Guest Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 13 frames and 13 darks in DSS and finished in GIMP. Each exposure was 8 seconds at ISO 6400 taken with a DSLR at 100mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Very nice picture of a neglected cluster. Your backgrounds are getting blacker so the stars stand out much better You just got down past 10th magnitude. I tried to find some of the galaxies within the FOV, but with the brightest being 10th to 11th mag, it just didn't go quite deep enough. It is a big cluster, your image spans a full 12 degrees wide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sounds like a pun but my images are getting darker when I shoot more dark frames. It might be possible to rig something up to get longer exposures. I am finding that many of the brighter star clusters show best at a focal length of 100mm. I'm still experimenting a lot and yes, you're right, I shoot a lot of targets that are not often visited. I have done M31 and M45 but know that others can get much better shots than I can with my kit. Other objects, like the Hyades and this one are much more suited to DSLRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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