Guest Phillyo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 It was kinda clear last night, but I had no real intentions of taking any images. My main goal was to acquire a fairly accurate polar alignment doing a drift align and see if I could figure out my auto focusing and plate solving issues. Well that didn't take as long as I expected! Polar Alignment still needs a small tweak, but it's close enough for a semi permanent setup in my back garden.I have managed to calculate my critical focus zone and how many steps the motor needs to move to move the focuser 1 micron etc so now auto focus works pretty well.Plate solving works at last so that was sorted and I managed to do a nice automated imaging run test and it was only 11pm so I thought I may as well set it off imaging to see how it goes.So this is IC410 and IC405 taken with a WO Megrez 72, on an EQ6, QSI583wsg, auto guided with PHD2 an a lodestar X2, narrowband Ha Astrodon 3nm filter.Integration time is only 3.5hours in 7 x 1800s exposures. Really happy with the guiding for 30min subs!All captured in Sequence Generator Pro. Post prod in PI.It's lost some of the softer nebulosity during upload to the web and hopefully I haven't pushed it too far but as always I'm very happy for feed back!It's nice to be imaging again!! Clicking on the image will take you to the full resolution version.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) lovely looking image Phil, as you say your guiding is very good and the image looks very nice on my computer, i don`t know if you use eq mod or not but i find the eq mod method of polar aligning to be very good and quick to do even if your setting up every night. Edited November 1, 2014 by red dwalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Great image, and Rob just reading up on that EQMod Polar Align (not seen that before!) looks accurate and quick to do, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 works really well Ron and well worth using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I love this type of photo, this is really good Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 This is a great image Phil Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillyo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks all I do use eqmod and the polar alignment tool and it's really good. I used phd2 for a drift alignment last night to try and get a little more accuracy. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 nice that one are you going to add Oiii and Sii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillyo Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Thanks Sheila, I'm not sure. I do rather like just mono images? We shall see Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 That is very impressive Visually, all we normally see is the Flying Minnow asterism between the two nebulae... http://www.ssoastro.org/STAR_4.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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