Hi,
Fitted a new focuser to the ED80 soI thought I'd give it a go. Here's 7x10 Minute Ha, not yet calibrated.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6531679639_311e667aa8_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13007140@N05/6531679639/)
Rosette Ha Quick (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13007140@N05/6531679639/) by chrissuddell (http://www.flickr.com/people/13007140@N05/), on Flickr
Beautiful. Lovely stars - which flattener are you using?
Gotta love the ED80!
Mark
Hi Mark,
Its the skywatcher dedicated flatterer reducer, .85, it works really well on the scope. There is some field rotation on the image, I did not have the guide scope aligned with the main scope, due to laziness.
Chris
Great image Chris, there's an awful lot there for 70mins, it just goes to show that you can't beat dark skies. You also can't beat that reducer, it's just about perfect with that scope.
Robert
Great image Chris.
Soon hope to have the SW ED120 up and running, which has the dedicated flattener. (not that I know what to do with it yet! :!)
High Five. ;)
Tony G
Great image Chris
Just started on the flaming star nebula with Ha and 450D
julian
gosh that is good Chris. I thought you had bought that reducer ages ago. Not taken tonight as well??
Jealous
Hi Fay,
I've had the reducer for years now, I do use it, but the focuser was a pain, this has now been fixed and the focusing is perfect.
I changed all my software a upgraded the scopes they all seem to work better now.
If I did not have the Limits checkbox on in EQMod I would have run through the Horse Head image for the evening just to get the finer details out of the nebula. But the scope went into flip mode and I moved onto the Rosette.
It's now clear tonight here, but I have to goto work, so I'm here in the warm. Maybe I can add to these images over the winter.
Chris
it must be clearer outside as my last sub looks the best so far
i could do with a fine focuser on the ED80, i must say
Great image, Chris. There's a lot of nice detail. Is the focuser upgrade a skywatcher offering or something else?
Chris, why did your scope automatically flip - I'm sure I don't get that issue.
Hi Phil,
The upgrade is a lacerta upgrade, I think Mike has it as well, http://www.modernastronomy.com/accessories.html#accFocusers
Robert,
On EQ mod this used to be off by default, because I completely rebuilt the laptop and installed the latest driver where it is now on by default (Enable Limits), it caused the mount to stop tracking.
Chris
Very nice
In EQAscom 1.24s there is an option in the Limits dialog to turn automatic flips on or off as Robert aludes. On the main small display panel there is a checkbox to allow you to force a flip when doing a goto, I used this last night as the camera was getting too close to the tripod leg.
Lovely picture BTW.
Blimey Chris just checked this on my big monitor & am gobsmacked - superb result for such short integration & all with a £150 scope... You must be chuffed with this...
John
Quote from: JohnP on Dec 20, 2011, 08:32:45
all with a £150 scope... You must be chuffed with this...
John
Yeah but I think the £8000 camera, £2500 mount, £1200 new focuser £545 dedicated flattener and some cheap flocking helped. ;)
Oh! forget the flock, that's for the Newt. :D
Tony G
yes I know you are quite correct Mr G. but at the end of the day at least its good knowing you don't have to spend £1,000's on a scope.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Correction Tony, it was £999 for the mount and the scope 7 years ago, £149 for the corrector, err £3,000 for the camera and filters.
John imagine how good it would have been if I did not have to go to work on Monday and was imaging on Sunday night which was a lot clearer than Saturday! Yes I am please by the way, but the Rosette, Horsy and M42 are so bright they are very easy to image :-)
Quote from: Rocket Pooch on Dec 20, 2011, 10:15:02
Correction Tony, it was £999 for the mount and the scope 7 years ago, £149 for the corrector, err £3,000 for the camera and filters.
Chris,
It's not what you have!......It's the way that you use it. ;)
Tony G
PS.............You use it well. :)
QuotePS.............You use it well.
:o :o :o
Quote from: RobertM on Dec 20, 2011, 20:56:01
QuotePS.............You use it well.
:o :o :o
So I've been told. :oops:
Tony G
Ok this is degrading in to near porn!