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PVS-14 NV & Nebulae (warning: v clumsy images!)


vineyard

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Hello,

It was such a clear night last night (even in Bortle 8/9 land) that after setting up the AP rig and setting it going, I thought I would test out a new (to me) & carefully looked after 6nm Ha filter.  I set it up on a TV76 w a TV40 plossl, so running at f/4.1, and went for a jaunt around some nebulae.  Unfortunately Cygnus had already gone behind neighbouring buildings by the time I was out, so I had to make do w the Heart, California, as well as having a quick go - just for fun - at the Flaming Star & IC410 Tadpoles (one of the targets the AP rig was working on).  And at the end Orion had risen enough to have a go at M42 & the Horsehead.

Some v clumsy images - literally just holding the phone over the PVS14 & trying to hold it still - are below (not a patch on the amazing images in @GavStar's report).  I can safely say that I have never seen any of those nebulae visually from the skies here (well except for M42!).

Did some tinkering in the daytime w a 0.5x reducer, and have been able to get it to find focus w a TV40 in daytime long-distance viewing.  So hopefully that means the same will happen w the PVS14 added at night, meaning that I think I could get this system potentially as fast as f/2.1.  It will be v interesting to see the difference in what that speed shows, especially on the fainter nebulae 🤞🏾

And then to get the reduction sorted on the 180mm Mak :)

Cheers,

Vin

(PS - these photos are REALLY v crude & clumsy & don't do proper justice - you will probably have to step back from the screen to get a sense 😂 - but am sharing them to show what can be seen even w such a system - oh to have 3nm :) but maybe a Fonemate should be on the Xmas list!  I intend to have a better crack at some pt in the future)

Heart (turn your head left)833849947_IMG_4454(1).jpg.7ac18f4dabe16f565934d78f9ac5a7ef.jpg

California873684423_IMG_4452(1).jpg.fb133b9423616e146972f33a3666720d.jpg

NAN (turn head left & move back)1621461145_IMG_4447(1).jpg.d1338a80d1c869c9df6c916c0948fcba.jpg

Horsehead & Flame?300300463_IMG_4460(1).jpg.b053058d89202f9562d39c88a59227da.jpg

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