I only had chance to take 4x5min on the horsehead last week as I was still working on ngc 281. But here is the result of my 20min.
One for the future !
Ken
Pacman nebula in hubble palette 30x5min HA OIII SII
I’ve never been a fan of the hubble palette but my wife appears to like them more than my RGB so maybe its time to take action 🙂
Ken
Sadr region
Thought I would image the Sadr region, its a very high Ha area and thought I would give it a go.
V5 synscan hand controller issue
I was setting up for a clear night today and came across this issue with my hand controller. This is the first time it’s done this. All my setup is exactly the same with power coming from mains. I’ve read something about low voltage or current, but it worked perfectly before with the same cable! I tried connecting it to my other mount with another cable and the same issue occurred. This has led me to believe my hand controller has been damaged in some way? Has anyone experienced this before?
Framing and calculating your FOV
For those of you like me that are new to this, you might find the link below useful.
This has helped me understand the best combination of scope and camera to frame targets and understand what might be cropped out.
enjoy
Jim
M33 – further processing
Further processing of my M33 image from 27/10/2020, using MaskedStretch in PixInsight, colour saturation enhancement and noise reduction in Photoshop.
Andy
Using cling film to take flat frames for solar images
This is one technique I found on line – this photo is me trying the technique from 13/9/2020.
Andy
I’ve been working on the Pacman nebula over the past few days but I thought I’d make a start on the California the other night. I’m Just amazed the difference this mono camera is having for my narrowband images.
Look forward to adding some more subs and potentially OII and SII
16 x 5min HA
Ken
22/11 – the big session
Managed to get in almost 6 hours of imaging last night. I finished off my M33 image and also turned my attention to the Sadr region.
