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Optics: Vixen R200SS 8" f/4; MPCC
Camera: QSI 583wsg
Guider: DSI II via OAG
Mount: GPDX m/SS2K
Exposure: Ha:46x1200sec, OIII:28x1200sec, SII:24x1200sec, +Darks, Flats
Filter: Astrodon 5nm Ha, OIII, SII
Shot from Holmlia, Oslo, Norway
October 2010
This year’s graduates from the MPCC ADN program are: Lisa Shimmin of Gothenburg; Susan Maucher of Hayes Center; Rebecca Gray of Maywood; Melissa Ebert and Tina Messersmith of McCook; Rawnie Barnes of Mullen; Kaleia Alberts, Erica Bargell, Makayla Bell, Amber Berliner, Donna Bielicki, Trista Borg, Shawna Coen, Whitney Gayman, Karrie Hanna, Kaitlyn Jensen, Brandi Obermeier and Lisa Rosenof of North Platte; Stefanie Schrack and Carmen Sizer of Ogallala; Kathryn Hays of Phillipsburg, Kan.; and Autumn Jerred of Springview.
All home made, as Newt-Cass in 1964, coating is good.
Ease of focus needs to be improved.
May need 1.8-2" diagonal and Baader MPCC coma corrector.
Flattener stuff: www.telescope-optics.net/field_flattener.htm , need YTBD
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Coma Correctors:
Baader www.baader-planetarium.com/pdf/mpcc_e.pdf
Use of www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=231
Tests www.sfu.ca/~dmunro/Coma corrector test page.html
www.alpineastro.com/optical_accessories/optical_accessori...
"The MPCC dropped the coma/curvature to between 13% and 20%"
at: forum.ourdarkskies.com/index.php?showtopic=13956&pid=...
www.baader-planetarium.com/pdf/mpcc_e.pdf
www.astronomics.com/main/product.asp/catalog_name/Astrono...
www.vixenamerica.com/Pdf/VisualAcc/VixenNorthAmerica_R200...
Vexen stuff www.vixen.co.jp/English/at/option/at-op_05_e.html#exte
. $90 www.measurementproducts.info/store/mesurementProducts-499...
IMG_6897SGC_6inF3.8_DSLR
The complete Ha luminance master from the 130pds. Had to stay up extra late to finish this one off!
8x900 (Ha) 2x2bin x2Panes
130pds, Atik 383L+, NEQ6, MPCC MkIII
Setpoint: -15c
Thanks for looking! :)
Rob
NGC:6334 BRTNB RA:17h20 DEC:-35°58' Cat's Paw/Bear Claw SCO
Orion SVP 203mm f/4.9 + MPCC + EOS 6D + Atlas EQ-G
6 × 30s ISO 3.200
Equipment: GSO 200mm F5 + Badder Planetarium MPCC Mark III, Nikon Z6 HKIR Mod, EQ6PRO with autoguiding by PHD2
Exposure: 270sec x4 composite, x8 mosaic at ISO3200
Taken on December 04, 2019
Meade SN10 (f/4); Baarder MPCC; Atik460ex; TS OAG+SX Lodestar; Ha Oiii Sii (will provide more info later); HST+NAT color palette (1:2) used to bring out the dust zones at the left edge of the nebula; HDR processing applied to combined RGB image.
--Corrected wrong star registration in the Oiii channel from the previously posted version. Also, attempted to control the star shape.
This is the lower trim level Alberter offered. Roof is only minimally raised from stock, no thick trim piece over the side doors & no partition
19x5min subs @ ISO1600 + only 7 darks + 60 flats.
Modded 1000D @ -3°C.
Skywatcher 1000mm 8inch f5 reflector.
Baader MPCC.