I have been messing around with the Newtonian; it now sits on a Dobsonian mount as a grab and take it out side scope. However, the combination of that plus lousy weather and lack of funds to purchase a better iaging telescope has meant that not a lot has been going on with imaging.
So, desperation set in when I saw that the weather was going to be clear. I mounted the Skywatcher ST80 on the Celestron CG5-GT and had a jolly time. I took bias, darks, flats ( via a ;white; app on the tablet). I imaged the following (but really impatience got the best of me and I could have done with a lot more data, but, I guess this was about principle too - is it worth trying to image with a 'cheap' achromat?
M35 in Gemini
NGC 2683 in Lynx
NGC 2403 in Camelopardis
The Horsehead Nebula in Orion (well, almost if you squint)
The Leo Triplet ( M65, M66 and NGC 3628
So, desperation set in when I saw that the weather was going to be clear. I mounted the Skywatcher ST80 on the Celestron CG5-GT and had a jolly time. I took bias, darks, flats ( via a ;white; app on the tablet). I imaged the following (but really impatience got the best of me and I could have done with a lot more data, but, I guess this was about principle too - is it worth trying to image with a 'cheap' achromat?
M35 in Gemini
NGC 2683 in Lynx
NGC 2403 in Camelopardis
The Horsehead Nebula in Orion (well, almost if you squint)
The Leo Triplet ( M65, M66 and NGC 3628
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