alacant Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Hi everyone Good seeing with steady stars aided by EKOS' excellent SEP multi-star and rms values between 0.4 and 0.6 all night, goes some way to showing that having expensive telescopes isn't the be all and end all; we're more dependent upon the state of the atmosphere than on the quality of the optics. That's something I never used to believe, but these days I'm almost convinced; I don't think this would have been as good with a more turbulent atmosphere. Certainly not with my processing patience! Thanks for looking. Any thoughts on seeing and stuff most gratefully received. 700d + gso203 f4.9. siril startools. 28 x 5min ISO800 Edited February 8, 2022 by alacant 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 47 minutes ago, alacant said: we're more dependent upon the state of the atmosphere than on the quality of the optics Definitely. I was imaging last night - my first galaxy of the year. The seeing was pretty awful, but I don't have enough clear nights to miss out. With hindsight something more wide field would have worked better. Results this morning were disappointing at best.🙁 Having said this, quality optics and excellent seeing cannot be beaten. However, I think I get excellent seeing about once per year so I would never be able to justify the cost. Start saving for my spot on a Chilean mountain...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glafnazur Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 That's a nice image, lovely colour and detail 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroMuni Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, alacant said: Any thoughts on seeing and stuff most gratefully received. Great image. How many exposures is this? EDIT: Ignore Saw the info on the image Edited February 8, 2022 by AstroMuni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroMuni Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Here is my poorer cousin image of same object taken over 2 nights in Jan. Taken using the ASI224mc attached to the Celestron 130 scope on a EQ5 pro mount. Edited February 8, 2022 by AstroMuni 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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