Johnnyaardvark Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Wanted to try and squeeze something in towards picture of the month and test my 2nd hand field flatner so thought I'd have a go at the Leo triplet I will post a fully uncropped version at some point so I can get some thoughts feedback on the flat field but for aesthetics these are a little better as I was typically suffering from a local streetlamp especially after stretching the image... Anyhow, Best 80% of below totalling 24 minutes integration time. 17 Lights (5x 140s and 12 x 90s)9 Darks23 Flats16 Bias My Nikon D5000 Skywatcher ED80 + 0.85x FF/FR (Skywatcher I think) HEQ5 Pro unguided Stacked in DSS, Tweaked in CS2 Comments and feedback welcome and appreciated as ever. Thanks Steve Leo Triplet by sja88, on Flickr Cropped and rotated Leo Triplet by sja88, on Flickr Edited March 5, 2015 by Johnnyaardvark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I like the widefield one, it shows the dust lane in NGC3628 just dandy. Roll on a decent night and then you can really give it a trashing. Johnnyaardvark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Thanks Baz. Probably need much darker skies and guiding though really. Was only a rough edit. May give it another go at some point and see if I can improve the colour especially. Not got around to posting the full uncropped version. Will show the extent of my light pollution but would like some feedback on how well people think the flatner is working as it was 2nd hand. Edited March 5, 2015 by Johnnyaardvark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenWhatley Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 love the wide field buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Super image, what camera are you using. Johnnyaardvark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 Thanks for the comments. Sorry, omitted Scope and camera info as I was in a rush when posting the other night. (updated above) it's still my Nikon D5000... unmodified as I guess most Nikons are! Have been thinking about getting a modded canon from cheap astrophotography with a wider ISO range but if I did would miss this one as I have taken so many holiday snaps and nightscapes with it. Have also looked at adapters so I could still use my Nikon lenses but controlling the aperture stop looks like it could be an issue on my lenses. I have 1 very nice 50mm that has not have any astro use yet. I digress... S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted March 5, 2015 Author Share Posted March 5, 2015 p.s. Graham... notice I didn't dither! I bet your black areas are a lot less speckled than mine. I could have a go at dithering but would have to do it manually at the mo. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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