Veil Complex... and a result!

[SteveL]

OK, so I made the mistake of setting up for the evening without actually checking the sat pics, so when I did see them on their way, I spent the time remaining on items I needed to test. Specifically, getting Maxim to guide.

Well, after a few attempts at getting the right parameters for calibration time saorted, it worked... in fact it worked very well! So much so that I then fired up CCD Commander and let it run one of the scripts I had for the veil. And that worked first time, complete with autoguding and dithered subs and everything! Hurrah I say....

Then the clouds rolled in, so I only managed to get 5 x 900s on this, but for me, its a real breakthrough

Controlled by: CCD Commander

Mount: EQ6 via EQMOD

OTA: Borg 77EDII @ f/4.3

Guiding: SW ED80 + SX Lodestar + PHD

Imaging: Starlight Xpress M25C + MaximDL, 5×900s, Astronomik 13nm Ha (101 bias, 101 flats)

Stacked: DeepSkyStacker

Post Process: PSCS2

No larger image, its very noisy due to the lack of time on target

[keithatrochdale]

Hi

Off topic I know, but can you give me some links to sat pics please?

The ones I have found so far, lag a bit behind and are thus not so useful.

[SteveL]

SAT24.com, Satellite Weather Europe. Watch the Clouds and Sun over Europe

[Aza]

Good news, and a nice start to the image.

With this set up do you still have to put the target in the FOV, or is all that done for you too?

[rikyuu]

some very nice sharp detail in there, looks good.

I too had to cut things short last night as the cloud rolled in at 9:45.

[SteveL]

With this set up do you still have to put the target in the FOV, or is all that done for you too?

Ideally, polar alignment, EQMOD N-star align, focus check... start CCDC and hit go. Ha! As if it would be that easy

[MartinB]

Prepare to have your brains picked

[SteveL]

I am sure that both Daz and myself will be available to show how CCDC works.

[MartinB]

Excellent, that's worth a whiskey or two.

[SteveL]

Now, about my back injury issues ;-)

[MartinB]

I will bring Svetlana, former Russian shot putter and now certified chiropracter to sort you out on that score. Lovely girl

[peter shah]

stunning ....very deep superb!

[barkis]

stunning ....very deep superb!

Do you mean Svetlana Peter? or Steves Veil?

Ron.

[James]

Martin, you're a genius My back and shoulder pains have just disappeared

Steve - what a picture!

James

[Psychobilly]

Ron you read my mind and beat me to the Keyboard....

Love the image Steve

[barkis]

looks as though you have all of the complex in this Image.

I understand the size to be about 3 degrees.

Are you able to go wider with the Borg?

No mention of a reducer, but at f4.3 how much faster would you need.?

Superb Image, and that's not an afterthought:D

Ron..

[SteveL]

Are you able to go wider with the Borg?

Paxo and myself have a plan for Kelling (If it works out, and we get a clear night, I think it could be quite spectacular)

[Beyond_Vision]

A great result for a test Steve. CCD commander sounds very interesting

Regards

Kevin

[moocher]

Thats a cracker Steve!!!! Just out of interest what settings did you use for Maxim? I tried the other night and couldn`t get the mount to move "enough".

Alan:)

[Catanonia]

Excellent picture and nice start to the threads I have missed on my vacation

[SteveL]

Thats a cracker Steve!!!! Just out of interest what settings did you use for Maxim? I tried the other night and couldn`t get the mount to move "enough".

Alan:)

I set the gider settings to use the maxim telescope, then set maxim telescope to use Eqmod. Using my lodestar+ED80 guide system, i settled on calib time of 15, and 2xbin the guide camera. Seemed to work incredibly well.... so I wont be touching the settings until they stop working again

[Ibbo!]

Nice result Steve

CCDC mmmmmm

got to get DL to behave first

CCD's would not connect last night/morning

Steve

[rich_t]

Those moments are great when everything comes together and works! Framing and contrast looks great.

Cheers,

Rich.

[Tim]

CCD commander sounds interesting. Is there no way you could leave the mound set up outside, it'd minimise your preparation and maximise the skies. I find that even on my tripod, with reasonable PA, you dont even need to do a N star align after a few nights, it will put the target dead centre from switch on. I cant wait to get my pier at Kelling

[Tim]

Paxo and myself have a plan for Kelling (If it works out, and we get a clear night, I think it could be quite spectacular)

Borg + H36 ?