Unfortunately I had to crop the image due to a strong reflection across the entire upper part of the image. It must have been caused by the star Almach (Mag. 2.15)… It’s time to darken the tube of my 130PDS. 2x drizzled and resized. Details
After my test shot a few days ago, this time at the right angle 😉 Details
The weather forecast wasn’t the best… but I tried my luck and wasn’t disappointed! M 33 is the ideal size for my 130PDS 🙂 Details
While waiting for the main object I decided to take some shots of M 31 Andromeda Galaxy with my 130PDS 🙂I have to rotate my DSLR about 20 degrees to get the best possible field of view for Andromeda… next time… Details
Almost exactly one year ago my first image after a 3 years break was the Fireworks Galaxy. Back then I was still using my Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 lens. Yesterday I captured the Fireworks Galaxy again, but this time with my new Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS at 650mm focal length. I really like the additional focal […]
My first image with my new Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS telescope 🙂 It was a bit cloudy… 30 unusable subs. Out of 86! But it was worth it, even if the weather was not perfect and the moon already had 64%… But the over-all performance of my GEM28 among with the higher payload is really good! […]
Next galaxy and freeze-free session with my GEM28 🙂 I really need more focal length. It’s time to upgrade… Details
OK, I’m on a lucky streak. My GEM28 didn’t freeze the last 5 sessions. Great! But at the same time frustrating not to know what causes that annoying freezes… Details
The next session without a freeze of my GEM28. I’m really happy about it, but it’s exhausting to monitor all the time the guide star during the session. I’m convinced that the next freeze will come! We’re in the galaxy season, so here is the next one 🙂 Details
Three sessions in a row without a freeze on my GEM28. Yeah! But I expect the next very soon… Details
