M42 -The Great Orion Nebula

[mymoon]

Trying to image with the full moon





and learning to drive the NJP Temma 2.  Dr Rowi was kind and patient enough to put me through the wringer.

Rosette-being near the moon a whitewash.

The Great Orion Nebula


The Running man is hardly visible.

Was gunning for Eta Carinae but failed competing  with the full moon and  light pollution from Kota Bharu.

cheers

[shahgazer]

nice clean moon, mymoon! 

stars in M42 image not round or pin-point, signs of astigmatism ? 

InsyaAllah weather permit, will do drift-alignment at yet-to-be-named-observatory tonight   

[redzuan]

Cannot wait for the next new moon phase...

Cantik bulan tu. And M42 looks so red and purplish. Mmg berbeza dgn unmodded cameras.

[mymoon]

Thnaks for the encouragement
The PENTAX scope focuser uses step focus mechanism so fine focus is not possible.
Also the PENTAX does have a blue halo around brighter stars.
When near focus with this scope the star sizes don't change but the halos change significantly with minor focus changes. So focused for the least halo one could get.
 So focus was done on a star and hence the moon is slightly OOF

I am being petty , but otherwise the PENTAX is a fine scope.

I have PMed how to star test a telescope and to confirm your polar alignment I suggest you use this

cheers

[universe24]

Not a bad try. 
The halo was expected from this Pentax scope as it designed in the film era. Where film sensitivity range not as broad as digital sensor.
I noticed there got a waste or "miss used" of equipment....APM/APO 115 for guiding....what a waste ....the combination should reverse...

[mymoon]

Not a bad try. 
The halo was expected from this Pentax scope as it designed in the film era. Where film sensitivity range not as broad as digital sensor.
I noticed there got a waste or "miss used" of equipment....APM/APO 115 for guiding....what a waste ....the combination should reverse...

Thank you sifu.

Removing the purple halo is easy in PS. Should have reduced the size too before registering n stacking.

The use of APM APO 115 for guiding  is called inverted snobbery

cheers

[perseid]

Not a bad try. 
The halo was expected from this Pentax scope as it designed in the film era. Where film sensitivity range not as broad as digital sensor.
I noticed there got a waste or "miss used" of equipment....APM/APO 115 for guiding....what a waste ....the combination should reverse...

I have same halo problem with my takahashi fc60.

Agree with universe24. I would use the APM as it will definitely produce better result. If it comes with reducer/flaterner, would be much better.

[redzuan]

Agree with universe24. I would use the APM as it will definitely produce better result. If it comes with reducer/flaterner, would be much better.

As a photographer, I think I understand his reasoning. We're trying to use the widest aperture a.k.a. lowest F value. Hence the Pentax's F4 is much preferred.

Less exposure time and more bokeh!!!

Wait for the upcoming Hyperstar and we'll SEE the difference!