Popular Post DaveS Posted April 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2021 This has been an ongoing project, and might well continue a while longer. I've been capturing data from the 19th March to the 14th April with the ODK 12 rig. TBH, I'm not that happy wit the result as i think it's not up to the quality that I should be able to get with the rig I have under the sky I have. Never mind, here it is. 39x 600 sec Red, 36 Green, 42 Blue and 79 Luminance. Best 90% Sigma Kappa stacked in DSS with full calibration with the heavy post processing in AstroArt 7. This is quite a heavy crop as I had skewed alignment edges (The entire focuser had rotated without my noticing) and a nasty streak of light getting in from the LED floods on my CCTV (Since turned off). I need a lot more Blue data according to a rough G2v calibration that I did, and looking at the SNR of the Blue stack. I also have 40 H-alpha subs which are a bit this as yet but I've been unable to get more due to the moon and very hazy sky. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmack1 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 That's a lovely image. Nice subtle colours and the outer faint areas showing well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 It's a good 'un.👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-c Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 That is nice Dave. Bob, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazAstro Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Very nice 👍🏻 I really need to start spending longer on images ! I just get excited when I can see what it is ☺️ Images like yours give me the kick up the backside I need . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Thanks guys. This has been a major project, more than I'd intended at first. I'm probably into the point of diminishing returns, and, looking at the moon and shrinking astro dark, may be something I'll have to pick up again next year. 50 hours here I come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter shah Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 great Job Dave...super detail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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