Jul 30

M31 – Dithering Test

First test using Dithering with the MGEN. If Dithering (Random Displacement) is on, the MGENII slightly moves the RA axis of the mount between the shots. The moving amount value is setup in pixels and can be found in main menu – Random Displace – Width. 280mm @ f/5.6 65 subs total. Minus 5 subs […]

Jul 10

IC 1396 (147′)

Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) A fantastic night on our local mountain Weissenstein (1300m). 280mm @ f/5.6, 147 minutes, 12 darks, 79 bias Details

Jul 10

Milky Way Crop

Milky Way with the EF-S 24mm @ f/2.8. 59 subs x 12″, 52 darks, 79 bias Details

Jul 7

First Light MGEN II

First light with the MGEN II Auto Guider. Unfortunately, because of upcoming clouds I could not reach the astronomical twilight… But I’m very impressed by the guider! Finally I can eliminate the periodic error of my Star Adventurer. Usually between 40% and 70% of my subs was usable. Today I was able to double the […]