Hey Noah! Great shot! Ive seen dew heaters introduce prominent thermals into the optical tube on SCTs while using them visually. Using a dew shield and only turning them on when the dew point is low enough to cause should help!
Hi, nice work, your final photo is beautiful! I was wondering if you would share the info on the heater control. I have that same dew-heater to fit my C6. I was planning on controlling it from my ASIair plus, but I believe it just feeds it a constant 12 volts. I was worried it might be too hot and I believe you've confirmed that for me. I believe it's more critically on an aspherical lens like the Schmidt corrector plates. Thanks!
The shots of the Veil, Dumbbell nebula and Hercules cluster are all fantastic. Globular clusters aren't that easy to image as it can be tricky to get those nice round and pinpoint stars but you managed to produce a beautiful image with excellent star shapes, star definition and star colours. And well done on tracking down the source of your initial wonky stars - those sorts of problems can be quite a challenge to track down the cause and this video will be very helpful for anyone suffering the from the same issue if they are using that dew ring. CS Logan
Great video, Noah. I really appreciated the discussion of your corrector plate issue. Let's hope the wildfires die and we get some clear skies this summer!
Awesome image Noah. I just imaged the western veil last week at a 660 FL. Still processing it but it looks really cool. I love the Cygnus Loop. So much neat colour in it. Thanks for mentioning the dew heater problem. My stars with my C8 XLT seem oblong but I never thought it might be my dew heater ring. I’ll dial it back a bit and see if that helps. Good to see you again Noah. Sorry for sending you our smoke! Dr B from Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks so much! Yeah the Cygnus loop is awesome, such a dynamic target. Good luck with your final image processing! I'm glad I could bring insight with Star shapes and dew heater rings for you, hope you're able to fix it. No worries on the smoke haha, it's the jet stream's fault for bringing it down 😅. Appreciate it!
HI. A question about getting good round stars. I can see you use a Starizona SCT corrector. I have a C8 and use the Celestron f/6.3 but I am not satisfyed at all as stars are alongated. Does the SCT Corrector make a big difference for the stars on the edges compare with the Celestron ? Or it is the same and you manage to fix them with a software ? Thanks, clear skies. Yvan
This is a fantastic image Noah! Hoping to see you capture amazing stuff this summer. Also wanted to ask if there is an all round zwo camera with which I can image the planets and have a go at some DSOs as well. Your response will be appreciated.
Thank you very much! Ah this is a tough question because many of the good dso zwo cameras are build to have big pixels and large sensors (perfect for gathering light). However for planets you need small pixels and low read noise. If it was up to me I'd get a camera made specifically for the target I would want to shoot and that would depend on the equipment you're using. Planets are quite tricky and require lots of focal length but dsos are more versatile. Sorry I don't have a concise answer. I would say get a camera that would be a good fit with your telescope sizs
Love the new mount. I'm about to get the CPC 1100 myself for roughly $1500! But think I will need to get the wedge mount. Have you been able to get any deep space objects using the fork mounts with detail?
For a brief time I've used my cpc1100 on it's original alt az mound and it was fun! However you are quite limited to less than 30sec max exposures with a camera and the magnification is almost too high in my opinion. But it's still great on the Moon and planets! For deep space is really only go after the really bright nebulae and targets. Hope this helps
Thank you! I believe it was $99 for the 11" version. A bit pricey, but works fantasticly on my sct telescope since it heats the corrector plate directly. The smaller diameter ones are cheaper though!
Noah.. love your channel.. just getting into astrophotography.. what was your exposure time on the dumbbell nebula and the cluster if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you so much, and great question! I did 5min exposures on the Dumbbell (and most nebulae), and 2 min exposures on the Hurcules Cluster (so I didn't blow out any Star colors!)
@@NoahsAstrophotography thanks so much for replying.. did you do the same 60/ 5 minute exposures? I am always kinda of confused on how much data is really needed. I know the more the merrier but on the east coast this year and thanks to Canada these clear nights are non-existent.
I was thinking about the red/blue color and started wondering why those two colors are so prominent. Is this true color, doppler shifted, or an effect of photography?
Yes are the "true" colors of the nebula. Technically I shot this with a dual naroband filter that only lets red and cyan light through, but the nebula is red and blue in visible light. The red colors are ionized hydrogen and the blues: ionized oxogen formed from a supernova Star. However I find it really interesting how there's two prominent colors, and I'm not quite sure why that's so.
What a beautiful photo!
Good to see you again. Good episode
Noah! That is an absolutely stunning image!!! Congratulations! 🔭🔭🔭
Thank you very much!
@@NoahsAstrophotography Would you be able to put your gear info in the video description?
Greetings from Northern Nevada. Another CQ350 out in the field. Very cool. Nice image,
Hey Noah! Great shot! Ive seen dew heaters introduce prominent thermals into the optical tube on SCTs while using them visually. Using a dew shield and only turning them on when the dew point is low enough to cause should help!
nice to see you back again
great image dude!!!! Very impressive
Thanks so much!!
Hi, nice work, your final photo is beautiful!
I was wondering if you would share the info on the heater control. I have that same dew-heater to fit my C6. I was planning on controlling it from my ASIair plus, but I believe it just feeds it a constant 12 volts.
I was worried it might be too hot and I believe you've confirmed that for me.
