the tail of cygnus

[Erwin Kats]

Hey guys,

its already a few days ago i went online.

but it came because of my school and work.

since last wednesday i am a happy owner of an QSI 583 WS,it was already sent from the US to holland but i asked the dealer to hold the camera in his warehouse because of my exams were coming up.

this weekend ill go to souther france with Karel Teuwen.

but last night i had a clear night so i went very quick outside setting everything up (losmandy G-11 with orion 80mm F11 guidescope and qhy 5 + the QSI 583 WS with only an baader 7nm Ha filter (1,25'') and my canon 70-200 2.8 IS on 135mm )

ok then i did 5x10 minuts exposure with the ccd cooled to -10 degrees celcius,and then stacked it, i did not use any dark/bias or flat frames.

so in my opinion....i think this is a great first shot....

this is my first experience with CCD and narrowband imaging.

can't wait to start with the ddm 85 and a longer focal length !!

p.s.( stars can be a bit oval it was 1x1bin but i made the resolution smaller because of some guiging issues )

kindly regards, Erwin

[Psychobilly]

Nice one Erwin... you have bought some superb kit in the last few months ...

Enjopy your trip to France... look forward to soem nice images from the trip... watch the mount doesn't blow over this year though

Peter...

[Erwin Kats]

yeah indeed, now i need to find time to test it.

at this moment the setup is not blown to the ground yet

here a photo i made 2days ago, QSI 583 with 17-40 F4 from canon on 20mm F4

chip -10 degrees celcius, 10x10 minuts exposure +20 darks