Details
Details
Details
I wanted to find out the best f-value for the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and how far I can go with the exposure time. My first 2 images taken with this lens at f/2 showed much coma/distortion especially in the corners. Also the CAs were very strong. So, the CA’s are still visible until f/4.5. At […]
Another great night on Gurnigel at 1600m. With many Perseides 🙂 Details
I’m very happy with this result of NGC 7023 🙂 I tried the Iris Nebula a few weeks ago from my home. Just 20 minutes (13 x 90s) at 280mm without guiding. But that’s not camparable with this one… I was very careful with the polar alignment and balance. And I had luck. I did a test […]
280mm @ f/5.6 What a wonderful clear night on Gurnigel in Bern @1600m. But it was a little Power-Nightmare for me… First, I forgot to load the spare batteries of my 100D. So I had only 1 battery (~2h) for Milky Way, Location and Equipment… Second, I’ve planned to do 4h of lights (80 subs […]
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
Details
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 […]
