The annual M27

[philjay]

Finally managed to get out imaging with the rig in the observatory last night, events have prevented any astro for a long time.

 

This was just a reminder session of how it all goes together and works. It was supposed to be M13 but the balance on the scope must have been way off on that side of the meridian as the PHD dec was all over the shop. I slewed to M27, recalibrated and the PHD graph was flat lining so without further ado I set the gear churning on that for what now seems to be my annual autumn M27

 

Scope - WO FLT98 with WO Mk4 AFR, IDAS LP filter working at f5.2

Mount Celestron CGE

Guiding - Finder guider with QHY5 direct to mount

Camera - Atik 314l+ OSC running at -12 C of ambient, equating to -2 actual.

A mix of 3, 4 and 10 minute subs totalling 65 mins. Subs were extended as sky darkened

 

Stacked in Images + 4 and final process in PS7

 

Now M27 is out of my system and I remember how to do things, I shall try something a little less mainstream next time.

 

Edited August 20, 2014 by philjay

[Daz Type-R]

Might be mainstream Phil but still a cracker.

[Sheila]

 nice and colourful

[philjay]

_{Ta very much}

_{Not as colourful as Id hoped Sheila, Im losing some of the colour in I+ processing I reckon, gonna revisit and see what Im doing different from before}

[+RonC]

Nice one Phil, and you remembered where to plug what and how it all works now then?   

[red dwalf]

nicely done Phil, very sharp detail and looks lots of colour on my pc screen