Posts Made By: Greg Bradley

My first mosaic.

Vela Supernova Remnant - a beautiful southern object 20 times the width of the full moon but dim.

S11 Ha O111 image, 2 panels about 8 hours of exposure.

Tak FSQ106N, STL11 camera, Baader 7nm filters.

http://upload.pbase.com/image/91296075

I intend to image the whole nebula and it may be the only one of it in existence as I can't find any examples of it except an old Anglo Australian image that is very widefield.

Greg.

Here is another image I took of the Vela Supernova Remnant framing the bulk of it now I know where it is.

FSQ106N, NJP mount, STL11 camera.

O111 LRGB 60 60 60 60 60

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/91296123

Greg.

My Eta Carina made Anacortes POD!

Great.

Greg.

This is a composite of LRGB plus Ha O111 and S11. 6:45 hours total.
FS152 at F8, STL11.

http://jjd.pbase.com/image/91548988

Greg.

FSQ106N, STL11

BRGB 105 20 25 115

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/91736469

Greg.

LRGB, FS152 at F8, STL11. About 2.5 hours.

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/91548988

Greg

Tak FS152 with dedicated field flattener and 4 inch focuser.

FSQ106 as guide scope, Starfish guide camera cooled.

Tak NJP mount. From my dark site observatory in Australia.

Ha Ha S11 O111 45 45 15 15 mostly binned 2x2;

http://tinyurl.com/28v9dc

Greg.

I am wondering if there is an AP Yahoo Group?

Greg.

I started a new thread as the old one didn't acutally take up this topic.

I am interested in hearing from owners who have used both of these versions for their review of the new versus the old.

I currently have an FSQ106N which I consider to be the best scope I have used so far for imaging. So I have held off from getting the new Q because of that and because of a few negatives I have seen posted on the Tak uncensored group about the focuser and captains wheel setup and flexure from an STL11 with the 8 position filter wheel.

On a personal note I also so far have not liked the images I have seen posted from use of the FSQ106ED in that they seem lacking in rich colour and the stars are often bleached white. This from many that are expert imagers so I am assuming it is the scope. I have since seen a few images that were more impressive.

So certainly the switch from fluorite to FPL53 has had an impact on the images that get posted which is all I evaluate the scope from as the image produced is the final product from an imaging point of view. If you see enough examples of images from a particular scope you can see past the processing skills, camera, seeing conditions etc and see the underlying pattern for that scope. For example TOA150 images are often exceptionally sharp and clear above and beyond even its TOA130 brother.

It was my understanding from postings on the Tak uncensored Group that the primary reason Tak went to FPL53 was because Japan signed an enviornmental agreement that banned producing fluorite for environmental reasons - is this not true?

Comments?

Greg.

I just received a 2nd hand AP140 from a recent Astromart Auction.

I took it to my dark site straight away and had a couple of nights of clear weather.

Here are the images so far:

Omega Centauri: http://jjd.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/92706659/original

The Horsehead: http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/92757065

Eta Carina: http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/92758083

This scope is incredibly sharp and sharper than anything I've used before.
Also incredibly well made and substantial. You can tell its the culmination of
years of experience.

Thanks to Roland for making such a masterpiece.

Greg.