ASIGN Observatory II is back on track!

[Gary]

Awesome scope!

[Barry]

Get this - I sold all my pro photography gear to buy all this, then I had to get a pro photographer in to take these photos for my website and Facebook group.... go figure...

[Airconvent]

Mate, get a Pentax and save more money !
Looks nice and cosy in there. I think your Ironman Armour would make a nice decorative piece in there too (just like those Jaoanese Samurai armour on display). It should be placed next to a mini-fridge holding the cold beers

Have fun in your ovservatory cum den...

[Barry]

Here's my first go at planetary photography through the new scope. I still have to multiply the focal length out to around six metres to get the best image scale, but here is is at nearly two and a half metre focal length.

Here you see Jupiter and a couple of it's moons. Ganymede on the right is casting a shadow on the surface atmosphere of the Jovian giant.

[bornfree]

droolz!! beautiful~

[Barry]

Ok here you go. :thumbup:

After 30 hours of cutting, drilling, bolting and painting, ASIGN Observatory II is now sporting a very stylish pergola and banister over the front entrance.

And a bonus little screen grab of Johanna Griggs from the Better Homes and Gardens team with me on the observation deck.

[Airconvent]

Cool, Barry ! You didn't ask her to smash a champagne bottle on the wall?
Looks like you have been multi-tasking. I though you were too engrossed in IronMan Mk2...

[Barry]

Cool, Barry ! You didn't ask her to smash a champagne bottle on the wall?
Looks like you have been multi-tasking. I though you were too engrossed in IronMan Mk2...

The IM suit is a cloudy night activity, not a gorgeous day off activity.

[Barry]

1. It's been couple of nights of rapid progression at ASIGN Observatory II. First night I got collimation of the mirrors sorted out.



2, 3 &4. Last night I had a fellow astronomer visit and help me through configuring of all the software that runs the telescope and cameras. Here's a few shots of the setup.







5 and finally, here's the first image (60 second single exposure) out of the new telescope through the deep space imager. It should be noted that there was nearly a full moon up and the mist filled the sky with poo. I can't wait to get a clear moonless night on some distant galaxies!

[Gary]

Red rings never looked so good! Good job!