Leo triplet.

[Davo3960]

Here's one of the better shots from a 6 hour effort last Weds night/Thurs morning. Finally getting the hang of guiding, albeit manually. Didn't realize how hard it would be to find a guide star! It's a single 5 min shot at iso800 with the 350D and 10SN. Next step - learning to stack.

[h0ughy]

FANTASTIC, bit of amp glow, some noise. Need to learn to take darks, flats and bias shots in the same session so you can process your images better later. what f ratio is the scope?

[Davo3960]

The scope is F4. Whats going to produce better photos, proper post processing with darks,flats and bias shots or stacking? Or a combination of the two? I've not looked into these things yet but now I can actually take a reasonable shot, I guess it's the next logical step.

[iceman]

That is excellent! Well done!

[ving]

thats excellent davo!!! :D

[Garyh]

I say thats a very nice single shot Davo...very well done!!!

[DobDobDob]

I'm amazed, I can't believe you got it that good, beauty mate :thumbsup:

[PhotonCollector]

That's a "top shot" - great work.

[gbeal]

Houghy is just being picky, I would be happy with that shot, very nice.
If you want better, then you need both the darks/flats/bias, plus MORE time, either in a longer shot, or multiples of longer shots.
Darn fine single shot though just the same.
Gary

[Phil]

great shot i would be happy with that.

[MortonH]

Holy sheet, that is amazing for single shot.

Any thoughts I had of sticking to an alt-az scope have just vanished!

Did you do any processing at all???

Morton

[h0ughy]

no not pick green with envy:P also the image has been edited since I first saw it

[acropolite]

I agree an amazing shot, I can't even see any amp glow, perhaps it's in your monitor h0ughy.:P

[Tamtarn]

That's an amazing image from a single shot :eyepop:

[tornado33]

Yes thats a great shot for a single shot. I will have to try for those too :)
Scott

[Davo3960]

I played around with brightness and contrast but thats it. It was a very clear night and I'm a long way from any sky glow.

[skeltz]

woudn,t feel bad about that shot mate .....no worries...keep at it

[seeker372011]

for a single shot let me add to the chorus..that's a great result!

[EzyStyles]

nice leo triplet there. is your 350d modified?

[RB]

Excellent work Davo.

:2thumbs:

[erick]

With apologies for my ignorance, would someone provide the identification numbers for these three galaxies - many thanks.

[Davo3960]

No my camera is not modified as yet Ezy. Houghy, I was wondering what the red glow in the bottom was. I get it in any shots that are 5-6 mins or longer. I've just read the article by Eddie Trimarchi and I know what you mean by darks and flats now, but bias?

[Davo3960]

M65, M66 and NGC3628

[erick]

Many thanks. I saw M65 and M66 in my bins for the first time last night, now to go searching for 3628 as well. :)

[DobDobDob]

Erick, can you attempt to describe what they looked like through your binoculars, I am yet to see something like this, so having a bit of an idea of what to expect will help :thumbsup:

[erick]

Make sure you are under dark skies (I was at Snake valley), then look for faint fuzzies at the right location :D. Sorry, Ron, I didn't have time to study what I saw. I actually fluked it. Pointed the red dot finder at the approximate location. looked through the binoculars and there they were, nicely in the field of view. I couldn't believe it. I'll try again at next dark sky opportunity - hopefully in the next week? Otherwise April.

[DobDobDob]

That's as clear as mud, thanks mate, I'm going outside now to hunt for...faint fuzzies....got it :thumbsup:

[DobDobDob]

Actually I think I know what you mean, but it's a leap of faith sometimes to know if it's what you think it is, or whether it's just your imagination :whistle:

[Ric]

Very nice Davo, well done.
Out of interest do you know their NGC numbers.

Cheers

PS. whoops didnt see the second page, just answered my own question