M81 M82 & IFN
Jan 14, 2022 07:09:44 #
More wide field work this time attempting to capture M81, M82 & surrounding IFN.
Six hours data taken over two sessions
Techy Bits......
Askar 135mm
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 240 285g HGC 25os 90s
Darks 10 90s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Six hours data taken over two sessions
Techy Bits......
Askar 135mm
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 240 285g HGC 25os 90s
Darks 10 90s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Jan 14, 2022 07:53:52 #
Jan 14, 2022 09:09:44 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
As an astrophotography novice with many scopes and cameras I know how hard this is. Good work in this specialized field
Jan 15, 2022 14:06:22 #
Marc G wrote:
More wide field work this time attempting to capture M81, M82 & surrounding IFN.
Six hours data taken over two sessions
Techy Bits......
Askar 135mm
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 240 285g HGC 25os 90s
Darks 10 90s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Six hours data taken over two sessions
Techy Bits......
Askar 135mm
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 240 285g HGC 25os 90s
Darks 10 90s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
There really is a huge amount of Ha in the heavens!
bwa
Jan 17, 2022 12:54:31 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Marc G wrote:
More wide field work this time attempting to capture M81, M82 & surrounding IFN.
Six hours data taken over two sessions
Techy Bits......
Askar 135mm
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 240 285g HGC 25os 90s
Darks 10 90s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Six hours data taken over two sessions
Techy Bits......
Askar 135mm
Altair Astro filter holder
L Pro Max filter
Altair Astro 269c pro tec
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Sharpcap for PA
APT for focus, plate solve & imagining
Lights 240 285g HGC 25os 90s
Darks 10 90s
Flats & Flat Darks x 30
Stacked, registered, intergrated in APP
Post Processed in PS CC2015
Fantastic wide field view. Along with the IFN and M81 and M82 you captured a lot of galaxies down to ~16th magnitude in that image. I had never noticed the dwarf galaxy IC 257 before and expect it would be an interesting target all on its own.
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