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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Rocket Pooch on Feb 10, 2006, 00:39:41

Title: Quick Saturn with Vixen VC200L
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Feb 10, 2006, 00:39:41
Hi,

Has a quick go with my collimated VC200L @ F27, not sure what I think but its ok.

(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Saturn/20060209SaturnVC200L.jpg)

I have now stacked two of the AVI's, I would love to be me hands on a C9.25....

(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Saturn/Saturn20060209.jpg)

Overall I think the Vien is ok, but it lacks in finer detail, also those secondary supports do very interesting things to the AVI's like noise images?  And the raw files are a little blue.  If I get this 100% collimated and we get a clear night I should be able to get an image to the quality of the LX90, well nearly anyway.

Also Mike, I put Saturn in the middle of the cross hairs on K3CCD and alighned the mount better and it had no problem staying on the chip for 20 minute plus, un-guided, and the PE cycle seems to be about 8.5 minutes as wel, quite good eh!