bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

ATIK Color Horizon (OSC) camera and Hutech HEUIB-II filter with a Sky-Watcher 190 Mak-Newt on a Celestron CGEM DX mount, unguided.

Processed in ImagesPlus, Photoshop and Lightroom.

The first image was processed from the Infinity Live Stacked image. The second image was processed from subs.

Enjoy!

bwa

Needle Galaxy (NGC4565)(65x30sec,1x1binned,MedGain)_LR_PS_Stars

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Needle Galaxy (NGC4565)(65x30sec,1x1binned,MedGain)_IP_Cropped_MinMaxExcAvg_AStretch_LR_PS_Stars

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SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

Looks great Brian!

So, does the Horizons software look the same as the Infinities?
Or is it a new control panel? Auto Ranging? Or manual with the histogram sliders?

You are sure making up for lost time!

...And I'm under June Gloom early this year.
My Solar production tells the story.... https://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?id=19089&sid=16938
Clouds... clouds.... oh wait, there's more! Clouds.....

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

The Infinity, Horizon and Series 4(++) cameras all use the same 'Infinity' software. They look identical except for an added section when running the Horizon and 4(++)'s for cooling control.

Sure makes it easy to switch from Infinity to Horizon to 428Ex, i.e.: no need to retrain the ol' brain!

bwa

Europa Loc: West Hills, CA

Those are great shots

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

That sounds great!

I like being able to "fine tune" the histogram to change the image before saving it.

Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

Wow so much detail and dust trails.
Very nicely done.
Jim

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Those 3.8 micron photosites can really pull out the detail if I ever settle on the best way to process the subs! Still playing with options...

bwa

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Your work has been stunning with the new camera Brian. Can I expect similar work using Infinity software and Lightroom? Or should I stack in DSS.
Craig

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

I'm finding I have more options for grading, alignment, stacking with subs. The Live Stacking is really nice to see what you're getting and on occasion turns out great; however, if you have a few crappy subs, i.e.: star stretch, a mount hit, etc., the Live Stacking is toast.

I do Live Stacking on all my imaging sessions but also capture subs for later processing.

A couple of other notes:
- stick with LowGain (best image quality). MedGain and HighGain really lower image quality and introduce horizontal banding and star blooming problems.
- 1x1 binning is excellent for resolution. 2x2 binning helps sensitivity and reduces noise; binned color output works reasonably well.
- use the lowest cooler temperature possible. There is a huge difference in noise between even -10C and -20C.
- be sure to watch out for black and white image clipping; use the histogram
- getting a good white balance when Live Stacking is an art form!!
- 30 sec. subs with an f/5 scope works for every DSO
- if you're going to try Jupiter or Venus, you'll probably require a neutral density filter to allow a slow enough shutter speed.

Have fun!

bwa

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

Thanks Brian, I look forward to seeing what I can do with the Horizon.
Craig