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Post by Rick in NWArk on Sept 24, 2016 4:31:27 GMT
Tonight I had the chance for First Light for my Hyperstar on my Evolution 9.25 (Alt-Az). I used the Skyraider DSm (mono) on the Hyperstar. No filters were used (I'm in a Yellow/Orange Zone or worse). I'm posting these with the Posting Site, even tho it has questionable ads. I'll move them once we decide on a new direction or I'll use Flickr or some other service. I didn't spend a lot of time tweaking, just hopping around enjoying seen objects at a new scale and enjoying some pretty short exposures. The results tonight are encouraging for doing H-alpha imaging with this setup in the future. Some I used some light MCSky stacking, some are just the live snapshot. M13 Omega/Swan M17 Eagle Nebula Helix Nebula M2 Dumbbell M27 - 15s Dumbbell M27 - 30s
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Sept 24, 2016 5:36:38 GMT
I forgot to mention that I also did not use Dark Frame Subtraction. Here are a few more: Sculptor Galaxy Ring Nebula Caldwell 62 Galaxy... was reaching for something else haha. Veil Nebula
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Post by davy on Sept 24, 2016 7:14:12 GMT
Very nice rick ,,you will be a very happy chappy getting all these images ,,well done mate
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Post by Dragon Man on Sept 24, 2016 16:32:43 GMT
Excellent results Rick!
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Post by ChrisV on Sept 25, 2016 0:21:22 GMT
I just like the name hyper star. Look out duck dodgers !
Nice shots
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Sept 25, 2016 0:41:44 GMT
Thanks everyone!
I'm really pleased with the results. I'm really happy that the Evolution can excel both with Planetary and very wide field video astronomy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2016 5:08:10 GMT
Well done! The Hyperstar is really providing you a nice wide field. I ran your ring nebula pic through astrometry.net and it measured your image as 39.4 x 30.5 arcmin with 3.16 arcsec/pixel. Some of that FOV is the chip in the DSM, but no doubt the Hyperstar is providing most of the benefit. By comparison, my 10" RC with a Mallincam XT-418 and a MFR-5 focal reducer yields a 20.6 x 15.5 arcmin FOV or 1.93 arcsec/pixel. So your FOV is 3.76X larger than mine. I'm planning to get a 4-5" refractor, something in the 700 - 1000 mm focal length range (F 7.5 or less) to mount on my 10" RC for wide field work. I look forward to seeing more results from your new setup.
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Post by Rick in NWArk on Sept 30, 2016 2:51:33 GMT
Thanks Tim! That's awesome. I think the claim for the Hyperstar for the 9.25 is f/2.3. I'll look up the chip stats and calculate the theoretical field of view.
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