First Light! ASI2600MC duo
First Light!
In 2 regards. First, it’s the first time imaging from the new site.
Second, it’s the first light through my new astro-camera!
The ASI2600MC duo!
Yes, OSC for life! I realised that I just don’t do enough narrowband. And I have been looking at my old DSLR with more nostalgic eyes lately that I thought I’d just cross over to the other side.
Truth be told, I feel like I need to maximise the time I have to get any images through somehow. This is one way.
Also, I decided to get the duo version. That is the same sensor as the regular 2600MC Pro, but it also has the ASI220MM mini sensor as a guide ship next to the main sensor.
This means that you get a guide camera in the same focal point as your main sensor at the same focal length. Just like an OAG. But as an OAG… or On Axis Guider instead of an Off Axis Guider. The back side is that I can’t use my twisty version of my OAG anymore. And any filter introduced to the system will also affect the guide camera. In a very bad way. In a high f/ system the OAG situation can be tough enough as it is.
We’ll deal with that if it becomes an issue.
I’ll be doing my normal astro-tourist thing, but on steroids. First up is the Orion nebula.
When that hit the trees I went for an old target: the Rosette nebula. Thought it might be a good test to compare it with the ASI1600MM that I did it with last.
None of the images was very good in comparisons with the mono camera, the integration time, the haze in sky and the close up light pollution isn’t in our favour tonight.
First light is first light. It’s not suppose to be perfect.
0:00 – 0:17 Intro
0:18 – 1:29 Carry it like you stole it!
1:30 – 6:55 Orion nebula
6:56 – 8:43 Rosette nebula
8:44 – 9:42 Comparing old process with new data.
9:43 – 10:38 Re-process of old mono data.
10:39 – 11:00 M42 Through some new eyes
11:01 – 11:17 The end