Ngc 253 9/11/07

[mick pinner]

4X5min @ iso 1600 2x10min @ iso 800 with Canon 400D
imaged through LX200 @ f/6.3
hand guided with ED100 @ F/18
slight processing in PSP7
noise reduction in Noiseware

[Dennis]

Hi Mick

Wow – a very nice image with heaps of detail in the galaxy structure, and hand guided too! I’m very surprised that you managed to keep the stars so round; it must have been quite hard work at F18 in the guide scope for those 10 minute subs.

Cheers

Dennis

[mick pinner]

as much as l like the hand guiding f/18 is tiring Dennis, and the conditions have to be pretty good too.

[tornado33]

Great work there. Excellent to see another "hand guider" :)
Scott

[Ric]

Very nice, you have captured a lot of detail. I haven't tried hand guiding but I can see there is certainly an art to it.

A fine effort.

[Alchemy]

good work:), a lot of effort hand guiding....maybee i could try.......nup not for me i'll stick with autoguiding.

Well done mick.

[Garyh]

A nice result there Mick! done well with the hand guiding as well! :thumbsup: I know I go cross eyed after a hour guiding and will be glad to get some sort of autoguiding happening.
cheers