Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
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Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
The forecast was for clear skies this morning which once again didn't eventuate. By the time the clouds had cleared it was a blustery hot wind and not very pleasant at all. We wouldn't have bothered imaging if it hadn't been for the fact that we needed to test a mount set up for our early morning location. The normal mount we used in this location we are selling as it's a good mount but rarely gets used. This meant that we had to resurrect an old alt-az SCT mount of very dubious quality. We have made an DIY wedge for it and have it connected via a Raspberry Pi running K-Stars to make it wifi. This means we can connect to it where ever it is located around the yard for those times that we can't use our proper set up. The mount performed as poorly as anticipated but the pleasant surprise was yet another towering prom, this time just west of north. As it turns out it is the most photographed prom as there are many posts about it already. From our measurements it was about 130,000km tall so approx 10 Earths +/- an Earth among friends
The seeing was predictably poor at an average of 3.2 arc seconds with a standard deviation of 0.8.
So here we have full disk mosaic in Ha and a full disk in 393nm.
Clare & Peter
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
You caught the tall prom beautifully, Clare & Peter. Interesting setup with the wedge, also.
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Nice Imaging Clare and Peter, I once tried a Nexstar on a wedge ,I wasn't impressed either.
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Good disks as always Clare & Peter.
Nice little setup as well!
Best regards,
Arne
Nice little setup as well!
Best regards,
Arne
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Thanks Martin
Yeh, some of these companies should stick to their optics and leave electronics and mechanical items well enough alone.
It'll do the job when we can't use our proper location.
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Thanks Arnearnedanielsen wrote: ↑Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:44 am Good disks as always Clare & Peter.
Nice little setup as well!
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Clare & Peter:
Beautiful FD´s and setup.
Best wishes.
Eric.
Beautiful FD´s and setup.
Best wishes.
Eric.
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
C & P,
It's nice to see how tall those proms are. Nice illustration.
James
It's nice to see how tall those proms are. Nice illustration.
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
That is superb.
I do not look at the sky with the eyes of an astronomer, but of a person looking for the beauty of nature.
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Beautiful captures Clare and Peter, the days full disk is really nice with so much activity all around. I think I must try more mosaics too, these look so nice! Nexstar mount really brings back old, imaging wise not that good memories
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Wow!! you seem to get the most amazing proms terrific images!
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Thanks Eric, James, Petr, Petrus, Alexandra and Maurits for your kind comments
Yes Petrus, the NextStar mount is certainly nothing special, but we have it there and may as well get some use out of it. If nothing else, it makes you appreciate a better mount
Yes Petrus, the NextStar mount is certainly nothing special, but we have it there and may as well get some use out of it. If nothing else, it makes you appreciate a better mount
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Re: Testing a mount set up 16 March 2023
Cool setup and nice disks!
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