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Reports and images by testers Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich aka galacticdudes
The two dedicated amateur astronomers from Grafing tried out the TSAPO80F7 refractor with the two correctors TSRed279 and TSFLAT2, using a Canon EOS 60D.
The test reports in German language can be found as PDFs here:
Testing the TSAPO80F7 refractor with the TSFLAT2 flattener.
Test of the TSRed279 reducer.
The images clearly show the potential of the combination:
Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula (NGC 2024 and B 33)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Flattener & field corrector: TSFlat2
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 19x 300 s
Pleiades (M 45)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Flattener & field corrector: TSFlat2
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 38x 180 s
Note: Possibility of comparison with the following image taken with TSRed279
Pleiades (M 45)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Corrector & reducer: TSRed279
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 22x 180 s
Note: Possibility of comparison with previous image taken with TSFlat2
Heart Nebula (IC 1805)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Corrector & reducer: TSRed279
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 22x 450 s
Pelican Nebula (IC 5070)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Corrector & reducer: TSRed279
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 10x 450 s
Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula (M 8 and M 20)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Corrector & reducer: TSRed279
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 22x 300 s
Andromeda Galaxy (M 31)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Corrector & reducer: TSRed279
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 20x 300 s
Triangulum Galaxy (M 33)Photographers: Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich
Telescope: TSAPO80F7 on mount Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging camera: Canon EOS 60D
Corrector & reducer: TSRed279
Filter: none
Sensitivity: ISO 1600/33
Frames: 15x 450 s
Many thanks to Florian Stürzer and Simon Stich from Germany for these wonderful images!