OK, bla. But I was going after subjects I knew for a test.
I was testing the new scope, NINA, Plate solve, focusing, and of course my patience.
As Marc sez: The techy bits:
Astro Tech AT130EDT - 130mm (5.12 Inches) ED Triplet
Losmandy GM811G HD Mount
Sharpcap Pro Polar aligned - My way, as close to zeros as I can get it. (Over achiever)
Mount Aligned on 5 stars West, and 5 stars East
NINA file Sequence - Attained from Stellarium, Plate Solved and centered with Astrometry.net. Autofocused with ASI EAF and NINA, Filters used EFW L,R,G,B No darks no flats in this image.
Stacked with ASIDeepStack and saved automatically as FIT, TIF, and JPG. I like that! I don't have to mess around converting FIT files to something for the Internet. I no longer hate FIT files.
After realizing -15°C is only 5°F, I lowered my cooling to -20°C for a try.
These are 20 second, X 10ea of the 4 filters. Not long like a Nebula would be, just stars.
Feel free to download and play. I'll give you the JPG and the TIF files to work with if you'd like to, per my usual open door Internet Policy. Have fun!
The plate solving jury is still out. I think Astometry.net might like the images from the new telescope. But if they aren't sharp, the web site doesn't return results. So I'm still learning, and the Autofocusing or the EAF still needs some tuning.
But I'm happy, and the "Meat of the Matter" is the longer focal length is giving me the subject without a huge star field. More of what I'm looking for.
At this point I'm happy with the field as it is. But a field flattener is in the thought tank. I often cropped my images to focus on the subject, and not the corners.
I'm getting deep into NINA for my immediate equipment. I really like the automation of watching things work on their own, when everything works.
When it doesn't, I try to figure it out and move along.
Since I've gone with ZWO ASI Cameras, Filter wheel, and Focuser, NINA finally works,
I also took files of the Rose Cluster, but something went wrong and they don't seem to want to process.
Operator Error again.
My filing seems to stink.