ASTRO: M82 first attempt

This is my first attempt on M82. It's a crop from an M81-82 image.
Taken from my DIY backyard observatory in Cakovec, Croatia, on January 12,
2008. 02:10 UT - 03:02 UT
Total exposu19 minutes 22 seconds in 36 subexposures (30, 45 & 60 sec @
ISO 800 and ISO 1600).
Quite satisfied :-)
Unmodded Canon EOS 350D, GSO Newtonian 8" F/5, EQ6 Synscan Pro mount.
Baader MPCC (coma-corrector) used. Tracking only, no guiding.
Any suggestions? Tnx.
Greetings,
Gordan
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Psalm 19,1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth
his handiwork.

Looks very nice Gordan!

Gordan wrote:
This is my first attempt on M82. It's a crop from an M81-82 image.
Taken from my DIY backyard observatory in Cakovec, Croatia, on January 12,
2008. 02:10 UT - 03:02 UT
Total exposu19 minutes 22 seconds in 36 subexposures (30, 45 & 60 sec @
ISO 800 and ISO 1600).
Quite satisfied :-)
Unmodded Canon EOS 350D, GSO Newtonian 8" F/5, EQ6 Synscan Pro mount.
Baader MPCC (coma-corrector) used. Tracking only, no guiding.
Any suggestions? Tnx.
Greetings,
Gordan
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Psalm 19,1: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth
his handiwork.




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"Gordan" wrote

This is my first attempt on M82.......

Great image Gordan!!

Baader MPCC (coma-corrector) used.....
Any suggestions? Tnx.

I don't have any suggestions (except take and post more pictures), but I
would like to know what you think of the Baader coma corrector. How well do
you think it works? Have you used it for visual observing?

George N

Thank you for your comment! :-)
Baader MPCC is just great. It gives sharp star images to the very edge of
the 1 degree field in my Newton 200/1000 mm while imaging with Canon 350D
(it is about 12 mm of the optical axis at the focal plane). And you know
that Newton 200 mm F/5 has a lot of coma abberation at that point.
So, I think that MPCC is a good investment.
I am not shure if it is intended for visual use. I didn't use it visually
yet.
Greetings,
Gordan
"George Normandin" wrote in message
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"Gordan" wrote

This is my first attempt on M82.......

Great image Gordan!!

Baader MPCC (coma-corrector) used.....
Any suggestions? Tnx.

I don't have any suggestions (except take and post more pictures), but I
would like to know what you think of the Baader coma corrector. How well
do you think it works? Have you used it for visual observing?

George N