Popular Post alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2021 I recently bought an Optolong L-eXtreme filter and wanted to see what it was like, so I decided the give the North American Nebula a try on Saturday night from my backyard. This is the result... I'm pretty pleased with it for a first try 😍 (it's not very often I say that! 😂) 70 lights 20 darks ISO 3200 70 second exposures. Sky-Watcher 80ED (with 0.85x reducer/flatterer) L-eXtreme filter screwed into the reducer. Canon Ra Unguided but better balanced.. I think 🙈 newtyng5, Clive, +Ibbo and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Super effort in a small amount of time 🏆 alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 That's impressive Alison, hearing good things about that filter! alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, Bottletopburly said: Super effort in a small amount of time 🏆 Thanks 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, RonC said: That's impressive Alison, hearing good things about that filter! Thanks. I’m not really up on filters (my only other one is the Optolong L-pro) but someone recommended it to me for ‘summer’ deep sky targets. I didn’t think I’d be able to do much imaging while the nights are so light but this obviously helps 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 We are all in the same boat as regards the light nights, but just grab some images when you can! I use this time of year to try different things out like equipment and exposure times etc.... At least it's warm at night! Ron alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Great result Alison, well done. Whats the reason for 70 sec subs ? Why not 60 or much longer....? Say 180 or 300 ? Is it something to do with the camera, or is it you unguided limit sort of thing ? Thats not a criticism because the results are great, i'm just puzzled by the 70 sec bit. Thanks Rob 🙂 alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Super image, the Pelican Nebula also shows up well. alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 You're getting some very impressive results with that camera Alison, brilliant image👍 alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 7 hours ago, RonC said: We are all in the same boat as regards the light nights, but just grab some images when you can! I use this time of year to try different things out like equipment and exposure times etc.... At least it's warm at night! Ron Yeah, I'm loving the warm nights. Wish we could get the best of both worlds 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: Great result Alison, well done. Whats the reason for 70 sec subs ? Why not 60 or much longer....? Say 180 or 300 ? Is it something to do with the camera, or is it you unguided limit sort of thing ? Thats not a criticism because the results are great, i'm just puzzled by the 70 sec bit. Thanks Rob 🙂 Thanks 😊 70 seconds is the maximum I can get without the stars mega trailing. I tried some longer ones but they were rubbish and I don't want to waste a whole night's imaging by pushing it too far. I think it's because I'm not guiding. I have managed to balance my telescope better now after buying a new dovetail so may try some longer ones. I'm just a bit scared as I know 70 seconds works pretty well. I'm in the process of starting to learn how to connect my mount to my laptop and running some software to control it. Which will be much better than my current dodgy set up/star alignment technique etc. 😂 +RonC and +Bino-viewer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Clive said: Super image, the Pelican Nebula also shows up well. Thanks. Yeah someone pointed that out to me on another group. I didn't realise it was so close. Two for the price of one! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 5 hours ago, Glafnazur said: You're getting some very impressive results with that camera Alison, brilliant image👍 Thanks 😊 I obviously haven't got anything to compare it to but I'm really pleased with the camera. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 That is a lovely image, it's nicely processed too. alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, BAZ said: That is a lovely image, it's nicely processed too. Thank you 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bryand Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 And the Pelican nebula actually looks like a pelican! Nice one. alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, bryand said: And the Pelican nebula actually looks like a pelican! Nice one. Thanks 😊 It took me a while to see it but I can see it now! Don't think I've ever seen a real life pelican which didn't help 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Cracking image your processing and filter have really worked. alis80b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alis80b Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Ibbo said: Cracking image your processing and filter have really worked. Thanks 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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