NGC3372 Eta Carinae

[Doogs38]

Hi Folks. I finally got an opportunity to try out my new (to me) Evolux 82ED - my first wide-ish-FOV scope which nicely complements my 8" SCT and 120ED refractor. I used the Evolux with and without a NB filter and it def behaves better with a NB filter. Without it, some stars exhibited typical CA/blue fringing but nothing that can't be well managed in post-processing. Sooooooo for my first target I thought I'd shoot the good ol Ozzie staple; Eta Car nebula in dual NB and compiled into a HOO image. Also, as I was using the ASI294MC on a short FL scope, I used drizzle integration for the first time which achieved the desired effect of significantly improving under sampled stars. In fact, I've discovered that drizzle integration is a pretty neat thing! Thanks for looking at my Eta Car image murdered by IIS image compression :) Alex

Full size image is here at PBase (https://pbase.com/image/173508701/original).

SW Evolux 82ED with 0.9 R/F, ASI294MC, Antlia dual NB filter
38 x 180s (1hrs 54mins)
PI & PS

[oska]

Fantastic Alex, really well done! Really well controlled. And only 2 hours, damn. :thumbsup:

[Doogs38]

Cheers John. It’s such a bright nebula that even just two hours provides plenty of data when shooting at f/5.8 … that’s the fastest scope I own. Alex

[AstroViking]

Lovely image, Alex, with great colour and detail.

Welcome to the world of wide-field. :thumbsup:

Cheers,
V

[Dave882]

Fantastic Steve. Colours are amazing! :thumbsup:

[Doogs38]

Thanks Steve and Dave. It’s great having the option to tackle wide(r) field targets … looking fwd to spending more time with the SW82ED. Alex