Virgo Cluster Of Galaxies x 14
Mar 3, 2017 18:04:42 #
I damaged my Celestron NightScape 8300 Camera so I fell back
onto my Nikon D800E Camera and was pretty disappointed in the
IQ. Way to much Noise and Vignetting. I wonder if the Focal Reducer/
Flattener would help any. The Corners are actually cutoff by the Dew
Shield. I only had enough Battery power to shoot 6 Lights and no
Darks or Bias. DSS wouldn't recognize any stars so it wouldn't stack.
Does anyone know of a better stacking program. I am thinking of
getting the MaxIm DL. Anyway here is the shot I took last night.
Nikon D800E, Celestron 9.25" 2350mm Scope, 1 shot @ 300 sec ISO 180.
I was able to find 14 Galaxies. M86 is in the center not sure of the rest.
Craig
onto my Nikon D800E Camera and was pretty disappointed in the
IQ. Way to much Noise and Vignetting. I wonder if the Focal Reducer/
Flattener would help any. The Corners are actually cutoff by the Dew
Shield. I only had enough Battery power to shoot 6 Lights and no
Darks or Bias. DSS wouldn't recognize any stars so it wouldn't stack.
Does anyone know of a better stacking program. I am thinking of
getting the MaxIm DL. Anyway here is the shot I took last night.
Nikon D800E, Celestron 9.25" 2350mm Scope, 1 shot @ 300 sec ISO 180.
I was able to find 14 Galaxies. M86 is in the center not sure of the rest.
Craig
Mar 3, 2017 19:14:17 #
CraigFair wrote:
I damaged my Celestron NightScape 8300 Camera so I... (show quote)
Well fiddlestix. At least you weren't down and out. Glad to see you imaging. It sure looks good from here!
5 minutes is a nice long toot.
Being as I'm a glutton for punishment, I chased Thor's Helmet for the 3rd night in a row.
The third time wasn't quite the charm for me. More like used charmin...
I did manage to pull down a ton of images (24 after a bunch of deletes), but poopy IQ. Once I got it pretty well in, I just let the program loop. More of a guiding test than anything else. Nothing worth saving.
What little I had is so rusty, I'm trying to sharpen up my hand with a Brillo Pad.
And tonight has a bunch of faint wispy high altitude stuff. So I'll have to wait to see.
I got a WiFi antenna for my new configuration. But flubbed setting it up. I think I figured out my goof's today. But I'm an Analog guy stumbling through a Digital forest.
I reverted to my laptop last night with a single USB to the powered USB hub. That seems to work great.
Hopefully more play time tonight, before the next weather system slides down. Come on summertime!
Mar 3, 2017 19:39:17 #
SonnyE wrote:
Well fiddlestix. At least you weren't down and out... (show quote)
Glad you're getting your WiFi fingered out I seemed to be all thumbs last night too.
Didn't have a fully charged Battery and DSLR quit after 6 shots. So no Darks, Flats or Bias.
Good luck tonight it's already cloudy here just North of you. Clear Sun & Mon nights.
Craig
Mar 4, 2017 00:00:52 #
Nice shot Craig, so the hyperstar is doing you well!
Like Sonny, I was out last night (til 5am) and discovered a user error at the end of the evening. When I'm setting things up, I turn the gain up full to center my target...oops, forgot to turn it back down when I started imaging.
Like Sonny, I was out last night (til 5am) and discovered a user error at the end of the evening. When I'm setting things up, I turn the gain up full to center my target...oops, forgot to turn it back down when I started imaging.
Mar 4, 2017 00:46:03 #
Europa wrote:
Nice shot Craig, so the hyperstar is doing you well!
Like Sonny, I was out last night (til 5am) and discovered a user error at the end of the evening. When I'm setting things up, I turn the gain up full to center my target...oops, forgot to turn it back down when I started imaging.
Like Sonny, I was out last night (til 5am) and discovered a user error at the end of the evening. When I'm setting things up, I turn the gain up full to center my target...oops, forgot to turn it back down when I started imaging.
Hey Brian, thanks for the compliment but no I didn't use the Hyperstar just the DSLR prime focus.
