Guest johnrt Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hello everyone! Some of you may have seen some of these from another forum, but I thought I join up over here on EMS too. This is a little showcase thread of my adventures with the Altair 6" RC OTA during 2013, an imaging scope which I believe is hugely underated. It took a lttle getting used to and needs a good reducer, I use an Astro Physics CCDT67 to brink it down to a 920mm f/6, which is more than useable for DSO imaging. My images are all taken with an Atik 314l+ camera, I use an IDASLP2, Baader LRBG and Astrodon narrowband filters. The images are all processed in Pixinsight and CS5. I hope you like my images from 2013 and make you think twice obout the litle 6" RC that pack a puch well abouve it's weight. John Bok Globules in the Rosette California Nebula 2 panel mosaic in Ha Tadpoles in Auriga Melotte 15 Pacman Nebula Coccoon Nebula Rising Pillars of Gas in the Soul Nebula Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Wow, fantastic looking images, well.done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Lovely looking pictures, very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnrt Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thank you both! Apologies for the typos in my original post too, but I don't see a way of editing posts (I assume that the option is disabled). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CodnorPaul Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Amazing - great pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Wow, those are incredible! Thank you for sharing and please continue to do so - stuff like this blows the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That's another WOW! from me too. That surely is a very nice little Astrograph. It's clearly in the right hands to do it justice. Welcome to the forum John. Nice entrance lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foundaplanet Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Excellent stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 simply stunning stuff. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnrt Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Thank you chaps. I have also found this as a good opportunity to look back over a years imaging work and plot for the year to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toymaster Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Thanks for posting. Really enjoyed these stunning images - your efforts paid off....... Do you have links to any more of your images? Cheers, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnrt Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hi Adrian, I use flickr for storing and sharing my images, you can find everything I've ever done since I started astro photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywatcher150/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toymaster Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hi Adrian, I use flickr for storing and sharing my images, you can find everything I've ever done since I started astro photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywatcher150/ Many Thanks John Stunning..... Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I love these, really stunning images. Nice one John, it really shows what you can do with a bit of patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwm891 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Superb images John - no one would believe a 6 inch scope - size isn't always everything (excusing Martyn's avatar above)! Edited January 13, 2014 by fwm891 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Altair Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 John, that is beyond doubt the best set of images I have seen to date with this scope. Absolutely beautiful. The star formation structures are so clear, and you've captured such tonality and depth. These 6" RC scopes do take a bit of adjustment and fettling, but at the price, they can and do deliver - in the right hands, congrats! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harper. Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Incredible, you must have these printed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnrt Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thank you again everyone! I have to agree with Nick, the price you pay for a new 6" RC is a bargain if you are prepaired to spend a little effort setting it up right. Paired with the CCDT67 reducer it is a killer imaging scope. Think of the price of an equivalent 900mm f/6 triplet refractor, a minumum of x5 the price of the 6" RC!!!! Nick I am liking the look of those new CEM iOptron mounts and wondering what would be possible with an 8 or 10"RC on one of them!! My bank manager however isn't so enthusiastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coco Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 On 1/9/2014 at 15:45, johnrt said: Hello everyone! Some of you may have seen some of these from another forum, but I thought I join up over here on EMS too. This is a little showcase thread of my adventures with the Altair 6" RC OTA during 2013, an imaging scope which I believe is hugely underated. It took a lttle getting used to and needs a good reducer, I use an Astro Physics CCDT67 to brink it down to a 920mm f/6, which is more than useable for DSO imaging. My images are all taken with an Atik 314l+ camera, I use an IDASLP2, Baader LRBG and Astrodon narrowband filters. The images are all processed in Pixinsight and CS5. I hope you like my images from 2013 and make you think twice obout the litle 6" RC that pack a puch well abouve it's weight. John Bok Globules in the Rosette California Nebula 2 panel mosaic in Ha Tadpoles in Auriga Melotte 15 Pacman Nebula Coccoon Nebula Rising Pillars of Gas in the Soul Nebula Thanks for looking fabulous thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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