Jun 16, 2020
Markarian's Chain: William Optics GT71 & ASI183MM Pro ; Capturing a galaxy cluster in Virgo Markarian’s Chain: William Optics GT71 and ASI183MM Pro Telescope: William Optics GT71 with 0.8 Field flattener 6A2 Camera: ASI183MM Pro Mount: Ioptron CEM40 Alignment:...
Jun 12, 2020
First Light with the ASI183MM Pro camera & William Optics GT71 telescope. ; Capturing M57 and M5 with the ASI183MM and William Optics GT71 Fourth floor balcony astrophotography from my inner city Brisbane abode means I am restricted to imaging only the norther parts...
May 23, 2020
ASIair 12v-5v DC converter 3D printed adapter bracket ; Designing & 3D printing an adapter bracket for the ASIair 12v-5v DC converter The ASIair is a small Rapsperry Pi based mini computer with the computing power of an 1990’s Pentium 3. Used in conjunction...
Aug 28, 2019
Orion Widefield astrophotography: ASI294 MC Pro & Olympus 50mm OM lens Arkarula, South Australia ; Orion Widefield astrophotography: ASI294 MC Pro & Olympus 50mm OM lens Lens: Olympus Om 50mm Camera: ASI294MC Pro Mount: SkyWatcher Alignment: none Guiding: none Image:...
Sep 1, 2018
PHD2 Guiding with Star Adventurer Mount ; PHD2 Guiding a Star Adventurer Portable EQ Mount The SkyWatcher Star Adventurer is an excellent tracking mount when used for wide field astrophotography of the night sky allowing relatively long exposure image sequences...
Aug 26, 2018
William Optics GT71 with WO Field Flattener 6A2 ; Configuring a lightweight portable astrophotography imaging systemI use an assortment of telescopes, micro four thirds cameras as well as dedicated astrophotography CMOS cameras not to mention tracking mounts. With...
Jul 28, 2018
Planetary nebula astrophotography with William Optics GFT102 & ASI294MC Pro ; M57 William Optics GTF 102mm, Televue Powermate & ASI294MC Pro camera My first serious attempt at imaging M57, the famous “Ring Nebula” with the Williams Optics GTF102mm f6.9 flat filed...
May 8, 2018
Astrophotography with the ASI294MC Pro one shot colour camera Queensland ; NGC 253 “The Sculpture Galaxy ” astrophotography with WO GT 71 Telescope William Optics GT 71 with Field Flattener 6A2 (effective focal ratio f4.7, FL = 336mm) Camera: ZWO ASI 294...
May 8, 2018
Welcome to OctansLab ; OctansLab – The beginningDiscover the treasures of the night sky and learn how to capture and process lunar, planetary, wide field and deep sky objects. OctansLab is based in South East Queensland, Australia and images with a range of...