Craig
Mar 4, 2017 01:38:24 #
CraigFair wrote:
I damaged my Celestron NightScape 8300 Camera so I... (show quote)
Nice shot! Only about 831 more galaxies to go in that section of the sky. At least I remember reading that there are about 845 galaxies in a 24 degree region of that sky. Clouding up here again. Rain expected AGAIN.
Mar 4, 2017 10:30:03 #
https://youtu.be/Zu6o23Pu0Do?t=45s
(I need to spend more time with our older grandkids...)
Cloud cover building today, rainy tomorrow.
(I need to spend more time with our older grandkids...)
Cloud cover building today, rainy tomorrow.
Mar 4, 2017 11:33:54 #
JimH123 wrote:
Nice shot! Only about 831 more galaxies to go in that section of the sky. At least I remember reading that there are about 845 galaxies in a 24 degree region of that sky. Clouding up here again. Rain expected AGAIN.
Thanks Jim it was fun having a couple nights to use my scope. I hope you had a few hours to play also.
Craig
Mar 4, 2017 11:36:11 #
SonnyE wrote:
https://youtu.be/Zu6o23Pu0Do?t=45s
(I need to spend more time with our older grandkids...)
Cloud cover building today, rainy tomorrow.
(I need to spend more time with our older grandkids...)
Cloud cover building today, rainy tomorrow.
Annette thought it was very cool Sonny.
Good times they are a coming.
Craig
Mar 4, 2017 14:02:50 #
CraigFair wrote:
Annette thought it was very cool Sonny.
Good times they are a coming.
Craig
Good times they are a coming.
Craig
Glad she liked it!
My Star Tech powered USB hub smoked today.
That's the bad news. (It stinked. No smoke, just that Oh _hit smell)It is covered under their 2 year warranty. That's the good news.
Waiting on an RMA to send it back for replacement.
Fiddle Stix!
Mar 4, 2017 16:39:04 #
SonnyE wrote:
Glad she liked it!
My Star Tech powered USB hub smoked today. That's the bad news. (It stinked. No smoke, just that Oh _hit smell)
It is covered under their 2 year warranty. That's the good news.
Waiting on an RMA to send it back for replacement.
Fiddle Stix!
My Star Tech powered USB hub smoked today.
That's the bad news. (It stinked. No smoke, just that Oh _hit smell)It is covered under their 2 year warranty. That's the good news.
Waiting on an RMA to send it back for replacement.
Fiddle Stix!
OH Wow Sonny sorry to hear that. Can you operate in some way without it
Mar 5, 2017 09:48:14 #
CraigFair wrote:
OH Wow Sonny sorry to hear that. Can you operate in some way without it
Not sure yet. I do have a non-powered 4 port hub to try. But I'm wondering if the stick computer can handle it, so I might try the laptop until it's fixed. (IF we get a glimpse of the skies again.)
Of course it had to fall down on the weekend, when they are closed.
But I'm confident they'll make it right.
Mar 6, 2017 14:00:48 #
CraigFair wrote:
I damaged my Celestron NightScape 8300 Camera so I... (show quote)
Here is what I am expecting to get with the new QHY10 Camera.
This is a shot of the Markarian's Chain from
http://astrosnaps.co.uk/MakChain.html
Craig
Mar 6, 2017 23:12:25 #
Not half bad considering how you had too shot Craig..
Really a nice looking shot.
Have you tried using your SLR with the new setup? It's supposed to work really well.
I hope you get things resolved quickly.
Jim
Really a nice looking shot.
Have you tried using your SLR with the new setup? It's supposed to work really well.
I hope you get things resolved quickly.
Jim
Mar 7, 2017 01:20:48 #
CraigFair wrote:
Here is what I am expecting to get with the new QHY10 Camera.
This is a shot of the Markarian's Chain from
http://astrosnaps.co.uk/MakChain.html
Craig
This is a shot of the Markarian's Chain from
http://astrosnaps.co.uk/MakChain.html
Craig
No, I expect you will get better than that image. It has a lot of noise, and I expect with some stacking, you will do better.
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