NGC253 in LRGB

[barx1963]

This is sort off a first light image. Taken with my "new" seconf hand ZWO ASI1600MMC camera with ZWO LRGB filter set and Mini filter wheel.
Consists of 30 minutes (6x5mins) each of LRGB and processed in Pixinsight apart from some minor cropping and resizing to a small jpg in PS CC.
Conditions were a little testy as there appeared to be some very light, high haze about and as I hadn't successfully commissioned the off axis guider for this setup, I had to rely an a guidescope. My ST80 makes the whole setup a bit heavy so went with the little Orion 30mm mini guider which works OK bu not really suited to guiding a main scope of 1422mm FL.
Anyway, managed to get enough subs and pretty happy with the result!!

Details:
Scope: Celestron EDGE HD 8"
Focuser: Moonlite CHL 2.5"
Reducer: Celestron 0.7
Mount: Orion Atlas AZEQ-G
Guiding: PHD2, Orion Shar Shoot Pro and Orion 30mm Mini guidescope
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-C with ZWO 31mm LRGB filter set and ZWO Mini Filter Wheel
Acquisition: SGP
Processing: Pixinsight

Cheers

Malcolm

[cometcatcher]

Looks excellent Malcolm! And I'm glad you tilted the setup for galaxy level, as every time I see a tilted shot of 253 I want to tilt my head to view it. No need with you fine image. ;)

[peter_4059]

There's plenty of detail in the galaxy core. The brighter stars seem to have some registration issue but it looks like that setup has potential.

[barx1963]

Thanks Kevin. The orientation is purely a fluke, that is how it came out of the camera. I liked it though!!

[barx1963]

Thanks Peter. The odd colours around the handful of really bright stars do need fixing. Working on that now!!

Malcolm