philjay Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 A quick NGC457 from last nights play getting my observatory mount sorted for the winter. This is through the ed80 at native FL using the Atik 314l OSC. Heavy moonlight required some processing out. The PHD graph was good and eventually after I cleaned and refocused my finder guider, (it was filthy, how it got like that I have no idea) I was guiding quite nicely albeit only with 90 sec subs on this image but I strung one out to 5 minutes and all was well guiding wise but the sub was unuseable due to moonlight. Still here's a quicky 457, one of my favourite clusters https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/gallery/image/138-ngc457oct15b/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/gallery/image/139-phdoct15/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 nice one Phil, it was a little misty round my way also last night so struggled with focus a tiny bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Yeah focus wasn't easy was it? that's why this is slightly blobby, but I achieved getting the guiding and mount sorted, the pic was a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 That looks lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+seven_legs Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Nice, one of my favourite clusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Nice one Phil. I do love the owl cluster also. Was the first open cluster I sketched, or one of the first if I recall. Will have to check my book. Might do a bit more sketching this season what with the planets be in so poorly positioned for the foreseeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 A nice one Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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