Session Data Date: 31/03/2020 Time: 21:50 – 22:45 UT Seeing: II Mostly Stable, Transparency: Mostly Clear, Temp:3.1C, Air Pressure: 1028mb, Humidity: 75%, Dew Point: 0C, Wind Speed: 8mph Scope: TMB 80mm APO Refractor at f/4.8 Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro, No filter, Dark subtracted, No Flats. I guess I’m safe to say that this is the first true first light image for the new camera setup. Clear skies, a bit of a breeze…
Imaging Session: Galaxy NGC5194 M51
Session Data Date: 02/04/2020 Time: 21:40 – 23:44 UT Seeing: II Mostly Stable, Transparency: Clear, Temp:3.9C, Air Pressure: 1020mb, Humidity: 88%, Dew Point: 3.9C, Wind Speed: 5mph Scope: TMB 80mm APO Refractor at f/4.8 Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro, No filter, Dark subtracted and Flat fielded. Still more testing tonight. A stack of 53 x 60 sec lights. I didn’t shoot any flats at the time, but realising that I had not touched…
Comet C2019 Y4 ATLAS
Session Data Date: 31/03/2020 Time: 21:50 – 22:45 UT Seeing: II Mostly Stable, Transparency: Mostly Clear, Temp:3.1C, Air Pressure: 1028mb, Humidity: 75%, Dew Point: 0C, Wind Speed: 8mph Scope: TMB 80mm APO Refractor at f/4.8 Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro, No filter, Dark subtracted, No Flats. Just a quick hop over to see if I could pick up comet C2019 Y4 ATLAS. Managed to take 60 x 30sec lights. I kept the subs…
NGC 3031-M81
Session Data Date: 23/03/2020 Time: 20:53 – 23:22 UT Seeing: II Mostly Stable, Transparency: Mostly Clear, Temp:5.5C, Air Pressure: 1023mb, Humidity: 85%, Dew Point: 3.5C, Wind Speed: 8.5mph Scope: TMB 80mm APO Refractor at f/6 Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro, No filter, Dark subtracted, No Flats. A total of 73 x 60sec light frames which have been dark subtracted. I wasn’t really worried how this turned out as this session was more of a…
It’s on
Well I have coupled everything up. I’m not an amazing fan of OAG’s but I had one in the spares box and just thought it was simpler to try it out. In the end it was all for nothing as I couldn’t get both the camera and guide camera into focus at the same time. I should have got loads of spare spacers and adaptors when I got the camera so would have…