Well it has been months of pain, but finally I have the 2 x Canon 200mm prime lenses, the 2 x ASI 2600MC-Pro cameras, and the 2 x Astromechanics focusers all up and running and talking to each other. Last … Continue reading
Another reprocess, this time the Double Cluster & Stock 2 in Perseus. This is another 200mm lens 2-framer with the Trius M26C OSC CCDs.
This is a 2-frame mosaic of Arcturus taken on the Canon 200mm prime lenses using the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. Note Napoleon’s Hat in the 5 o’clock position.
I just reprocessed the IC2087 data that I aquired back in 2016 on the Canon 200mm prime lenses and the Trius M26C OSC CCDs. This is 10-hours worth of 20-minute subs.
This is a 2-frame mosaic using a pair of Canon 200mm prime lenses and SX Trius M26C OSC CCDs. Each frame is 18 x 20-minute subs.
The familiar “W” shape of the constellation Cassiopeia is seen in this 5-frame mosaic taken using an unmodified Canon 5D MkII DSLR, and a Canon 200mm prime lens. From the background you can see that Cassiopeia sits in the Milky … Continue reading
As there’s not been much imaging going on lately (weather), I’ve been browsing through old data. Just came across another 20 x 15-minute subs taken with the 200mm lenses which I’ve put together with 20 x 15-minute subs of the … Continue reading
Yesterday I received a couple of deliveries to completely upgrade the MiniWASP array, both the 3 x Sky90s and the 2 x 200mm Canon lenses. I am glad the weather continues to be awful as it means I’ll be able … Continue reading
I was just looking at an old Gamma Cass image (for another reason) and saw a bright red dot for the first time. Yep, it was a Carbon star that had been there all the time and I hadn’t noticed. … Continue reading
Another clear (but not Moonless) night last night – so it was perfect for setting up the array. Managed to get the 3 Sky90s aligned, focused, and sensors flattened – so the Sky90 array is now ready for some clear, … Continue reading
