SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

The Garland Galaxy. aka: NGC 3077
Just a little speck near Bode's Galaxy.

Saw it, thought I see what I could get of it.

One of those faint fuzzies. But who knows? Might be somebody's home.

As the camera gave it, stacked.

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Zoomed 51%, minor adjustments.

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bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Small elliptical galaxy and 13 million light-years from Earth. I'm surprised you got anything!

bwa

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Oh, I'm terrible.
I use things like 5 minute exposures, then stack them. 20 images each.
HA7nm, SII, OIII, Darks and Bias frames.

I basically look in Stellarium, find a victim and click on it, then open a pre-made sequence in NINA and click on this little Icon to get the object from Stellarium.
I use two pre-made sequences the most, a 240 second, and a 300 second. Then adjust the file by turning on or off the filters to use.
I've all but gotten away from my L-R-G-B filters. But will use them for whatever details they might impart. Takes two nights, usually, to do Narrowband, then the skittles.

I was worried I might get bored, being so automatic and all. But to me, I like the method more than the result.
Auto focusing, auto Plate Solving, auto by NINA

I don't just set it and forget it though. I like to see the pictures coming in. Sometimes I watch the automated Meridian flips. This is stuff I only dreamed of when I started out.
Yep, this AI is kinda fun to me.

But not the processing. Nope, not the processing.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

You might have noticed the footer to my messages regarding processing...

bwa

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Yep.