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Posted: 28 May 2023

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The Fighting Dragon of ARa NGC6188

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 .

Nouchetdu38, Berny, Fred Fouarge, Thérèse and 14 other people have particularly liked this photo

18 comments - The latest ones
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Gotcha'. on the info' Steve,... and another brilliant image,... // Dj
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to David G Johnson club
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
Xata club
Your sky shots are always amazing...
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Xata club
thank you Isabel I hope they get better as I learn more on each part of the equation.
11 months ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Yes it makes one wonder ~ in the meantime I'll continue to appreciate the results of your work
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Nick Weall club
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
Stephan Fey club
Very impressive, Steve! I think its the mast astonishing I´ve seen from you so far!
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Stephan Fey club
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
Peter Castell club
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 club has replied to Peter Castell club
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
Annemarie club
Fantastic
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you will all it faults it is still a great place to get a photo.
11 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Love The Fighting Dragon Steve a beautiful Image worth all your hard work.
All the best TOZ
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to TOZ club
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
Fred Fouarge club
super sterrenkijker
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thank you Fred that would be true.
11 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Such technical adventures my friend. Always something amiss! Wonderful Cosmos images all the same. Very well done.

Cheers. Herb
11 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Thank you Herb who knew now I am locked out of the skies from Rain mostly and thick clouds. I have things fixed but cant test them out to check. not necessarily a miss more a part of the learning process. A good image but I know how it can be improved which is what I have done now its wait to test out.
11 months ago.

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