M8 Lagoon Nebula

[EzyStyles]

Hi Guys,

Here's M8 from 16 x 84 second exposure stacked. running out of pics :) taken a few days ago when Melb weather was clear. can see the dark channels.

cheers comments welcome.

[xelasnave]

Slow down Eric or you will run out of targets:D
Great work:thumbsup:
alex

[h0ughy]

Interesting shot Eric!

[Phil]

Great shot keep up the good work
Phil:thumbsup:

[EzyStyles]

Many thanks guys. redoing another one right now with different processing method. cheers

[tornado33]

Nice inner detail and Hourglass in the core :)
Can start a messier marathon lol.
Scott

[EzyStyles]

lol scott. thanks . You mean im just trying to keep up with your own personal maranton ;)

[Starcrazzy]

you need to write a book ezy..how to get the best out of a dsi..:prey2:

[EzyStyles]

many thanks starcrazzy. I will be writing up a tutorial soon from step 1 on the DSI. hope I can in anyway help other fellow DSI users

[leon]

Hey Eric, you do very well with no equipment, :D great shot, :thumbsup: but that's what it says, in blue (bold type) under your name :P

Just having a dig at ya....:thumbsup:

[xelasnave]

I would like to hear about the mount and guiding Eric ...mmmm a tutorial eh you are on their payroll:D .
I thought about a DSI (I have an LPI) but I need a Lap Top first (cause up home it is only 12 vlt power and gennies seem to pay havoc with a desk top) but with two vehicles stolen this year I had to dip into the astro fund, but on the bright side manual guiding has taught me a lot about the mount etc. I have also been leaning to an EQ6 as they seem to work ok in the right hands.
alex

[EzyStyles]

no worries leon and thanks :)

Hi Alex, you have a 300d why would you want to get a DSI? :P laptop are quite cheap these days, ive seen a few around ebay for only a couple of hundred topend ones as well . hmm have u tried a 12v regulated power? got one recently works like a treat. they are about $65 at d1cksmith. sorry to hear about your vehicles. EQ6 seem to work quite well for me. I havent use any other mounts so can't really compare besides an EQ3 but for a decent price, you can't go wrong with an EQ6. I don't do guiding at all even though the EQ6 comes with an autoguider port. My longest exposure i can do is around the 2minute 49sec mark without star trailing. anything longer i tend to see the startails but I guess with the DSI and because of my fast F/4 scope, i wouldn't really need anything too long otherwise it will overexpose and burn out the stars and objects. On another note, the EQ6 has PEC training which i haven't train yet. I know i should as some of my discarded frames i do get star trails :P

Good luck with the hunt Alex, feel free to ask me anything.