xanthic Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I took advantage of the first clear night in ages to test a few things. I've got the first stage of my battery box complete, so I am now fully mobile I ran everything from 12 volts to make sure it all works before I drag it to a field. I lost about an hour trying to get Metaguide to calibrate before I realised that I'd not given it the declination of the target. Once I did that it worked fine If you use ASCOM, that part is not required. I'd better get round to sorting that EQMOD cable out... This is 120 mins, 9 x 600 sec subs, 3 darks, 21 flats, ISO800, no crop. I am really fighting the light pollution here, for me the target is right next to the city light dome. The contrast on the stacked image was not good. I did use a Baader coma corrector and this has really sorted the edges of the field and collimating before hand has made the stars the right shape this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Well Leigh you have yourself a cracking picture there. Love the colours and detail. :2thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Nice one Leigh! Nice round stars Bet you're chuffed with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Thanks guys Felix - yes, much happier with the star field in this one. The coma corrector works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan the Plumber Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Great image knew I should of set up last night too much ice skating, Midwifery, and Downton Abbey goes to the shops for me Well at least S@N returned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr T Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Great image, sn shows up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yeah nice. Well done. I'm pleased everything is coming together for you now JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Nice that one is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I've cropped out M82 and processed it seperately. The supernova is more prominent here. Edited February 11, 2014 by xanthic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 That is a very nice image Leigh Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toymaster Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Nice one Leigh - The crop still shows so much detail. Ade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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