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M20 The Triffid Nebula


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21 minutes ago, Carastro said:

Really lovely Peter, one of my favourite DSOs. 

Is this one of the telescopes you set up in Spain?

 

Carole 

Thank you Carol...yes this is the big one...I had a bad back for the whole week after fitting it..and I was a bit worried about it falling over!!...

 

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Whenever I look at the images that are produced by you folks who do AP I am always amazed by the colours that are there.

It just shows that all you have to do to find beauty is look for it........even in the depths of space.

well done.

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48 minutes ago, DaveS said:

Fantastic image Peter, and a beast of a 'scope.

Does the Planewave use encoder guiding like ASA?

It is a beast the whole kit is nearly 200Kg...so my back knows it to. There is the absolute encoder version but this one has incremental encoders so It has to home every time it  powers on.... but it slews so fast its scary If you watch the video you will notice how silent it is too.

 

4 minutes ago, Marmot said:

Whenever I look at the images that are produced by you folks who do AP I am always amazed by the colours that are there.

It just shows that all you have to do to find beauty is look for it........even in the depths of space.

well done.

Wow thank you...and so poetic 

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Ah, yes.

The "cheapo" (Yeah, right lol) DDM 60 uses incremental encoders so has to homefind after power on, but the slightly less cheapo DDM 85 has absolute encoders so is ready to go on power up.

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21 hours ago, DaveS said:

The angle of that mount is downright scary, I'd be worried about it falling over too!

I doesn't look normal and knowing how heavy it is its even more scary

 

20 hours ago, geoflewis said:

That's a super image Peter and an amazing scope too👍

Its really a beautiful set up....I am very lucky

 

19 hours ago, Greg M said:

Wow! Just Wow!. I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with, the image or the rig that took the image!

Thank you Greg....I pinch myself every time I use it

 

17 hours ago, PeterBolt said:

Stunning 👍👌

Thanks Peter

 

17 minutes ago, David said:

Awesome image Peter. Love the detail and colours

Thank you David ..... I found while colour balancing, the blue reflection nebula can loose its punch with all of the reddish pink around ..... It took a couple of goes before I was happy..

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