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The Fighting Dragon of ARa NGC6188

As I have been locked out by clouds and rain AND I have things to fix on the telescope I am not sure its worth doing the last shot. A panorama of 4 shot.

My heater on the secondary mirror is Dead no heat so lots of dew I find out its not a full circuit so heater never worked . As I got the heater from Europe it so much hard work trying to get a fast reply and new heater. What I found out today there is a broken wire in the right half so it was never going to work.

I have to remove the mirror and glue it down to take away the clips that hold the mirror in place to get cleaner stars so i think it best to end this image it would be best to start all over again....

The Fighting Dragons of Ara NGC6188

QHY 183C -10c 104 shots 5 min each over three night.
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Prima Luce Essato Focus
Optolong LeNhance filter,
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps .
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18 comments

David G Johnson said:

Gotcha'. on the info' Steve,... and another brilliant image,... // Dj
11 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to David G Johnson:

Thank you DJ as i consider myself still in early stages of the telescope lots can go wrong till bugs are fixed.
11 months ago

Xata said:

Your sky shots are always amazing...
11 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Xata:

thank you Isabel I hope they get better as I learn more on each part of the equation.
11 months ago

Nick Weall said:

Yes it makes one wonder ~ in the meantime I'll continue to appreciate the results of your work
11 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Nick Weall:

Thank you Nick I did wonder what I had done to myself on this one as it was so far out from my normal...
11 months ago

Stephan Fey said:

Very impressive, Steve! I think its the mast astonishing I´ve seen from you so far!
11 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Stephan Fey:

800mm x3 crop factor = 2400mm it kind of says it all. It will get better the more I am use to this telescope.
11 months ago

Peter Castell said:

Despite your technical problems a wonderful image Steve. Importing things from Europe must be a big problem for you and if it's like the UK expensive with import duty
11 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to Peter Castell:

Thank you Peter they are finer technical issues that do have a bearing on the photo mainly to the way the stars look. The result is a better photo with less time compared to the last telescope Ed80 standard time was 10 min but with this one 5 min for the shot above so it does have a very good benefit what was two night to get 120 shots is no almost one night. Its hard to get parts for these thing so in some cases it is a case of having to get from USA or Europe which is never quick.
11 months ago

Annemarie said:

Fantastic
11 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Annemarie:

Thank you will all it faults it is still a great place to get a photo.
11 months ago

TOZ said:

Love The Fighting Dragon Steve a beautiful Image worth all your hard work.
All the best TOZ
11 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to TOZ:

Many thanks If I get the chance before it too high in the sky I will do this again as its an area I also like you can see the name so easily. The rain is coming down in Buckets at the moment.
11 months ago

Fred Fouarge said:

super sterrenkijker
11 months ago ( translate )