Tag Archives: 127 Mak

One ring to rule them all

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

I didn’t really believe it would be possible to image this with my setup as it is, but I decided I’d give it a go anyhow. Planetary nebulae are such fascinating objects. Perhaps what lies in wait for our own … Continue reading →

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My last M13 (for a while), honest

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

I think I’ve about done this to death now. I’ve decided that to get better results than this I firstly need to get very good polar alignment which really means a pier, which probably means an observatory. That should allow … Continue reading →

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Collimation cap for 127 Mak

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

I was asked about my collimation cap recently, having referred to it a couple of times. It’s really very basic, but I just happened to find that it fitted over the rear thread of the baffle tube on my Mak … Continue reading →

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M13 Reloaded

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

It’s taken me a while to get used to all the new software for controlling my HEQ5, the new imaging applications, filter wheel control and so on, but here’s my first attempt at an RGB image of M13 using the … Continue reading →

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A final image of Saturn

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

My last image of Saturn for this apparition. I’ve not done one for some time, but it just happened to be in a convenient place for imaging and I didn’t particularly have any other plans this night, so thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Messier Globulars revisited

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

Having moved to a new mount I thought I’d have a try with a new camera as well. Ok, so not quite a new camera. I’ve had it for a while because I picked it up at a discount when … Continue reading →

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Oh, go on then, just a couple more…

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

Yes, two more Messier globular clusters to add to the collection. These, M10 and M14, are the last for the time being. I have a few other things I want to try out now.

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Yet more Messier clusters

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

A change of target for the next imaging session. Having got as much as I felt I could out of M3 and M5 for the time being, I moved on to some new globular clusters. This time M53, M12 and … Continue reading →

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Feeding my cluster habit

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

Messiers 3 and 5 have become something of a fixation in my attempts to do some DSO imaging with the 127 Mak, but this night they were joined by the second Messier cluster in Hercules, M92. I think these may … Continue reading →

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Another crack at M3 and M5

Posted on October 15, 2013 by james

The same details as my previous attempt the day before, but I think these ones are a little better. Focus is sharper, I think, and the colours have come through better.

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