It is in test phase, but i got my weather station already up and running.
The weather station, a Oregon Scientific WMR-200 is connected to my server with software Weather Display and Weather Display Live to show the weather data online.
Weather station online
Between IC 5070 and NGC 7000 with Vixen r200SS and QSI 583 WS on ASA DDM 85
#1: Between Pelican nebula and North America Nebula
exposures: 7x 1200 seconds
camera: QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha Filter
telescope: Vixen r200SS
mount: ASA Direct Drive Mount 85
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Propeller nebula with vixen r200ss and QSI 583 WS on ASA DDM 85
#1: Propeller Nebula
exposures: 7x 1200 seconds
camera: QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha Filter
telescope: Vixen r200SS
mount: ASA Direct Drive Mount 85
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2 widefield shots with QSI 583 WS and canon 70-200 2.8 IS lens
Just took some widefield data with the QSI 583 WS and canon 70-200 f2.8 IS len
#1: California Nebula
exposures: 6x 1200 seconds
camera: QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha Filter
telescope: canon 70-200 f2.8 IS lens on 100mm f2.8
mount: Losmandy G-11 + orion ST80 guidescope with Starlight Xpress Lodestar
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#2: Rosette Nebula
exposures: 26x 900 seconds
camera: QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha Filter
telescope: canon 70-200 f2.8 IS lens on 100mm f2.8
mount: Losmandy G-11 + orion ST80 guidescope with Starlight Xpress Lodestar
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2 new Ha shots with the QSI 583 WS and Vixen R200SS on ASA ddm 85
2 new shots from last week
#1: butterfly nebula
exposures: 7x 1200 seconds
camera: QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha Filter
telescope: Vixen R200ss 8” f4 + baader mpcc
mount: ASA Direct Drive Mount 85
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#2: Elephant trunk
exposures: 7x 1200 seconds
camera: QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha Filter
telescope: Vixen R200ss 8” f4 + baader mpcc
mount: ASA Direct Drive Mount 85
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QSI 583 WS modification
to release the pressure from the sub and power port of the QSI, but also the mechanical pressure from the cables i used a small plastic holder that is sold by almost every store.
+1 tyrap and its complete.
Visit to Olly Penrice, sunstarfrance.com
Today we went to Olly Penrice in southern french alps.
Olly has a website @ www.sunstarfrance.com
We went there for a visit because its not far away from verclause, the place we normally stay.
No network connection.
Amazing view over all the alps.
New guidescope
For autoguiding with my Losmandy g-11 i used a orion 80mm f11 with a QHY5.
the focal length and the telescope tube of the 80mm f11
Last week i bought a sky watcher 80mm f5 because of the shorter focal lenght, but also because its smaller, and easier to carry for a holiday of imaging.
The autoguiding still does do a great job, here a photo of region near the flaming star nebula ( messier 36 and 38 + ic405 and ic 410 in the field )
i did 8x 20 minutes qith QSI 583 WS + baader 7nm Ha filter, chip was cooled down to -30 degrees celcius, no flat,darks or bias used, + canon 70-200 f2.8 IS.
Flatfield panel
to compensate dust on filters from my qsi 583 ws, or any vignetting caused by the telescope/dewshield.
i bought a Gerd Neumann jr. Aurora Flatfield panel.
more information about the panel can be found here .
Pingi I-Dry XL
2,5 weeks ago i received a dehumidifier from Pingi.
The Pingi I-Dry XL can absorb 200cc of moisture, and it is very small and great to put under my scope cover.
Under the scope cover alot of moisture will exist, to keep my ccd camera and telescope clean of moisture i put the Pingi dehumidifier under the scope cover.
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