Ahem......

[mymoon]

went to collect my new toy

box nearly burst and too big for me to carry by hand.Also too heavy,  so need a trolley

apa lagi pinjam rumah shopping trolley lah.  



got 2 air vent some more. beats my intercooler turbo  



what's this fast star compatible



  drum roll

toy revealed



need 4X5kg counterweight to balance



look at the size of the 23mm eyepiece giving 122X magnification



not to mention the size of the dovetail requiring replacement ADM saddle



I guess by now you know it is a C11




ini dia in its full glory




Lumrah amateur astronomer, bila new toy tiba, rain rain go away...


BTW see this  video

cheers

[IZgazer]

Assalamualaikum...

Nice telescope (Siap ukur kotak lagi) and........wheel tripod?

[haldafluke]

Astrophotography it is....
Cant wait to see for the first light report!

[redzuan]

Hujan lebat...

Petir dan kilat sabung menyabung...

Memang dahsyat kesan sampingannya... Next time kemarau, no more cloud seeding... just get a huge telescope...

Menarik cerita pembuka tirai. Harap bleh dtg guna sebelum focal lengthya disembelih...

[perseid]

Aiyo....no wonder the sky in Penang suddenly cloudy. Have been clear since before Chinese New Year!!!

Anyway, congrats on the new toys. Don't forget to share more information and photos .

[redzuan]

Something different that I find very interesting is...

The how the floor looks so clear when most of the time it is full of gadgets and other scopes or mounts.

This looks like Spring Cleaning.

If there's a Garage Sale, do let us know!!!

[mymoon]

moon 12th Feb 2011

mosaic of 4 images.

taken with Canon 550D + Edge HD C11.

slightly cloudy



 the C11 is ready for the night sky.
piggy back 60mm f/l  500mm guide scope
and 50mm finder scope.



will test the  autoguiding next

clear skies

[mymoon]

tested the auotguider comprising of Toucam+60mm f/l 500mm guide scope + PhD

manged to  get round stars at 220 sec sheltered from wind.

tested from my driveway.



have to find a darker area to test for longer exposures.

The set up for the C11 = the accessories I reckon have reach the limit of EQ6 weight capacity.

see the coming moon movie.


cheers

[mymoon]

moon movie shot with the crop video canon 550D + Edge C11

staring from Mare Clavius region (+LCROSS area) to Mare Frigoris.

Sorry the jerkiness, the set up has reached the maximum loading capacity of the EQ6 mount.

moon flyby

warning: epileptic persons should refrain from watching.

cheers

[shahgazer]

tahniah pak aziz!

Looks like you have no more excuse but to setup an observatory yourself. All the wheeling in-and-out from your house will wear you off..   

The M42 edge .. got elongated stars! Not flat? or limit of the mount up t0 220 sec for the C11? 

Like the flyby. Minta izin guna for outreach events. 

thunderstorm, haze, clouds for the past couple of days... !!  the curse is back! bagi can-lah telescope at SGO buat drift aligment properly.. hehe 

[mymoon]

I thought it is my astigmatism 

kena tunggu dedicated flattener. The current one that is used for the C8 makes the stars worst.

Permission granted.

Excuse2. I found the compass and thread method for the azimuth and iPad Clinometer for the altitude adequate. No need for drift alignment. This take 10-20mins. The autoguider does the minor drift correction.

BTW the rolling tripod set up has reduced the setting and dismantling time tremendously.   But I have the advantage that there are only two of us in the house so I can just campak stuffs anywhere and organise them later.

My next test will be using the C11 with Hyperstar 3 for imaging. Then I will decide whether to go for an observatory or remains with the rolling pier.

cheers

[redzuan]

The high quality optics is very much visible in the video. Nice!!! Tak sabar nk tgk hish res photo (stacked) from Mr Mymoon later. Maybe will need to print an A0 poster for the living room later too.

To me the stars are not elongated, but slightly drifty. since they all trail to one side. Just want to know if the LPS was used in the making of this M42 shot.

The moon photo looks very nice too.