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Carina Nikon 300mm D F4

Carina  Nikon 300mm D F4
My Focuser on the main telescope would not calibrate so I had to send it away to get looked at. So I have turned the Clock back to my old school days when I first started out in Astro.

Nikon 300mm D F4 AF-S come from the 2000s days . There is no auto focus on this rig its all manual focus at the start of the Night and tape lens. In the lens defence for its age even though I checked focus each night it never moved. So this setup is just nikon lens, Filter draw With Optolong LeNhance filter inside( for light pollution) and the QHY183C colour camera.

This is 29 hour's worth of data in the hope the lens worked out well. To say that I am over the moon with the end result is an understatement who said its complicated. I had thought of more shots but 29 hours is plenty as I have not heard back I will find another target to try.

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QHY183C -10 174 shots over 5 nights
600 sec each shot.
Nikon 300mm f4 D Lens
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps Lr.

Gudrun, Luc Reiniche, Malik Raoulda, Joe, Son of the Rock and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo


16 comments - The latest ones
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
fab!

have a nice day!
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you certainly made my day...
7 weeks ago.
 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
great Steve
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Ko Hummel club
Thank you its good to always remember your roots and never lose the skills. Still a very big part of our night skies.
7 weeks ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
It's a great Image Steve still to complicated for me.
All the best TOZ
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to TOZ club
This is Astro in its simplest form , the complicated part is always the computer side. This is the easy side and the result is not all that bad.
7 weeks ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Beautiful work, Steve.
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to tiabunna club
Thank you George I am still in awe of space and what can be found. the next target will be very different.
7 weeks ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
It may be old equipment but still capable of producing another spectacular result
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Peter Castell club
It just shows you there really is no such thing as too old, the shot quality is 100% there in the shot. While It does not get me as deep the results as just as nice on this wider view,
7 weeks ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Brilliant capture.
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Thank you certainly one that I enjoyed seeing and thinking only more modern equipment could bring together such an image.
7 weeks ago.
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
The juxtaposition of pink and black works well, Have a great weekend, All the best, Joe
7 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock club
Alway a area of rich hydrogen hence the red, one I will do once I get the focuser back with the three Narrow band filters. Glad you like the shot many thanks.
7 weeks ago. Edited 7 weeks ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Absolutely fantastic! I'd never have the patience for all the technique involved so I just enjoy your photos:-)
5 weeks ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Gudrun club
Its not only that its when things go wrong finding out why.... what is going wrong. All part of the fun and keeps the brain stimulated , glad you like the shot.
4 weeks ago.

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