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First light STL-11000M - M44

Started by jsuro, 04/30/2005 10:55PM
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Posted 04/30/2005 10:55PM | Edited 04/30/2005 10:55PM Opening Post
Jose Suro
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Hi All,

I put the cart in front of the horse and went ahead and bought this camera, even though most scopes can't handle it and mine are no exception because of the weight which causes flexure and because of the large flat image field required. I have a TAK 106 FSQ on order but that was delayed to August so I went ahead and got the camera first.

This camera is not for the faint of heart! And better have a lot of computer storage. Each image is 21MB

This image was cropped 50% and reduced 50% on top of that. Taken with my Borg76ED, unguided, 10 images each LRGB of 20-seconds.

Details on website:

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/clusters/m44-STL-fl.htm

Best,

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida



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Posted 04/30/2005 11:30PM #1
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Wow, very nice. I like the artificial diffraction spikes. Nice effect.

Greg.
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Posted 05/01/2005 12:19AM #2
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Lovely shot Jose! wink
Congrats on the new camera!
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Wow, Jose! Nice next step! Congratulations on the purchase! Wonderful first light! Out of curiosity, how much of the field is usable with the camera on the Borg? I also have a 76ED, and I'm curious as to how big a chip it can handle.

Looking forward to your future images with this rig,
Eric
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Beautiful image Jose!!
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Jose,

Wonderful start! You are right, that camera takes everything to a new level. You will need tons of HD space, RAM, processor power....I have had one for a little over a year, and love it. MaxImDL 3.x couldn't really handle the huge images without puking. The new version does well.

You will love it with the FSQ--it's a marriage made in heaven.

Jeff
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