I got to take the telescope out to a “dark field” site over the weekend – the difference in viewing was amazing. Really clear, and hundreds more stars visible to the naked eye.
Managed to get some colo[u]r out of M42 – although it soon became obvious that I had a problem with the focal plane on my camera.
After a quick strip down and rebuild of the optical tube, things were much better – although this image had to be shot through a light pollution filter – hence the green image.
More info on collimation here and here
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Steve Hobley works for a software company, but in his spare time likes to deconstruct all the lovely consumer goods with a goal to make unique and interesting things.
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Is it OK if I just think these are pretty? ‘Cuz, like, I don’t know enough to provide any other response.
If you have an i-Product (-Phone, -Pad), you might look for the APOD (Astronomy Photo of the Day) app. Groovy images. Like yours.
Hey, that’s why I do it…