AG12 First Light Test Image

[peter shah]

I know its not strictly first light as i did a star test the other night, but its a test first image with the AG12

There are a couple of things i need to tweak, but all in a pretty good result i think.

2x ten mins in Ha (the moon was hanging overhead)and a single 30 sec for the core.

any comments welcome

cheers peter

[RobH]

My golly goodnight!!!!

That is superb Peter.

I bet you're pleased as punch....I would be

Cheers

Rob

[Beyond_Vision]

Now that is some first light . As Rob says I bet you are grinning from ear to ear

Regards

Kevin

[peter shah]

I am so pleased with it, i have a few tiny tweaks to do....but thats the nature of this hobby....i cant wait to try it in anger

[Shibby]

Wow! Appears to be performing as one would hope

[SlipperySquid]

Well that's a bit good innit 2x10mins...speed imaging at it's best!

I wonder if her indoors will let me have one! I can always sell the car and a kidney.

[peter shah]

thanks guys...i feel im off to a good start with this scope

I wonder if her indoors will let me have one! I can always sell the car and a kidney.

thats what i did....her car and her kidney:evil6:

[SlipperySquid]

Lol...She doesn't read these does she Mr Shah...screen shot and printing as I type

[MartinB]

Oh yes! That is wonderful.

Just checking Peter, that was the first of your wife's kidney's that you've sold wasn't it?

[peter shah]

Oh yes! That is wonderful.

Just checking Peter, that was the first of your wife's kidney's that you've sold wasn't it?

cheers martin...BTW how many does she have? ....the first was when i got the AG8...... i wondered why i haven had an ear bending for a few days now.....Lol

[philj]

Wow! That certainly gets the photons in Peter, fantastic bit of kit

Philj

[laser_jock99]

Wow- I am looking forward to the results in the coming months!

[msinclairinork]

Well kidney or NO kidney...I would say that is body parts well spent!!

I WANT I WANT I WANT I NEED AG12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing Peter,

Michael

[SlipperySquid]

Pete do you have any pics of the scope in situ mate? Would love to have a looksee?

Cheers

Matt.

[peter shah]

Pete do you have any pics of the scope in situ mate? Would love to have a looksee?

Cheers

Matt.

Yes Matt there is this one and if you follow the link a couple more

http://stargazerslounge.com/equipment-discussion/129220-prepare-cloud.html

its just out of reach for the boy

[SlipperySquid]

That looks the bee knee's matey! Now lets see what that bad bay can do...no sleep until you've mapped the heavens mate.

[lee allen]

Top pic. One for the wall me thinks

[johnh]

Thats an endearing photo of your Pillar high Son helping out with the technicals.

John.

[dmahon]

You surely don;t set that up every night, so how do you cover it all - or is that the wall of a massive sliding roof observatory (rather than a fence) in the background?

[peter shah]

Nahh its a roll off roof...see the links below

[ollypenrice]

Talk about a convincing image... Incredible depth and seriously tiny stars. Magnificent. We are all going to love this one...

Olly

[robbieince]

Looking good Peter! Those star points are very sharp - it's a cracker.

I forsee some beauties coming from this over the next few weeks.

The ag8 is mounted but awaiting first light.......

Regards

Rob

[Grinde]

That's alot of quality signal for just 20½ minute of exposure time! What camera are you using? & what's the size of the image circle in the AG12, are flats needed with your chip to compensate for vignetting?

Can't wait to see more!

Best regards

Jonas

[boboco]

any comments welcome

Quite incredible, really took my breath away.

Would be interested to see the difference for the same target and other instruments (with presumably limited processing)

[peter shah]

Quite incredible, really took my breath away.

Would be interested to see the difference for the same target and other instruments (with presumably limited processing)

There are plenty of example M42 is onen of the most photographed objects...as for the processing i just used ron wodaski's standard curve and thats it really same with the core and pasted it in....no darks

That's alot of quality signal for just 20½ minute of exposure time! What camera are you using? & what's the size of the image circle in the AG12, are flats needed with your chip to compensate for vignetting?

Can't wait to see more!

Best regards

Jonas

The scope is an f3.8, so lots of signal, te camera is a starlight xpress H35 full format sensor....im using 48mm filters and there is a little vignetting soflats are a must

Looking good Peter! Those star points are very sharp - it's a cracker.

I forsee some beauties coming from this over the next few weeks.

The ag8 is mounted but awaiting first light.......

Regards

Rob

great..i hope it traveled well and you wont have to mess with collimation...we'll soon see i guess...im a little sad about having to sell it...you have a real nice bit of kit there, ill look forward to some images