astro: m12

8x120 seconds
Intes MK-69 (6" f/6 Mak-Cass 900mm fl)
Celestron CI-700 Mount w/Gemini
QHY8
full moon

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John N. Gretchen III
N5JNG NCS304
http://www.tisd.net/~jng3

John N. Gretchen III wrote:
8x120 seconds
Intes MK-69 (6" f/6 Mak-Cass 900mm fl)
Celestron CI-700 Mount w/Gemini
QHY8
full moon


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You've been staying up late for M55 and now M12! Nothing but clouds
here. Of course I can't image either of these well from my far north
location. Even though 12 is near the equator it has always been too
fuzzy for a good shot as it stays over the lake. For some reason that's
bad for my seeing. For Big Bear Solar Observatory that's good. I don't
get it. Shortly before ice out as it is melting I do get great seeing
over the water but otherwise I try and avoid it. You have ocean that
way. Works well for those in Florida and the Keys so suspect it helps
you too. Not sure why it does the opposite for me.

Looks like the CI-700 is working well for you. How do you like the QHY8
so far?

Rick

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Hi Rick, the mount is working very good, I just need more time with it.
The camera has user adjustable gain and offset controls and it looks
like I need to increase the gain from the looks of the last round of
images. The only clear night for the last two months has been a full
moon night.

Rick Johnson wrote:


John N. Gretchen III wrote:
8x120 seconds
Intes MK-69 (6" f/6 Mak-Cass 900mm fl)
Celestron CI-700 Mount w/Gemini
QHY8
full moon


------------------------------------------------------------------------

You've been staying up late for M55 and now M12! Nothing but clouds
here. Of course I can't image either of these well from my far north
location. Even though 12 is near the equator it has always been too
fuzzy for a good shot as it stays over the lake. For some reason that's
bad for my seeing. For Big Bear Solar Observatory that's good. I don't
get it. Shortly before ice out as it is melting I do get great seeing
over the water but otherwise I try and avoid it. You have ocean that
way. Works well for those in Florida and the Keys so suspect it helps
you too. Not sure why it does the opposite for me.

Looks like the CI-700 is working well for you. How do you like the QHY8
so far?

Rick


--
John N. Gretchen III
N5JNG NCS304
http://www.tisd.net/~jng3

Nice picture John. I looks like I have not imaged M12 yet, probably because
it is quite low, where it is difficult to get sharp stars...

Stefan

"John N. Gretchen III" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi Rick, the mount is working very good, I just need more time with it.
The camera has user adjustable gain and offset controls and it looks like
I need to increase the gain from the looks of the last round of images.
The only clear night for the last two months has been a full moon night.

Rick Johnson wrote:


John N. Gretchen III wrote:
8x120 seconds
Intes MK-69 (6" f/6 Mak-Cass 900mm fl)
Celestron CI-700 Mount w/Gemini
QHY8
full moon


------------------------------------------------------------------------

You've been staying up late for M55 and now M12! Nothing but clouds
here. Of course I can't image either of these well from my far north
location. Even though 12 is near the equator it has always been too
fuzzy for a good shot as it stays over the lake. For some reason that's
bad for my seeing. For Big Bear Solar Observatory that's good. I don't
get it. Shortly before ice out as it is melting I do get great seeing
over the water but otherwise I try and avoid it. You have ocean that
way. Works well for those in Florida and the Keys so suspect it helps
you too. Not sure why it does the opposite for me.

Looks like the CI-700 is working well for you. How do you like the QHY8
so far?

Rick


--
John N. Gretchen III
N5JNG NCS304
http://www.tisd.net/~jng3