Dmack1 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Tuesday night was promised good but it turned out there was a high haze which essentially wiped out 3 hours of data I had collected on the Tadpoles. It seemed to be thinning a bit at around midnight (I was getting ready to give up and bring the kit in) so I moved to The Whale and The Crowbar and got about 4 hours until fog rolled in. The seeing was pretty poor, the haze still affecting the bright stars. I think the haze is also the reason why I've got so little of the Crowbars "tidal tail" to show - not enough contast. But all in all, considering the conditions, I'm reasonably satisfied with this. 79 X 180s, SW Evostar 80ED, ASI2600mc, NEQ6 C&C greatly appreciated. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) I love the colours - nice image. Were you using any filters? Edited March 18, 2021 by PeterBolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmack1 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 55 minutes ago, PeterBolt said: I love the colours - nice image. Were you using any filters? Thanks for that. No filter at all on this one as it was not far past new moon. But I'm wondering if the l-enhance would have helped on the earlier effort on the tadpoles - but then of course the star colours would be shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterBolt Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I've been testing the Skytech L-Pro but I am tempted to try without next time and see what I get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Nice result, colours have come out really well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrobdlbug Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Agree on the sky conditions last night - I was out as well but with narrowband - new image on its way.... But I think using narrowband 'cut through' the haze. You have definately got some really good colour in your image, and the whale has definition in its structure, agree the haze has softened things but its still a good image and as you say its a satisfying outcome from what could have been a frustrating night Truth be known everytime you post an image from that new ASI2600MC - I get twitchy and my CC gets nervous 😁 Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmack1 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Thanks Bryan @Astrobdlbug I appreciate the comment. Yes i was thinking that if I'd had the L-eNhanceon i may have got something on the tadpoles - but then the colour suffers of course. On the ASI2600mc, I'd like to do something to reduce you twitchiness - but cant do it I'm afraid🤣 Each time I manage to get out with it I am astonished by the result. The noise (or lack there-of) is something I'm still trying to get used to - on the image above, after stretching, I tried to do some further noise reduction and honestly there was so little noise there I was just making it worse again. So there is no non-linear noise reduction applied in that at all. And the sensitivity, colour and dynamic range is fantastic. Coming straight from DSLR its all a bit of a culture shock for me anyway but I am absolutely delighted with this camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Its beautifully done .... lovely to see the extension of the Hockey Stick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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