Last nights newtonian test session number 2
Apr 23, 2018 13:35:39 #
I started the evening by doing a double polar alignment using the PoleMaster system.
I then did a two plus two star alignment using stars as wide as I could see.
The CGEM mount was dead on with all of the objects I decided to image last night.
These shots are not cropped and where the mount took me.
I started with the moon to get my focus set.
The star test is still showing some asymmetry and is why I am thinking about doing the ocular alignment.
The Cigar is a 12 photo stack and the boogers are under the sensor cover glass and I cannot remove them. There is also a small hair that is on one of the long flats. ( It has been there since I got it and it is in some of Craigs pictures from long ago.) I just photoshop it out.
The shot of Caster was to separate the smaller orange star out and I like the way it turned out.
Hoping for clear skies again this week to test a few more things.
Jim
I then did a two plus two star alignment using stars as wide as I could see.
The CGEM mount was dead on with all of the objects I decided to image last night.
These shots are not cropped and where the mount took me.
I started with the moon to get my focus set.
The star test is still showing some asymmetry and is why I am thinking about doing the ocular alignment.
The Cigar is a 12 photo stack and the boogers are under the sensor cover glass and I cannot remove them. There is also a small hair that is on one of the long flats. ( It has been there since I got it and it is in some of Craigs pictures from long ago.) I just photoshop it out.
The shot of Caster was to separate the smaller orange star out and I like the way it turned out.
Hoping for clear skies again this week to test a few more things.
Jim
Moon to start with good focus
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Star test
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M82 the Cigar Galaxy
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Double Star Castor
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Apr 23, 2018 23:41:32 #
Nothing that flats won’t remove. On the cigar, why is their black areas within the stars?
Apr 24, 2018 09:41:06 #
Europa wrote:
Nothing that flats won’t remove. On the cigar, why is their black areas within the stars?
Thanks.
Stacking poop. Courtesy of DSS.
12 photo stack with 8 darks.
Lol
Jim
Apr 24, 2018 14:55:39 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
I started the evening by doing a double polar alig... (show quote)
Nice suite of images! Looks like the beastie is working well.
bwa
Apr 24, 2018 16:40:32 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
I started the evening by doing a double polar alig... (show quote)
Wonderful set of shots Jim.
Craig
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