Only my personal opinion and I guess I need to make it clear that I have no links to Roboscopes other than having met and dealt with Steve, buying and selling items over several years. Having been really pleased with the data I have received, particularly from the Takahashi 106mm refractor, I hope you don't mind me sharing my thoughts and a bit of history.
Initially there were some issues, one of which was a more concerning problem, intermittent of course, where occasionally data was less than acceptable. It took a little while but finally the problem was tracked down. I have to say that what Steve then did for me in light of the incomplete data, went way beyond what was necessary.
Having received all the data now I'm very impressed with it. Personally as one used to data from Sony sensors, I find processing less of a problem.
I This setup suits more than half of my requirements, so anything not so can be taken on one of the other piers. It has a remarkable field of view, an earlier image I posted of the North American nebula shows just how much.
Steve if you read this any thought of maybe having a horizontal sensor orientation, swings and roundabouts I know, but just a thought.
Having now received the data for the second panel of a mosaic I have completed an image of the Pelican and North American nebula in just 2 panes. It could have extended more but I deliberately chose a large overlap in order to have double the amount of data for a couple of extra crops from the the 2 images, The Wall and part of the Pelican. I do like getting value for money.
This setup also has a decent image scale as well due to the small pixel size. You might however need to take into consideration your current computer and storage though!
Sorry for taking up so much of your time, but if like me your preference is for larger targets, then I'd recommend use of pier 6. For galaxies, apart from M31, there are better choices. Finally, having found that pier 14 is the same configuration, I hate this term, but for me it was a no brainer to join. Perhaps you might consider this option.
Thanks for your time. Images to follow.
Ray
Initially there were some issues, one of which was a more concerning problem, intermittent of course, where occasionally data was less than acceptable. It took a little while but finally the problem was tracked down. I have to say that what Steve then did for me in light of the incomplete data, went way beyond what was necessary.
Having received all the data now I'm very impressed with it. Personally as one used to data from Sony sensors, I find processing less of a problem.
I This setup suits more than half of my requirements, so anything not so can be taken on one of the other piers. It has a remarkable field of view, an earlier image I posted of the North American nebula shows just how much.
Steve if you read this any thought of maybe having a horizontal sensor orientation, swings and roundabouts I know, but just a thought.
Having now received the data for the second panel of a mosaic I have completed an image of the Pelican and North American nebula in just 2 panes. It could have extended more but I deliberately chose a large overlap in order to have double the amount of data for a couple of extra crops from the the 2 images, The Wall and part of the Pelican. I do like getting value for money.
This setup also has a decent image scale as well due to the small pixel size. You might however need to take into consideration your current computer and storage though! Sorry for taking up so much of your time, but if like me your preference is for larger targets, then I'd recommend use of pier 6. For galaxies, apart from M31, there are better choices. Finally, having found that pier 14 is the same configuration, I hate this term, but for me it was a no brainer to join. Perhaps you might consider this option.
Thanks for your time. Images to follow.
Ray
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