Another gap between sessions, largely caused by:
1. Weather, as ever
2. The USB-Serial link had packed up. This meant that I could not connect the PHD tracking software to the telescope. Two whole wasted sessions, plus a rebuild of the Windows 10 laptop until I worked out where the problem lay!
Anyway, after a surprisingly easy set up, I managed to get 30 x 180 s of the California Nebula in Perseus and 8 x 180 s of the Pleiades in Taurus:
Both would benefit from a lot more exposures . particularly the Pleiades since the nebulosity is barely visible. Not sure why I am getting the 'circle' effect; possibly because I forgot to take the bias pictures before taking the camera off, so attached it again in what I thought was the same orientation.
1. Weather, as ever
2. The USB-Serial link had packed up. This meant that I could not connect the PHD tracking software to the telescope. Two whole wasted sessions, plus a rebuild of the Windows 10 laptop until I worked out where the problem lay!
Anyway, after a surprisingly easy set up, I managed to get 30 x 180 s of the California Nebula in Perseus and 8 x 180 s of the Pleiades in Taurus:
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| California Nebula |
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| Pleiades |
Both would benefit from a lot more exposures . particularly the Pleiades since the nebulosity is barely visible. Not sure why I am getting the 'circle' effect; possibly because I forgot to take the bias pictures before taking the camera off, so attached it again in what I thought was the same orientation.
