Active region on May 22

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Active region on May 22

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There wasn't much improvement in seeing from last day, but the active region made up for it.
I used my 7" inch Mak again, this time in double stack mode using a 35 nm Ha filter + 2X Powermate + LS50F +
+ Quark Combo + tilter + 0.5X reducer + Blackfly S (3.2Mp). This gave an efl of about 2700mm, probably a bit high for the conditions (only one image out of a dozen was acceptable).

The module itself is heavy. I hesitated to switch the order of the two etalons. The 2X Powermate seems able to support the LS50F + the rest of the image train. I also feel more comfortable that the image train is nearly vertical to reduce the tendency to "flex".

My c9.25 will produce a smaller image scale than this 7 inch with the same double stack module
(2300mm instead of 2700mm). I'll try that scope next time.

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Re: Active region on May 22

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Nice image, Lou.
Should be a promising combination under good seeing conditions.
What is the focal ratio at the LS50?
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Re: Active region on May 22

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Hi, Peter

Your question made me realize that there was an error in my figures. I was thinking of the 3X telecentric I had used the other day instead of the 2X Powermate I used for the current images. I corrected the efl values in this post.

The 7 inch Mak has a "prime" focal length of 2700 mm at f/15. I used the 2X Powermate as a telecentric which gives an efl at the LS50F of 5400 mm at f/30. The 0.5X reducer brings it back to 2700 mm.

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Post by EGRAY_OBSERVATORY »

Hi Lou,
Those two images must be near the limits of how apparently close to the surface we can get from terra-firma.
With the set-up you are using as well as 2700mm too, is something to make me jealous, but very well done.

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Lou:
Very nice results.
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Re: Active region on May 22

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Very nice fine details, Lou. This will be a stunner under ideal seeing conditions.

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Re: Active region on May 22

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Hi Lou,

Very nice HA close-up with that extremely long imaging train!

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Re: Active region on May 22

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That's a great result and an interesting setup! I loved my former SW Mak 180 for white light work, but didn't see an easy way to use it for Hα. I may revisit it in the future (perhaps a Quark Combo?).

Do you perhaps have some images made with only the Mak + TV2x + LS50F?


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Post by Montana »

Stunning images Lou, I look forward to more :bow :hamster:

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Yes extremely long imaging train, nice job.


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Re: Active region on May 22

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Excellent images Gabrieli. I must get around to imaging in Ha!
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Very impressive Lou!


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