dead air,but i'm still at it ...
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dead air,but i'm still at it ...
still suffering from jetstreams, going to have to buy some sam sites ..
i'm still active on the scope!,i expect no awards , imaging with my ir 807 filter ,that's about the only wavelength i can cope with at the moment ...
we have 2 luna surface images,saturn,jupiter and some very faint cloud details of venus from last weekend .
i'm still active on the scope!,i expect no awards , imaging with my ir 807 filter ,that's about the only wavelength i can cope with at the moment ...
we have 2 luna surface images,saturn,jupiter and some very faint cloud details of venus from last weekend .
scopes :gso/bintel f4 12"truss tube, bresser messier ar127s /skywatcher 10'' dob,meade 12'' f10 lx200 sct
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
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Re: dead air,but i'm still at it ...
Very nice!
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Hello Rob. A superlative gallery of your solar system images here. Two beautiful lunar shots, Jupiter with nice belting, Saturn showing a nice Cassini division, and some clouds on Venus (which is NOT easy to capture). Thanks for sharing this fine work with us Rob, and keep up the great work.
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Re: dead air,but i'm still at it ...
Love the pics. What camera & filter combo did you use for Venus? I have been looking at cameras and I do want to do some UV work. Also, what combo for Saturn?
Recently I have been doing almost exclusively Solar viewing. I have two Lunts a 40mm & a 50mm which I can triple stack. One to use for imaging and the other for visual. Two Lacerta Herschel Wedges Big & Sm with 120mm & 95x1300 refractors using go to alt/az mounts and my big goto EQ.
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asi 290 mm , meade 12''
scopes :gso/bintel f4 12"truss tube, bresser messier ar127s /skywatcher 10'' dob,meade 12'' f10 lx200 sct
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
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I really appreciate your reply. I was looking at the successor to the ASi-290 the ASi-178MC 6.4 MP. Though with Color -which turns to Monochrome in the IR. I don't quite have your aperture . I have a Meade 10" @ F-6.3 but I think it is a suitable instrument for photography. I have a IR650, IR850 and a methane IR890 and an Altair NUV Calcium Filter I have been researching other UV filters. Baader of course has a good range not overlapping my Altair range but it is about it costs more than the Astrodon-UV filter by about $100+ or £100+ oddly the same despite actual exchange rate. The Astrodon has a really wide range from 305nm-420nm though quote 325-381nm like the Baader. I notice the Violet #47 filter on your list and I have been using that also. Again I appreciate your reply. It was helpful.
Recently I have been doing almost exclusively Solar viewing. I have two Lunts a 40mm & a 50mm which I can triple stack. One to use for imaging and the other for visual. Two Lacerta Herschel Wedges Big & Sm with 120mm & 95x1300 refractors using go to alt/az mounts and my big goto EQ.
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Re: dead air,but i'm still at it ...
There all great pictures Rob, thanks for sharing them. Nice clean clear shots. Your saturns always look very nice. They always make feel guilty that I'm to stingy to buy some nice gear haha....
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can't find any specs past 700nm for the asi 178mc... i'm pretty sure it's about 65 %PhilPhree wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 6:58 pm I really appreciate your reply. I was looking at the successor to the ASi-290 the ASi-178MC 6.4 MP. Though with Color -which turns to Monochrome in the IR. I don't quite have your aperture. I have a Meade 10" @ F-6.3 but I think it is a suitable instrument for photography. I have a IR650, IR850 and a methane IR890 and an Altair NUV Calcium Filter I have been researching other UV filters. Baader of course has a good range not overlapping my Altair range but it is about it costs more than the Astrodon-UV filter by about $100+ or £100+ oddly the same despite actual exchange rate. The Astrodon has a really wide range from 305nm-420nm though quote 325-381nm like the Baader. I notice the Violet #47 filter on your list and I have been using that also. Again I appreciate your reply. It was helpful.
what do you image with your #47? , i use that filter just to calibrate my adc with mono asi camera,wasn't working too well so i swaped it out in my filter wheel .
scopes :gso/bintel f4 12"truss tube, bresser messier ar127s /skywatcher 10'' dob,meade 12'' f10 lx200 sct
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
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Yeah, your right I thought the 178 was a successor to the 462 but it obviously doesn't behave the same. I do wish they would publish Spectrography reports from 300-1000 at least, for any Astro Camera. I may get a QHY-462 as a dual purpose camera for the Planetary work and as a guide camera for DSO work. I can't trust where the redline goes with the 178. I keep coming back to astro conversions for my Canon M50. The range is better but the sensor is comparatively HUGE. So having a small planetary camera makes sense.
I use Violet #47 for Venus, but my old camera doesn't give me great results. Your picture above is really good! I haven't tried the Altair NUV yet I just got it. To try with the Lacerta Herschel Wedge I also recently got. Another reason that the Spectrographs for cameras should show 300nm-1000nm ranges instead of just showing the visual spectrum. Back to Astro Conversion of the Canon and some imaging software to isolate the ROI. Trying to modernize and expand my range of views.
Again, thank you for your input.
I use Violet #47 for Venus, but my old camera doesn't give me great results. Your picture above is really good! I haven't tried the Altair NUV yet I just got it. To try with the Lacerta Herschel Wedge I also recently got. Another reason that the Spectrographs for cameras should show 300nm-1000nm ranges instead of just showing the visual spectrum. Back to Astro Conversion of the Canon and some imaging software to isolate the ROI. Trying to modernize and expand my range of views.
Again, thank you for your input.
Recently I have been doing almost exclusively Solar viewing. I have two Lunts a 40mm & a 50mm which I can triple stack. One to use for imaging and the other for visual. Two Lacerta Herschel Wedges Big & Sm with 120mm & 95x1300 refractors using go to alt/az mounts and my big goto EQ.
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very very nice images n, thx .
love the venus one .
love the venus one .
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