The More the Messier-imaging adventures with an ETX70

[seeker372011]

For those who are interested in bottom end -low budget astro imaging possibilities, here is what is possible with an ETX 70 and an Orion Starshoot

I received my replacement Orion Star Shoot last Friday (had a problem but it was replaced under warranty) but was unable to test it till Sunday night and didnt get around to processing till last night

here are 5 Messier objects imaged with the ETX 70 (polar aligned)and the star shoot. Each image is a stack of around 15 thirty second images. (I shot 30 frames and discarded approximately 50%)

I used the standard IR filter that came with the Orion Star Shoot and a Minus Violet Filter..otherwise it is an out-of -the -box ETX 70

Stacking in Maxim DL.Processing in Photoshop

I hope you like these images..its always interesting to see how far one can get with a little ETX 70

[Dennis]

Nothing bottom end about these - a great portfolio of images.

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

They're excellent Narayan! My favourites are the Lagoon followed by the Swan.

Very nicely done for low-cost gear!

[RB]

I agree, nothing bottom end about them Narayan.
They're great images.

Excellent work !!!

[matt]

Well done.

I love seeing this sort of stuff. People getting great results out of modest gear.

Excellent:thumbsup:

[EzyStyles]

beautiful shots seeker! and with just the ETX70 A+ work. more more moreee can't let the DSLR guys have all the fun :)

[tornado33]

Yes nice shots. Try the nebula shots without the IR filter, I wonder if the IR filter is like the DSLR ones in that it blocks some of the Hydrogen Alpha emission, I know it improves shots taken with the DSI, perhaps the Orion camera is similar.
Scott

[seeker372011]

I did try early on without an IR filter but found that the colour balance was completely trown out of whack and while it could be fixed in PS, I was in effect winding up false colouring..will try again anyway and see what happens

[EzyStyles]

thats weird. my dsi is completely opposite. the IR filter has to be taken out for proper colours.