I believe it's more critically on an aspherical lens like the Schmidt corrector plates.
Thanks!
Beautiful work!👏
The shots of the Veil, Dumbbell nebula and Hercules cluster are all fantastic. Globular clusters aren't that easy to image as it can be tricky to get those nice round and pinpoint stars but you managed to produce a beautiful image with excellent star shapes, star definition and star colours. And well done on tracking down the source of your initial wonky stars - those sorts of problems can be quite a challenge to track down the cause and this video will be very helpful for anyone suffering the from the same issue if they are using that dew ring. CS Logan
Thank you so much Logan! Glad you liked the video! 😁
Nice image mate and nice to see some home engineered solutions to problems. keep up the awesome work
Thanks so much! 😁
Oauuuuuu very cool thank you
Amazing!!
Thank you!!
Wow dude, that is an astonishing image
Great stuff!
cool man keep going!!!!!
FIRE 🔥
wow!! 😍
Congratulations from Crete!
nice shoot'n tex!
Great video, Noah. I really appreciated the discussion of your corrector plate issue. Let's hope the wildfires die and we get some clear skies this summer!
Thank you!! Always here to share any problems and solutions I find! Let's hope so!
Noah, glad for the new vid....but I gotta ask.....Are you also known by Noah L? I swear you are Chief Jay on ST: SNW
Hey Noah! Are you enjoying the CQ350? Thinking of getting one!
Awesome image Noah. I just imaged the western veil last week at a 660 FL. Still processing it but it looks really cool. I love the Cygnus Loop. So much neat colour in it. Thanks for mentioning the dew heater problem. My stars with my C8 XLT seem oblong but I never thought it might be my dew heater ring. I’ll dial it back a bit and see if that helps. Good to see you again Noah. Sorry for sending you our smoke! Dr B from Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks so much! Yeah the Cygnus loop is awesome, such a dynamic target. Good luck with your final image processing! I'm glad I could bring insight with Star shapes and dew heater rings for you, hope you're able to fix it. No worries on the smoke haha, it's the jet stream's fault for bringing it down 😅. Appreciate it!
What an awesome shot dude! Still can’t get over how massive that mount is haha. Can’t wait for your next vid bro
TYSM Ryan, appreciate it! Still trying to bring my guiding graph even lower haha, but yet it still works like a charm! Excited to make the next one 😁
hey friend, which telescope would u suggest to a beginner?
please answer❤
HI. A question about getting good round stars. I can see you use a Starizona SCT corrector. I have a C8 and use the Celestron f/6.3 but I am not satisfyed at all as stars are alongated. Does the SCT Corrector make a big difference for the stars on the edges compare with the Celestron ? Or it is the same and you manage to fix them with a software ? Thanks, clear skies. Yvan
This is a fantastic image Noah! Hoping to see you capture amazing stuff this summer. Also wanted to ask if there is an all round zwo camera with which I can image the planets and have a go at some DSOs as well. Your response will be appreciated.
Thank you very much! Ah this is a tough question because many of the good dso zwo cameras are build to have big pixels and large sensors (perfect for gathering light). However for planets you need small pixels and low read noise. If it was up to me I'd get a camera made specifically for the target I would want to shoot and that would depend on the equipment you're using. Planets are quite tricky and require lots of focal length but dsos are more versatile. Sorry I don't have a concise answer. I would say get a camera that would be a good fit with your telescope sizs
How do you accurately input the time into the telescope
Love the new mount. I'm about to get the CPC 1100 myself for roughly $1500! But think I will need to get the wedge mount. Have you been able to get any deep space objects using the fork mounts with detail?
For a brief time I've used my cpc1100 on it's original alt az mound and it was fun! However you are quite limited to less than 30sec max exposures with a camera and the magnification is almost too high in my opinion. But it's still great on the Moon and planets! For deep space is really only go after the really bright nebulae and targets. Hope this helps
Great stuff Noah.
What did your Celestron rig cost you ?
Thank you! I believe it was $99 for the 11" version. A bit pricey, but works fantasticly on my sct telescope since it heats the corrector plate directly. The smaller diameter ones are cheaper though!
Noah.. love your channel.. just getting into astrophotography.. what was your exposure time on the dumbbell nebula and the cluster if you don't mind me asking?
and wow what a stunning image of the WVN...
Thank you so much, and great question! I did 5min exposures on the Dumbbell (and most nebulae), and 2 min exposures on the Hurcules Cluster (so I didn't blow out any Star colors!)
@@NoahsAstrophotography thanks so much for replying.. did you do the same 60/ 5 minute exposures? I am always kinda of confused on how much data is really needed. I know the more the merrier but on the east coast this year and thanks to Canada these clear nights are non-existent.
Don’t be offended but with gear like that we could all take great pictures.
I was thinking about the red/blue color and started wondering why those two colors are so prominent. Is this true color, doppler shifted, or an effect of photography?
Yes are the "true" colors of the nebula. Technically I shot this with a dual naroband filter that only lets red and cyan light through, but the nebula is red and blue in visible light. The red colors are ionized hydrogen and the blues: ionized oxogen formed from a supernova Star. However I find it really interesting how there's two prominent colors, and I'm not quite sure why that's so.
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Bruh
Are these actually YOUR pictures at the end??
Yes!