CCD vs Film? Lots of time vs no patience? Alright, this is your place to discuss all the astrophotography what's and what's not. You can discuss about techniques, accessories, cameras, whatever....just make sure you also post some nice photos here too!
Over eighty minutes of prime-focus exposure on this very faint target near Orion's belt. I still haven't got the guide camera yet, so this was manually guided the whole time on an EQ6 mount using an illuminated reticule eyepiece.
The problem now is saving from HUGE .Tiff's to reasonabley sized JPEG's for posting around on the net without suffering too many artefacts or becoming lossy......
Camera: Orion Starshoot Pro Color DSI
Telescope: Skywatcher ED120 APO
Guidescope: Skywatcher ED80 APO W/2X Barlow
Nice image, Baz. I note you manually guided. What sort of exposure could you take without guiding using, say, the ED 120? Just wondering how good the EQ6 mount is "out of the box". Is it the standard EQ6 or the Pro version?
Jeremy wrote:Nice image, Baz. I note you manually guided. What sort of exposure could you take without guiding using, say, the ED 120? Just wondering how good the EQ6 mount is "out of the box". Is it the standard EQ6 or the Pro version?
Able to produce such a image... I will go try with my 12-inch Meade LX 200-ACF. Wish me luck! By the way your pic is excellent. I will try to match up with you!
chuang wrote:looks like a war going on in there! well done dude
It is a war in there - between gravity and nuclear fusion!
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
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I will go try with my 12-inch Meade LX 200-ACF. Wish me luck! By the way your pic is excellent. I will try to match up with you!
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