MasterZelgadis Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) Just wondering if anyone else enjoys this hobby ;) Here is a picture I took the day before yesterday. It's the great Orion Nebula (M42). Image taken with a Canon EOS 450D on a Skywatcher EQ-6 equatorial Telescope mount, and through a Canon 70-300mm lens + 1,5x Tele Extender (focal length 450mm). Edited February 15, 2013 by MasterZelgadis 2 "Sieh nur, wie majestätisch du durch die Luft segelst. Wie ein Adler. Ein fetter Adler." http://www.space-view.net
asparagin Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Very nice! +1 Out of curiosity what exposure time did you use? Spoiler AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (AM4, AMD X570, ATX), Noctua NH-DH14, EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti XC3 ULTRA, Seasonic Focus PX (850W), Kingston HyperX 240GB, Samsung 970 EVO Plus (1000GB, M.2 2280), 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 DIMM CL16, Cooler Master 932 HAF, Samsung Odyssey G5; 34", Win 10 X64 Pro, Track IR, TM Warthog, TM MFDs, Saitek Pro Flight Rudders
Case Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Very nice indeed! I used to do this back in the film days. Never tried any of this with DSLRs. There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
MasterZelgadis Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 Very nice! +1 Out of curiosity what exposure time did you use? 15x120 sec @ISO 1600 30x60 sec @ISO 1600 Think 50% of the 60 sec images were not good because of ice on the lens :( There should be better results possible with this exposure time "Sieh nur, wie majestätisch du durch die Luft segelst. Wie ein Adler. Ein fetter Adler." http://www.space-view.net
asparagin Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 15x120 sec @ISO 1600 30x60 sec @ISO 1600 :punch: The Skywatcher EQ-6 seems to be quite impressive for it's class and price. I googled that it periodically checks for errors. I suppose movement. Does it compensate for earth rotation? Spoiler AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (AM4, AMD X570, ATX), Noctua NH-DH14, EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti XC3 ULTRA, Seasonic Focus PX (850W), Kingston HyperX 240GB, Samsung 970 EVO Plus (1000GB, M.2 2280), 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 DIMM CL16, Cooler Master 932 HAF, Samsung Odyssey G5; 34", Win 10 X64 Pro, Track IR, TM Warthog, TM MFDs, Saitek Pro Flight Rudders
MasterZelgadis Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 It does as soon as it is switched on. The EQ-6 comes in three "different" configurations. The EQ-6 is a simple equatorial mount with motors for the RA and DEC axis. They compensate earth's rotation and can be used to slew the telescope with slow speeds. The EQ-6 SkyScan is a version with stronger motors, so faster slew rates can be reached. It also has GoTo functionality, so you can choose an object you want to view, and the EQ-6 slews the telescope automatically on that object. It also compensates earth's rotation and the periodic error of the gears. It also features a connection for a guiding unit (autoguider or via cam+PC) The third is an upgrade kit for the EQ-6 to upgrade it to the SkyScan version. Here's a shot from M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)..well..the core of it. Focal length of 1200mm is too much for that one... Currently my best shot of M31, with plenty room for improvement :) "Sieh nur, wie majestätisch du durch die Luft segelst. Wie ein Adler. Ein fetter Adler." http://www.space-view.net
asparagin Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Very cool, and Thx a lot for the info! Spoiler AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, MSI MEG X570 UNIFY (AM4, AMD X570, ATX), Noctua NH-DH14, EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti XC3 ULTRA, Seasonic Focus PX (850W), Kingston HyperX 240GB, Samsung 970 EVO Plus (1000GB, M.2 2280), 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 DIMM CL16, Cooler Master 932 HAF, Samsung Odyssey G5; 34", Win 10 X64 Pro, Track IR, TM Warthog, TM MFDs, Saitek Pro Flight Rudders
MasterZelgadis Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 Hey, just made a video from all my (in my opinion) best pictures. Enjoy :) 1 "Sieh nur, wie majestätisch du durch die Luft segelst. Wie ein Adler. Ein fetter Adler." http://www.space-view.net
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