First bash with 150mm f5 refractor

[GazOC]

I wouldn't have posted this, except I've been working nights throughout the good weather and it's all I've got to show for 4 cloudless nights!!

[Kain]

Nice one Gaz..

I wonder why I can never see the ring

Kain

[GazOC]

Kain,

It looks like an out of focus star under low powers, it's easier to spot with higher magnification. Are you looking inbetween the two sets of double stars? Find the northern most binary and just move a little to the west, put a high powered EP and move slowly down towards the other binary.

Or just wait for your Dob, I't jump out at you in that size of scope!

Gaz

[Jamie]

Looks like you nailed it there mate. Well done.

With a little more time to your credit i can see you doing some good things with that scope.

[MartinB]

Sweet image Gaz. Looks like you've got a bit of early blooming on the bright stars. What camera was this with.

have had a go at removing the background light

[GazOC]

Thanks chaps.

Martin, it's a DSI with an Atik reducer (just trying to get the focal length as small as possible to start with) I had the gain too high for those brighter stars eh? Thanks for the processing BTW.

[OXO]

Ah nice one Gaz, quite a widefield pic that ya managed mate well done!

James

[GazOC]

Ah nice one Gaz, quite a widefield pic that ya managed mate well done!

James

[CELESCOPE]

nice one Gaz , looking good and getting better all the time mate , well done

Rog

[daz]

Nice one Gaz

You have more than I do, for the run of clear weather