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Well maybe one day 
Would be interesting if it's an entirely liquid planet (well, on the surface). We need to learn how to talk to Dolphins damnit!
Although personally i find Gliese 581 and it's various exoplanets a more tantalizing prospect, as at just 20 light years it would be feasible with actual technology to reach it in within a human lifespan.
Would be interesting if it's an entirely liquid planet (well, on the surface). We need to learn how to talk to Dolphins damnit!
Although personally i find Gliese 581 and it's various exoplanets a more tantalizing prospect, as at just 20 light years it would be feasible with actual technology to reach it in within a human lifespan.
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Really enjoying this thread, keep up the good work guys!
just gonna dump this here,
http://www.global-rent-a-scope.com/
just gonna dump this here,
http://www.global-rent-a-scope.com/
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What equipment do you have and how easy is it, do you live remotely so no light pollution.
Well actually I live and image from smack bang in the center of London - It makes things trickier and you are definitely more limited but there are still very effective ways around the light pollution such as narrowband filters.
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Welcome to astronomy gadget acquisition syndrome.. won't be long before you'll end up with this:
Is that your setup Nick? Very nice
I just bought a QHY9 and filter wheel so I too should have some new pictures coming through soon, as soon as I get these bloody QHY drivers to work - they're horrendous!
Is that your setup Nick? Very nice
I just bought a QHY9 and filter wheel so I too should have some new pictures coming through soon, as soon as I get these bloody QHY drivers to work - they're horrendous!
Yup, that's my baby. I went with ATIK because the 16ic was so good and hearing a higher proportion of horror stories from QY cams. I've actually ended up porting their driver library for them from Windows to Mac
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Yep the QHY drivers really are pretty dire but the chip is identical to the Atik 383L+
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Hmmmmmm dont you just hate it when after doing some looking around you end up more confused about what to get ......
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Or the celestron a few posts above?
Andrews Communications said:
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Andrews Communications said:
Or the celestron a few posts above?
If you're sure you want an eq and not a dob, and you won't be carrying it around excessively (or you're not weak ) then you'll regret not getting the EQ3-2.
) then you'll regret not getting the EQ3-2.
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Then I think it will be the EQ3-2 option
As we live in the city in a apartment day to day it will be living in our storeroom next to our parking space, so easy to just put in the back of the car and then out to somewhere darker to have a bit of stargazing fun
As we live in the city in a apartment day to day it will be living in our storeroom next to our parking space, so easy to just put in the back of the car and then out to somewhere darker to have a bit of stargazing fun
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Another Orion, this time in colour:
And a 200% zoom and crop of the original:
The above images were only 4 single shot exposures in LRGB with no calibration files as I didn't really have time. These are the first shots I've taken with my new QHY9 cooled CCD (such a huge difference to using an uncooled DSLR!) I'll be adding more possibly this weekend and multiplying them over these will make a much smoother image.
Actually to demonstrate the difference between a DSLR and cooled CCD I can make a comparison picture to show the difference and post it up here incase anyone is interested in making the jump like I did.
Also here's a bad picture of my setup:
And a 200% zoom and crop of the original:
The above images were only 4 single shot exposures in LRGB with no calibration files as I didn't really have time. These are the first shots I've taken with my new QHY9 cooled CCD (such a huge difference to using an uncooled DSLR!) I'll be adding more possibly this weekend and multiplying them over these will make a much smoother image.
Actually to demonstrate the difference between a DSLR and cooled CCD I can make a comparison picture to show the difference and post it up here incase anyone is interested in making the jump like I did.
Also here's a bad picture of my setup:
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Unfortunately I couldn't find an old DSLR image which matched all the same setting as my latest but here is one that is quite close and illustrates the difference quite well. The CCD image was 5 minutes while I think the DSLR was 8 or 9:
Unfortunately I couldn't find an old DSLR image which matched all the same setting as my latest but here is one that is quite close and illustrates the difference quite well. The CCD image was 5 minutes while I think the DSLR was 8 or 9:
Careful with burning out the core! You may want to run a set of short length subs and then use pawnshop layers to solve the burn out of the trapezium.
A CCD is a very different beast compared to a daylight camera..
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Yea that was just a first light really - I would've done a few short length subs but I'd already started packing away and thought I would save that for next time.
Had a chance to play around with your Atik yet? Can't wait to see the images!
Had a chance to play around with your Atik yet? Can't wait to see the images!
A little, unfortunately tonight may be clear as a bell.. but I'm shattered!
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We get to see it in all its glory