG. The problem was flex in the tube and mirror movement. At least that's what the PHD2 gurus told me. BTW, this is only noticeable at long focal lengths. I'm fine up to 800mm with a separate guide telescope. HTH.

[alacant]

Hey, I found some nebulosity. StarTools Develop rather than GIMP stretch-and-hope! Not sure I like it though. I'm gonna need loads more frames to see it properly:(