First light, Quark Chromosphere + SW80ED

[Yawning Angel]

First light with the Quark Chromosphere!

It was a bit of a scramble to find the right length of extensions and pressing an old 1.25" diagonal into service. Not the best, as it is very windy and wobbly up there, but a new toy must be 'tested' 🙂

The most noticeable improvement over the PST mod I borrowed is the even illumination with no obvious sweet spot

SW80ED / Altair Hypercam 174m / Sharpcap / AS!3 / PixInsight

[Ibbo!]

Lovely first image.

[Yawning Angel]

7 hours ago, Ibbo! said:

Lovely first image.

Thank you Steve! Hoping for some steadier skies, but I'll take any sky without clouds!

[Ibbo!]

6 minutes ago, Yawning Angel said:

Thank you Steve! Hoping for some steadier skies, but I'll take any sky without clouds!

Even when it looks to be clear I have plagued with a lot thin high stuff for months now.

 

We can hope.

[Knight of Clear Skies]

Very successful first light.

[Pete Presland]

Very nice start.

[Nigella Bryant]

Lovely start to your solar journey. Looks like you were fortunate enough to get one that works straight out of the box. 

[JeremyS]

Great job @Yawning Angel👍🏻

[Yawning Angel]

11 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:

works straight out of the box

It's only had one outing, but (touch wood) it seems ok. 365 Astronomy provided a test report and a photo

[Nigella Bryant]

1 hour ago, Yawning Angel said:

It's only had one outing, but (touch wood) it seems ok. 365 Astronomy provided a test report and a photo

That's great service then from 365 Astronomy. Well done.