xanthic Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I finally got a clear night and my head around Metaguide. I had no luck with PHD and my camera (QHY5-II), though might revisit it now that I sort of know what I'm doing. Had a test run on M1, this is the result of 5 x 600 sec subs, 4 darks and 22 flats. For the flats used the LED panel that wolfman_55 mentioned and it worked a treat for the price. The image is pretty noisy, but I'm guessing thats a combination of too few subs and high ISO. Fingers crossed for more clear skies and getting some more data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Great first shot! Stars are almost completely round too so guiding nearly spot on. Great structure in the crab and nice colour too. If be chuffed with that! Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Very nice good work on the guiding yes high iso will give you a bit of noise- what did you use I use 800 for the 1000D and as you say more data helps Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 As i text you earlier, I'm really impressed. There is so much depth and sense that it's not a 2D structure, and the detail in the filaments is great. Superb work! JD P.s. i'd like the background to be more dark, and have less of a reddish hue, if I was being picky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 nice one there only a small amount of rotation, brilliant first effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toymaster Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Impressive....Ade Edited January 20, 2014 by Toymaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Thanks all Ibbo - yes, this was ISO800. I need to get an external power connector for the camera too. James - I've since tweaked the white balance and got the background looking a bit cleaner and more neutral. Sheila - I'm glad you mentioned field rotation. Just realised I shifted the scope in the rings when I first set up and didn't rotate it back. That hopefully explains that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Impressive Sheila. We enjoyed talking to you on Saturday Thanks Ade no worries was my pleasure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks all Ibbo - yes, this was ISO800. I need to get an external power connector for the camera too. James - I've since tweaked the white balance and got the background looking a bit cleaner and more neutral. Sheila - I'm glad you mentioned field rotation. Just realised I shifted the scope in the rings when I first set up and didn't rotate it back. That hopefully explains that one. erm no i dont think that is what i meant. Your stars are ever so slightly out of round, i no expert but the usually means if guided that your PA could have been out, but some folks more techie than me might explain more. i could quite easily be wrong Edited January 20, 2014 by Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Sheila, you are the daddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al.Grant Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Really nice image. Love the detail in the nebula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Sheila, you are the daddy! i dont think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's a smashing picture for a first shot. Well done Leigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 I've just been through the subs and the eariler ones look better than the later ones. In my excitement of getting it to work, it did forget to switch the dew heater on the guide scope. It certainly was misted over when I checked it later on. I'm wondering if that made the guide star blobby and drop the accuracy? I thought my PA was ok to be honest, but happy to be proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Great start Xanthic I'm going with possible coma on the left hand side, and probably agree with your assessment that the guiding may have deteriorated during the night. No real signs of rotation to my eyes (which are NEVER to be trusted) Maxim reports the stars as being (on average) 15% out of round which is not bad at all for a first run! Edited January 20, 2014 by Kheldar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) see told you someone would come along and explain what is was Edited January 20, 2014 by Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Thanks Stephen Yes, you are right about the coma. It is pretty bad at the field edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Great image Leigh and great detail Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 very nice indeed, i take it that this is a cropped image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks Stephen and Rob. Yes, it is cropped. The nebula looked a bit lost in the original framing, so I cropped it down (also to get rid of some of the coma! I think I know what my next purchase will be...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 crab neb does look alittle lost in those canon chips, makes it easy to find though L.O.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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