Backlash

Do you have a Paramount? Then congratulations! Me and most mortals, don't have such fantastic mounts! And YES, I am jealous!

I have an EQ-6, and now I know what backlash means! This pretty picture looking like a pack of wolves in the night is far from being what I want! Now I must try to find a solution, somewhere around the use of an unbalanced mount, or trying to reduce the backlash by opening the mount! Either way.. wish me luck !

Calibration and Precision

This is a plot to see how bad the results can be without proper frame calibration!

It's a 120 min light curve of a RRAB type Star. BK And

Don't forget to do your Flats!

Nova Sagittarii 2012 No. 5

Nova Sagittarii 2012 No. 5 = PSN J18193700-1907400, Portugal 01:00 GMT+1, Mag 11.16

Comet Garrad - 29/01/2012