[TAC-imaging] Re: Dialing in a new wide field scope with first light through the haze

Hi, Mark-
   That should be a great rig when you get it all worked out.
Very promising ic405+skull.
   I did at least part of the skunking myself at Coe Friday. It turned out that one of my filters had worked itself loose and dropped to the bottom of the Filter Wheel casing, while the scope was pointing near zenith. (Make sure all your filters are screwed in tight to the filter wheel). The filter wheel motor did not recover, although my testing says the camera is ok except SBIG couldn't be sure and so the whole assembly went off to Santa Barbara today. I hope I get it back before next cycle.
-Jeff

--- In TAC-imaging@No-Spam, "mjstn2008" <mjstn2008@No-Spam> wrote:
>
> Bringing up to speed a StellarVue 80mm scope with LOMO triplet optics.
>
> This rig will be complete when I get from PreciseParts an adapter to
> connect the Pyxis LE field rotator in the optics train.
> At last a field rotator by next new moon.
>
> Still dialing in the spacing for the TeleVue TRF-2008 flattener which
> brings the 80mm f/6 scope down to 384mm or f/4.8. I have seen pictures
> with this same rig that are fantastic to the very corners but know my current spacing to CCD is not quite right but close.
>
> My third try out this new moon and FINALLY got some frames. Last Wed was a fog coverup right as I got things focused and ready to go and Friday was crappy seeing but I had some serious dec backlash issues combined with usb connectivity issues that messed up that night so I went fully visual with my 18" dob but that is another story ...
>
> I have worked out a very nasty DEC backlash issue last night and was ready to go. Here is what I squeezed out from PAS site last night through the haze and it was with haze the whole night but generally fairly light. I am happy to get something this month.
>
> http://astrospotter.zenfolio.com/p6664130/he9dd87e#he9dd87e
>
> The above is a modest process for the 'Ha Only' above pic using stretch, noise, ATWT, MT then final noise and I suspect I will re-shoot it later with no haze and correct flattner to ccd spacers.
>
> So many things to work out, so few nights to shoot.
>
> Mark
>

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