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First Guided Image--Yep, Another North America

Started by LD, 06/12/2006 07:59PM
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Larry Durst
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Finally got my LX90 to guide using an SXV Guider. Still much learning and tweaking to do, but did manage 9x240seconds Ha on the "Gulf" region of NGC7000.
Camera: MX716
Scope: ZS66SD with 6.3 FR
Mount/Guide Scope: LX90 at f/3.3
Acquired and guiding in AstroArt3, combined with Ray Gralak Sigma, Processing AA3 and some cleanup with GIMP2.
Definitely want to add more to this in the coming weeks. Quite exciting to see the difference between 4 minute subs and one minute (my previous post has an example).
Thanks for looking, and any suggestions always welcome.
Larry

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Sweeeeet! This is a nice shot. If you get some more time added to this it will continue to smooth out but it's great as is.

Guiding looks good.

Cal
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Posted 06/13/2006 05:47AM #2
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Larry,

Is that the Meade 6.3 FR you are using? And if so, is the image cropped? The edge of your field looks nice and sharp, and I don't see much evidence of vignetting.

Great first guided image! Well done.

Don't you just love those Zenithstars?

Keith
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Nice work Larry!
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Posted 06/13/2006 03:48PM #4
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Excellent!
Nice FIRST guide Larry! 8)
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