PeterBolt Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) It was my first time using N.I.N.A and autofocus with the ZWO EAF last night. I managed to get 24x300s on M63 with my 200P and Canon 1000D. I'm looking forward to collecting more data on this galaxy to really bring out the detail. Edited May 2, 2021 by PeterBolt 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, PeterBolt said: It was my first time using N.I.N.A and autofocus with the ZWO EAF last night. I managed to get 24x300s on M63 with my 200P and Canon 1000D. I'm looking forward to collecting more data on this galaxy to really bring out the detail. It's looking great for just a couple of hours of data. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I can see a slight magenta cast across the Image, a really easy fix, that aside it's superb, deep rich star colour its just beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, peter shah said: I can see a slight magenta cast across the Image, a really easy fix, that aside it's superb, deep rich star colour its just beautiful. Thanks I will take a look at the colour cast👍if you have any tips on how I could achieve this it would be appreciated. I am using PS 🙂 Edited May 2, 2021 by PeterBolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 5 hours ago, AstronomyUkraine said: It's looking great for just a couple of hours of data. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, PeterBolt said: Thanks I will take a look at the colour cast👍if you have any tips on how I could achieve this it would be appreciated. I am using PS 🙂 I don't use PS for astro images, but the best way to remove a cast, is by making sure all your channels are aligned in the histogram. If not, you can use levels on the indivual channels to adjust them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 That's a great start. The purple looks really strong on my screen. In PS I think you can invert the image and use Hasta La Vista green removal tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) I think I have managed to adjust the colours to make them more natural now. I just need a lot more data😄 Edited May 3, 2021 by PeterBolt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-c Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Very nice Bob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Bob-c said: Very nice Bob. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribuck Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Thats looking very nice peter, and i'm especially impressed you managed to get the 200P to work. I tried imaging with mine years ago in my early days on scopes and gave up. That said i know lot more know about fettling a newt these days, so i might try pimping mine as i still have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, ribuck said: Thats looking very nice peter, and i'm especially impressed you managed to get the 200P to work. I tried imaging with mine years ago in my early days on scopes and gave up. That said i know lot more know about fettling a newt these days, so i might try pimping mine as i still have it. Thank you. I am very attached to my scope 🙂 I bought it for my 21st birthday (21 years ago!) But I only managed to devote the time to understanding how to use it during the lockdown last year 😂🙈 it's been in the attic of various house for most of that time 😂😂😂 I added the low profile focuser and modified the original 9x50 finderscope to take a guide camera. Edited May 3, 2021 by PeterBolt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribuck Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 3 upgrades i recommend for anyone with a newt :- Focuser Primary Mirror Mask Primary Mirror cell spring upgrade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, ribuck said: 3 upgrades i recommend for anyone with a newt :- Focuser Primary Mirror Mask Primary Mirror cell spring upgrade Thank you for the info....what is a primary mirror mask? My mirror cell has the o-rings...is it possible to replace with springs? Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribuck Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) god yes get rid of the rubber and get as set of good springs - dont buy astro ones as they are a rip off as they charge £20 for 3 little springs. i learnt that that the hard way. Typically they then tend to have about 15-20mm height and tend to made from thicker 1.3mm wire. something like this. Teleskop-Express: TS Optics reinforced springs for main mirror cell - set of three As for the primary mirror mask - it's essentially a flat ring that fits above your primary mirror to conceal the edge of your mirror that refracts light. it has 2 purposes It softens and helps reduce diffraction spikes on bright stars. it drastically reduces the halo effect often found on bright stars. Ig you look at my M81, there are zero halo's around the stars the internal halo around cores of the star are greatly reduced and smoothed - just ignore the dodgy cores of my stars as they are over saturated and need sorting. Edited May 3, 2021 by ribuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, ribuck said: god yes get rid of the rubber and get as set of good springs - dont buy astro ones as they are a rip off as they charge £20 for 3 little springs. i learnt that that the hard way. Typically they then tend to have about 15-20mm height and tend to made from thicker 1.3mm wire. something like this. Teleskop-Express: TS Optics reinforced springs for main mirror cell - set of three As for the primary mirror mask - it's essentially a flat ring that fits above your primary mirror to conceal the edge of your mirror that refracts light. it has 2 purposes It softens and helps reduce diffraction spikes on bright stars. it drastically reduces the halo effect often found on bright stars. Ig you look at my M81, there are zero halo's around the stars the internal halo around cores of the star are greatly reduced and smoothed. Thanks i will investigate these suggestions 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribuck Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, PeterBolt said: Thanks i will investigate these suggestions 👍 If nothing else - just replace the rubber to get proper spring to help hold collimation as the scope moves across the sky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, ribuck said: If nothing else - just replace the rubber to get proper spring to help hold collimation as the scope moves across the sky. 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Lovely! 👍👍👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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