A little disappointed I couldn't fit him all in! But if you don't think of it as a lobster, but rather a nice nebula it's not so bad. I like how the DSLR starts to wake up at around the 10 hour mark, even though I know a dedicated astro cam can do the same in a fraction of the time. Oh well, one day I'll get one.
GSO 10" F4 Newtonian, full spectrum modified Canon 1100D, 1272 x 30 seconds or about 10.6 hours, HEQ5 Pro unguided.
Looks pretty good, great colours too but at full res it appears a bit soft - I wonder if that's the result of stacking a zillion short subs vs. less with more exposure?
Is it 10 hours to capture, 20 hours to process 10 hours of 30s subs?
Has turned out pretty good though!
Haha, yeah stacking took a while. Had t do it twice too as I had a couple of subs that messed it up.
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Originally Posted by Andy01
Looks pretty good, great colours too but at full res it appears a bit soft - I wonder if that's the result of stacking a zillion short subs vs. less with more exposure?
A single sub is definitely sharper, but most DSLR images are soft that I've seen.
Thanks Martin. I don't often use sharpening. Not a big fan of it for DSO's. The sky here in winter can make seeing soft also so I'll just accept what I can get.
Thanks Pete. My previous attempt at this particular seafood was not successful because my camera wasn't Ha sensitive. This is my best to date, even though it's poorly framed.
I like how the DSLR starts to wake up at around the 10 hour mark, even though I know a dedicated astro cam can do the same in a fraction of the time. Oh well, one day I'll get one. 
