Yeah, treating it like a planetary image makes sense and there are some wicked good planetary imagers out there with bigger apertures too. An interesting challenge. Jeff

Pretty cool Roland. Very nice. The glob is obviously non-stellar in your old image and on the edge of resolving the outer stars. I bet the 12" with the latest cameras just might "get there". Nice comp

Major cool Roland. I bet you could also pick up some of the big M31 Globulars with that scope too. I've visually seen them as decidedly non-stellar in our 11" F12 achromat. Give it a go. Jeff

Cool!

Excellent points. The heat shed off of hot top (gee, I wonder how it got that name...) can be a killer, especially for Dobs. Fortunately for us, our refractor apertures are a bit off of the ground. I

For a bit of perspective, I have had several AP mount and refractor combinations that have worked just fine for visual use. By "fine" I mean the ability to easily and accurately focus at high power wi

George, this is Jeff, not Mike. I have one Keypad where a couple of the buttons, specifically the "S" and "> NEXT" buttons go dead on me from time to time, at the same time. Everything else works just

Great image. The "little" Mach 2 is certainly hanging in there with that load and focal length. I suspect it would make an excellent planetary imaging scope too. Well done sir. Jeff

Thanks Jim and I have that exact same camera, but I've never used it. I will excavate it! I have found that a standard Denk OCS element plugged into a standard 2" extension piece gives right around 1.

Thanks Jim. Which ZWO camera and what was your effective focal ratio? Jeff

Wicked awesome like you read about.

Yes it is everybody's favorite, mine included! During public events at our observatories, I always save Saturn for last, not telling anyone what they will see next. I LOVE the reactions and exclamatio

Pretty cool Jim. How about sharing some of the capture and processing details. Jeff

Welcome and warmest regards! Jeff

pretty cool, especially its proximity to the moon.

Actually clever. Maybe they should run for public office too.

Yes, very nice! I love seeing the crepe ring in front of the planet. Jeff

Oh yeah...part two! Jeff

Oh yeah! The 10" Mak? How about some imaging particulars concerning equipment, capture and processing? Well done. Jeff

Yes, indeed. And you don't need a C14 to get great, detailed images either. Well done! Jeff