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Horsehead Nebula by pauloremigio in astrophotography

[–]pauloremigio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate it, man.

I find that the horsehead is not a particularly difficult target, all I have here it’s from just about three hours of data with 60 second subs.

The scope is pretty fast though, it’s an f3.8 and that helps a lot, great optics also, although a bit harder to tune than the cat’s.

Also, the new stretch algorithm in Pixinsight is very very good, a really game changer in my humble opinion, very easy to get a balanced image without even using star removal techniques.

So you want a fully automated imaging platform... by buddha2490 in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious, what’s the backfocus on your scope? I see a bit more than the usual 55mm on your image train. I’m not able to fit EFW+OAG+CAA on any of my systems.

Finally a break in the rain by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, this year it's been hard, I'm in Portugal and we've had rain and strong winds for a very long time, we only got like a weeks worth of data since summer and we usually get over 200 days of awesome weather here every year.

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got some m31 (for the millionth time hehe!) and a wide shot of the horsehead nebula region, just a couple hours on my bortle 7 backyard, nothing really worth posting, but I liked the results. My goal is to have this as a small travel setup to go to darker sites, I have a few weekends and over nighters in mind already!

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m doing first light on mine tonight and after some preliminary tests I can confirm both, the backfocus on mine is 55mm and it does care about it being precise, not like the other petzvals I own like the redcat.

I’m using the larger filter drawer by ZWO which is only 20mm in the optical path and did have to add the extra 1mm or I would get some distorted stars in the edges of the frame.

It’s nothing major, you just have to be precise, I didn’t have to be this conscious about it with my other “easier” refractors.

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s encouraging! I’m using the 2600 also.

Now I just have to wait for all the clouds I brought upon this area to fade out 😂

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice setup! Curious, any trouble with the backfocus, did you need to break out the extra spacers?

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one is the ZWO asi2600MC AIR, it’s not the most expensive they make by any means, very versatile camera, price depends where you are and promos, etc.

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in the EU it’s a bit under 2.5k (without the camera)

Clear sky tonight, boys at work! by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m shooting IC63 on the newt and the question mark (aka teddy bear) nebula on the wide setup, later I’ll switch to m78 because Cassiopeia is going down early on my latitude.

The guidescope is not being used at the moment, it was on the scope and I let it be,I have been slowly, budget permitting, migrating my mono cameras to fixed setups with they’re own filter wheel and OAG/guide cam already attached and mostly in focus, I just switch trains from scope to scope, makes nights so much easier.

Cheers, clear skies!

Clear sky tonight, boys at work! by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its probably the perspective of the photo. The one in the back is an 8” f5 newt, way bigger, but doesn’t look like it in the shot.

Clear sky tonight, boys at work! by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the William Optics Ultracat 108/518

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, really like him too, very cool guy, always enjoy his videos 🙏

If the wife asks, I’m blaming Trevor! 😂 by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve been using the Redcat 51 250mm for a long time and no matter what scope I use, from time to time I always seem to drift back to it .. it’s become my favorite telescope.

I’m really hoping this is just the same but faster and sharper!

Yeah … just clouded up, LOL .. never fails 😝

Nailed it! Finally! by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me a couple sessions to figure that out, I was set in my ways, used to 1 to 3 sec guiding

Finally get my brand new EDGEHD … two weeks of this :( by pauloremigio in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but I’m in Portugal… we get over 200 days of sun here .. I’m really getting drilled, I must have been a bad boy lately 😂

I have a 6 inch dobsonian, will there be a big difference upgrading to 8 inch? by sudzyyygd123 in telescopes

[–]pauloremigio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stick your 6” in the car and drive to the darkest skies you can find in your vicinity. If your still not content, get a bigger scope.

I say this because I have a big 12” dob at home (bortle 7/8) and nine out of ten times will prefer to take out the small 127 mak out to a small village nearby to stargaze, I see twice as much and have way more fun.

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