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by PETER LOO
Mon Jun 13, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: My first attempt
Replies: 6
Views: 10783

Re: My first attempt

Which target were you aiming actually ? Looks like a globular cluster though
by PETER LOO
Mon Jun 13, 2022 8:10 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: My first attempt
Replies: 6
Views: 10783

Re: My first attempt

Nice, thx for sharing
by PETER LOO
Mon Jun 13, 2022 8:02 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: My Wide Field Astrophotography
Replies: 28
Views: 26468

Re: My Wide Field Astrophotography

Super nice, thx for sharing
by PETER LOO
Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:41 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: My astrophotography 2022
Replies: 118
Views: 58920

Re: My astrophotography 2022

Super nice images, thx for sharing
by PETER LOO
Fri Jun 10, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Astrophotography
Topic: Milky Way Core Nebulae mosaics: M20 & M8, M16 & M17
Replies: 5
Views: 9881

Re: Milky Way Core Nebulae mosaics: M20 & M8, M16 & M17

The sky looks dark, was it done in Mersing or Singapore ? Thanks
by PETER LOO
Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:55 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: WTS : Cooled modified Canon Kiss X2 (450D) SOLD
Replies: 2
Views: 2437

Re: WTS : Cooled modified Canon Kiss X2 (450D)

Had pm to request for your contact no. thanks
by PETER LOO
Fri Apr 12, 2019 7:40 pm
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: iOptron SkyGuider pro
Replies: 6
Views: 13926

Re: iOptron SkyGuider pro

Used a much heavier mount GPD2 with GOTO to capture Centaurus A from my 9th floor kitchen window facing South https://live.staticflickr.com/7871/46676308765_f13b09fdc4_b.jpg Centaurus A 05 Apr 2019 by Peter Loo , on Flickr Mount: GPD2 with StarBook-S, guided by ZWO ASI-174M Mini. Imaging Scope: TS A...
by PETER LOO
Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: iOptron SkyGuider pro
Replies: 6
Views: 13926

Re: iOptron SkyGuider pro

The above object is Omega Centauri, RA: 13h 26.43 m, Dec:-47.46 Deg. This time the mount is guided via a lighter guider set up.
SkyGuider Pro Dec arm is too weak for mounting all the above stuff without doing a proper modification, and attached items might just fall off if not careful.
by PETER LOO
Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:00 pm
Forum: Equipment Discussions
Topic: iOptron SkyGuider pro
Replies: 6
Views: 13926

Re: iOptron SkyGuider pro

For EQ mounts that do not come with digital setting circle, an alternative way to search for deep sky object is to use "Digital Level Meter Circle setting". This required manual computation of Hour Angle H.A. in which: ((H.A. = LST - RA of the object)). LST implies Local Sidereal Time, RA ...