First autoguiding attempt

I am also using a Skywatcher FF. Even without the FF the top left was always bad. The FF really help though.

Dave_Lillis wrote:

Nice images John, have you treid pushing the image through photoshop to push up the reds ?

I have increased the saturation a bit. Hopefully this will be a bit better.

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Hey John, a very good start with the cge then! I'd setle for 7 minutes anytime, it's nice to see you are pushing your set up even more, I take it there's a light pollution filter used there?

Keith..

Hi Keith

There is a CLS filter in the camera. The C11 was guiding at F10 as I couldn't get it to focus on the DFK chip at F6.3 even with an extender. I may have a dodgy Meade focal reducer but it guided OK even at that focal length -2800mm. Next time I will try it the other way round and guide with the WO72 and the C11 at F6.3. Hopefully the short focal length of the WO (432mm) won't be a problem

Hi John.
I cant access your image for some reason.
I have the solitaire autoguider but have not used it just yet.
However I hope that will change soon as I am off on holidays to a dark location and hope to get started properly on auto guiding....will certainly give it a report. I am also using a new cgem which I have not used either...So I hope all goes well

Your photo link is not working today John,

Seanie.