M51 through an ed100

[Trevor N]

Taken through mono and osc atik 314l's. 10 x 5 min subs in each and mixed in registar. Scope was an ed100 with f6.3 reducer. Regards , Trevor

[RogerTheDodger]

Cracking image there Trevor.

[Starflyer]

Loads of detail in there Trevor.

[MikeD]

Smooth, deep and detailed.... Nice.

Mike.

[Trevor N]

Many thanks for the comments. Never quite sure how far to push these images during processing. Regards , Trevor

[ollypenrice]

Very impressive for a shortish focal length on this little fella. I think you got the pushing bang on. Every credit to the SW lens as well.

Olly

[West End Wendy]

Amazing image Trevor - I particularly like the little edge-on galaxy in the background. I've got an ED100 but I never thought it could be used so effectively for imaging.

Just one question - where do you get an f6.3 reducer for an ED100? - I thought the standard reducers for these scopes were 0.85 (giving f7.65) and the f6.3 was for an SCT.

Tim

[Coco]

cant argue with that image.. look very well, the f/g.3 flatteners working great... Mmn wonder I I can get my celestron C80 to work with one?

[TakMan]

Lovely colours , detail, structure and faint wispy stuff!

Damian

[RobH]

Great result, and a good mix between the mono and OSC camsras.

The 0.63x SCT reducers work fine on small chip cameras when used with refractors. I've used mine with my WO 80 scope and had no problems.

Rob.

[Coco]

Great result, and a good mix between the mono and OSC camsras.

The 0.63x SCT reducers work fine on small chip cameras when used with refractors. I've used mine with my WO 80 scope and had no problems.

Rob.

Thats worth a note Rob, the calculator on here reports a working distance of 87mm for my C80 not sure if I can get the scope to focus without shortening the main tube? will give it a shot tomorrow..

[West End Wendy]

The 0.63x SCT reducers work fine on small chip cameras when used with refractors. I've used mine with my WO 80 scope and had no problems.

Rob.

Thanks.

[russ]

crikey that is so good, stunning detail.

[Trevor N]

Comments much appreciated. Thanks. I think the conversation has covered Wendy's question . I use a standard SCT f6.3 reducer. I managed to get a 2" nosepiece that screws in the front and I use a celestron 1.25" visual back on the rear. I have found coma can be noticeable but overall it seems a good balance. Regards , Trevor