M8

[ChrisV]

M8. Taken last weekend with ASI071MC-cool @-5C, on 8" F5 newt
19x5min subs, guiding PHD2. Captured with sharpcap, stacked in DSS (flats/darks) & processed/cropped in startools.

[cometcatcher]

A very nice M8 Chris. What do you think of the ASI071?

[ChrisV]

Luvin it. But all I've used before is my modded 550D and a bunch of 1/3" sensors that I've been using for live imaging (10-60sec long subs).

I'm going to go back and use the 550D for a while (it is being neglected) for comparison.

[cometcatcher]

I suspect that the difference between them in winter might be less than in summer when the cooled 071 would clearly be the winner.

[RickS]

Nice looking M8, Chris. Good star colour and some nice detail. The pinks in the neb look like they might be a little posterised, but it could just be the jpg compression.

Cheers,
Rick.

[ChrisV]

Posterised, that's sounding very Andy Warhol. I get what you mean. It might be the jpeg.

This is a less compressed jpeg on flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/142678292@N07/sets/72157684897868606

[RickS]

Looks better there :)