Talk about frustration ! I have been battling with the SCT and the EAF which uses the focus knob to carry out the focusing. This i knew was going to be not the best, but i didn’t realise it would be hopeless !! After many hours trying to get a decent focus curve, i gave […]
SCT and Auto focusers ! Read More »
The weather has been less that cooperative, so I have spent the day working on some image data that i actually forgot i had. I have added NGC 7293 – Helix Nebula, it was taken with the PlayerOne Artemis-M, on the FF130 refractor. I had played around with this data before but never really be
So after many clear nights with the SCT 9.25″ EHD, and me not getting the guiding working with the OAG, I’ve come to the conclusion that the PlayerOne Ceres-M has a CCD which is too small for the the SCT ! even with the 0.7x reducer ! . Bring on the bigger is better moto…
OAG and SCT – is bigger better ??? Read More »
So finally i have first light !!! Unless you’re a pixel peeper (and lets face it , most of us in Astrophotography are) this looked OK, but when you start to “Peep” you will find some rather bizarre artifacts, most notable to me is this below I have star flares, spikes, or what ever you
Finally !! First light, with the C9.25 HD Read More »
Last night was finally a decent night to take photos, but no good for Deep Space as there was this rather bright glowing crescent lighting up the sky, so i thought, for an experiment i would take some images at 0.0001 of sec of the moon, and try and process this in PixInsight. I usually
My first attempt at photographing a comet, and i have to say I’m happy with it, it looks as it should and I think I am pleased with it. If you are wondering where the tail is, well its on its way away from us, its been around the sun and unfortunately its tail didn’t
My first photographed comet ! Read More »
So, now i have all the parts i needed, including the focuser, dew heater, mounting bracket for the StellarMate Pro (SMPro) extra cables, and setting the back focus, i think i’m really to try first light on the C9.25. Goal tonight will be to get the scope in focus and collimated. There is a lot
Setting up for first light ! Read More »
OK so, as you can see from some of my pictures my primary scope is my ZWO 130mm FF, this scope is amazing, and while its a rebrand of the Askar 130PHQ, ZWO’s support, packaging, communication was amazing. If you are looking at an ASKAR 130PHQ or the ZWO 130FF then don’t 2nd guess it
First impressions on the Celestron 9.25″ Edge HD Read More »
Well there looks like there will be no imaging in the near future ! Gale force wind and rain Today and tomorrow. Rain Monday, but clearing on Tuesday, so perhaps later in the week. a friend of mine did curse me for buying a new telescope, he said it will now rain for the next
Rain rain and more rain !! Read More »
So it arrived today, the new Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD ! While I grew up with SCT’s and had a Meade SCT, this one has a specific purpose. This is going to be used for Planetary and Galaxy work. Im not reitring my amazing 130mm Flat Field Refractor, its me an amazing scope… more on this