First Light APM107 - M33, The Triangulum Galaxy

[Yawning Angel]

I've been very kindly loaned an APM 107 / 700mm (thank you @Uplooker), so after transplanting the imaging train from my Skywatcher 80ED I was desperately on the lookout for a clear evening!

30/10 wasn't awful although the relative humidity was showing 95% and stars a bit 'twinkly', it was better than solid cloud! 

Setting the rig up in NINA was trouble free, once I got my head around the already installed Lakeside focuser (I've a Sesto Senso on the 80ED). Weirdly the heavier tube seemed much easier to balance on the CEM60 (guiding was a little better too)

M33 seemed a nice fit for the FOV (the scope has a x1 flattener). To have a usable dataset in the time I went for 15 x 120sec each LRG&B with asi1600mm @ -15degrees. 2hrs total, plus darks, flats & dark flats. Would have loved a run at the Ha regions, but perhaps another night. Processed in PixInsight an resampled 50%

 

[Uplooker]

Well done on first light. It looks good for the limited data you grabbed. The stars look to be in reasonable shape. Onwards and upwards👍

[Stickey]

Beautiful image,  well done. Looks like that scope is a good'un. Thanks for sharing it. 👍

[mikemabel]

Beautiful image. I was doing the same on Saturday night but rather puts mine to Shame 

Clear skies

[Enigma_RL]

This is beautiful 😮

[newbie alert]

Really nice... do you think uplooker will be getting the scope back?

[Yawning Angel]

7 minutes ago, newbie alert said:

do you think uplooker will be getting the scope back

Now there's a tricky question...

[Uplooker]

10 minutes ago, Yawning Angel said:

Now there's a tricky question...

😮

[Yawning Angel]

4 hours ago, Stickey said:

Beautiful image,  well done

 

4 hours ago, mikemabel said:

Beautiful image

 

2 hours ago, Enigma_RL said:

This is beautiful 😮

 

1 hour ago, newbie alert said:

Really nice

Thanks to everyone for their kind comments!