Run chook, RUN!

[LewisM]

3 hrs 40 mins on IC2944. Tak FC-100 fluorite doublet, SBIG ST-2000XM with Baader LRGB and 7nm H-a filters, UV/IR filter, IDAS LP filter. Vixen GPD2mount. Shot from inner suburbia.

Needs a LOT more time, since it is still SO noisy. But, it's my first image in 6 months.

Want to add another 6 hours and then call this chook cooked.

Here you may examine the noise in detail :) http://www.astrobin.com/full/176758/0/

[gregbradley]

Very nice Lewis. It great to see some clear skies for once.

Greg.

[Placidus]

Much less noise than you claim. Every single one of those squillion or so bright pixels is a star. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

[LewisM]

If I can only fix the flare from lambda centaurus I will be happier. Should have masked it before processing (looks nice in the preprocessed stacked image).

Thanks for the comments.

[RickS]

Reminds me of a Beefheart song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGmgE0hlEI

Good to see you imaging again, Lewis.

Cheers,
Rick.

[SimmoW]

Lovely image Lewis, and I actually like a good star flare

[Larryp]

Very nice, Lewis

[LewisM]

Ta muchly one and all.

[Regulus]

Beautiful depth in that image Lewis, well done, it's very nice.

Trev

[LewisM]

Thanks Trevor, but I wouldn't go that far :)

I haven't even done any darks, bias or flats! ONE day...

[RB]

I don't understand why you don't do these?
They are essential and easy to do.
They will dramatically help your images.
And are weather independent :P

RB

[LewisM]

Just 'cause OK? Lazy bum Syndrome I think.

[Slawomir]

Nice image Lewis and colouring is quite natural.

As for the flare, you could use scissors... ;)

[LewisM]

TOTAL reprocess, now with darks, bias and defect repair.

Just need flats soon and another bunch of photonic hours...

http://www.astrobin.com/176758/D/

Bigger: http://www.astrobin.com/full/176758/D/