Got out a couple of nights back to fire up the 200mm lenses and the 2600MC Pro CMOS cameras. If you remember in the last outing it looked like there might be water vapour in the optical system. So in … Continue reading
I just combined last night’s 24 x 5-minute subs 200mm lens single framer with an older 40 x 5-minute subs 2-framer also using the 200mm lenses. This is the resulting Arcturus composite.
Managed to get some imaging done last night. Arcturus with the 200mm lenses and 2600MC Pro CMOS cameras. 24 x 5-minute subs. Note the “Napoleon’s Hat” asterism at the bottom of the lower spike slightly to the right.
Last night was the 8th clear night in a row – a new record. Previously I managed to blow all the power MOSFETs in the dome rotator, so I spent all Monday morning replacing same (8 MOSFETs to de-solder, remove … Continue reading
I am not able to keep up with the images I have taken this week as I am so unused to having several clear nights in a row. Having just changed over to UV/IR cut filters on the 200mm lenses … Continue reading
Yet another clear night last night – almost unbelievable. So as I had just removed the narrowband filters from the 200mm lenses and replaced them with the UV/IR cut filters, I had rather creased myself and wasn’t sure what … Continue reading
Last night I got 11 x 20-minute subs using the 200mm lenses and the 2600MC Pro CMOS cameras with the Optolong L-Enhance filters – under a blazing Moon!!! I added the narrowband data to the 20 x 15-minute subs of … Continue reading
Clear Moonless night last night and I put the 200mm lenses onto the Crescent region in Cygnus. Made the same old mistake in doing this, I should’ve put the Optolong L-Enhance filters on for this one. Never mind, I’ll do … Continue reading
An unexpected clear night last night left me unprepared for a new object. So I went for the Coathanger cluster, but centralised on the 200mm lenses. A total of 30 x 10-minute subs.
It was a clear night last night (after a day of rain!) albeit with an intrusive Moon, but that doesn’t prevent me from getting on with star shots. I managed to get the 3rd frame (the far right hand frame) … Continue reading
