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[Dilsh]

I have been scared to shoot broadband from my inner melb backyard but with a few clear nights I thought I would through alot of integration time at the problem. My sensor has rotated between nights hence the gradients.

I also think I should have decreased the exposure time with the luminance filter. The S/N ratio was a bit high. Do others do that? Should my exposure with luminance be less than with my RGB filters?

L 3h40min
R 2h55min
G 2h15min
B 2h20min

QHY290m pro Gain 1600
5min subs
Bortle 8

Cheers,

Dilshan

[Dave882]

Fantastic capture!! Got some good colour coming through and it’s super sharp. Great work!!

[atalas]

Nice work...excellent detail :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Great shot Dilshan, amazing what you can still get under solid light pollution :eyepop:...has a nice subtle 3D look to it too, like the main arms are closer to us than the core :thumbsup:

Mike

[Dilsh]

Thanks Dave. It is amazing to think that these photons left the galaxy around the time the Himalayas were forming. I used the SPCC tool in pixinsight for the first time with this project. Really helped with the colour.


Thank you. I was pleasantly surprised.



Thanks Mike. I think I will give some more broadband targets ago rather than be a narrowband guy. Now that you point it out one arm does look closer :).