2nd attempt at DSO's

[Startrek]

Only my second attempt at AP using the following rig -

Bintel 150mm F6 Reflector OTA FL 900mm
HEQ5 mount
Canon 600D standard
Prime focus
Roughly polar aligned using drift and then 2 star alignment
No Filters
No auto guiding
No stacking or processing
Just Jpegs from Camera

Orion Nebula
Location - Sydney
9.50pm
Seeing Conditions - average to poor
ISO 3200 @ 5sec

Eta Carinae Nebula
Location - South Coast NSW
9.30pm
Seeing Conditions - good
ISO 3200 @ 20sec

Southern Pleiades
Location - South Coast NSW
11.30pm
Seeing Conditions - good
ISO 1600 @ 20sec

I'm going to spend some time with this simple basic set up to see what I can image out of this camera on good seeing nights without processing

[xelasnave]

That is excellent.
Alex

[kosborn]

Nice shots (esp from Sydney). It's really worth trying some stacked raw captures instead of single jpegs though. There's plenty of free stacking software available. I'm using a Canon EOS 100D (really low end) but the extra data of multiple subs makes a big difference.

Kevin

[Startrek]

Thanks for the comments Alex and Kevin

Great to get feedback , it makes you keep trying and learning

Hi Peter ( Depot beach ) I promised a month ago I would post some images with my new rig

What do you think ? Any comments

The difference between Sydney skies and South coast skies is like comparing a 1963 VW beetle to a 2018 Porsche, my wife owned a 63’ VW when we were dating at 17 , no disrespect for the Dub ( the skies are simply unbelievable down here ) The only issue we have is when the wind blows onshore NE, E or SE of an evening , you tend to get some salt mist in the air ( my place is on the high side and about 200m from the beach )

[PKay]

Hi Martin

Great effort :thumbsup:

My fave is the Eta Carinae, very good!

If you were to stack 30 or so (all three targets) then it gets really interesting.
Also 20 of darks, bias and flats.

Easy to do with DSS.


Down south we have had beautiful clear skies during the day (& some good waves), and soon as I set up the scope clouds move in...go figure.